Cliff McGann grew up with the best of both worlds. Raised near Boston, where his Irish grandparents freely shared stories of the old country, he also spent summers living on his Scottish grandparents' rural Nova Scotia farm.

With a strong interest in his Irish/Scots roots, Cliff went on to study in the Celtic Studies Department at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. He completed his Masters Degree in Folklore at Memorial University in Newfoundland.

He performs regularly as a member of the The Boston Kiltics at schools, libraries and festivals throughout the northeast US. He and his wife Kira live in Chelmsford, Mass. with their young son Liam. Cliff runs a historical research and preservation business, moonlighting as a musician and storyteller. McGann’s programs range from Barnyard Songs and Tales for kids to a New England history program which includes songs and stories from the lumberwoods, mills, and fisheries.

Doug Lamey is 23 years old and is the grandson of Bill Lamey. Bill was an extraordinary Cape Breton fiddler and contributor to the Scottish and Cape Breton heritage in the Boston area for over 35 years.

Doug has studied and performed for several years all over North America and has a true pride and passion for the traditional style of Scottish and Cape Breton fiddling—a true descendant of his grandfather.

One of Doug’s first fiddle teachers was Sheila Falls Keohane. Sheila is one of the instructors for the Comhaltas Ceoltsirm Iireann School located in Boston. Doug has attended The Gaelic College in St. Ann’s Bay, Cape Breton and the Ceilidh Trail of Music in Inverness, Cape Breton, Boston College's Gaelic Roots Summer School in Boston, and The Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School in San Francisco, CA. These opportunities allowed Doug to study with such renowned fiddlers such as, Buddy MacMaster, John Campbell, Jerry Holland, Carl MacKenzie, Sandy MacIntyre, Seamus Connolly, and Alasdair Fraser to name a few.

Doug has performed in many live sound environments as well as broadcasted performances such as WGBH radio station and several local television studios in Massachusetts. He has also performed at the annual Glendale Festival in Cape Breton, the Washington Irish Festival and the New Hampshire Highland Games. He's had the privilege to perform in the Boston area with such artists as Andrea Beaton, Glenn Graham, Sandy & Johnnie MacDonald, and Mac Morin.

They are seen as two of the best Cape Breton style step dancers the Greater Boston area has to offer. They kick up their feet and strut their stuff across the dance floors, and the two have been known to create a rhythmic presentation of steps that leaves their audiences demanding more.

Making up 1/2 of the former step dance troupe Four on the Floor, Pam and Christine have performed together for more than 15 years, and have shared the stage with such notable musicians as Natalie MacMaster and Ashley MacIsaac—giving scintillatingly synchronized displays of step-dancing in the Cape Breton and Irish styles where-ever they go.

Now age 26, Nate has been playing the pipes since he was 11 years old. A player of the highland pipes, Scottish smallpipes and border pipes, he has been noted for his ability to entertain a crowd with his energetic fingering and unique style. He is also a skilled percussionist, playing mainly Irish bodhran, African djembe and Middle Eastern duombek. He has considerable experience in teaching and is known for being very encouraging and patient with students.

Nate first learned the art of piping from the late Eric Armour of Pawtucket, RI, who introduced Nate to the Gaelic College in St. Ann’s, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. With the help of many scholarships and awards, he attended the college’s summer programs for seven consecutive years working with notable pipers such as Bob Worrall, John Walsh, Bruce MacPhee, Ryan MacDonald, Ed Neigh, and Ken Eller. While at the Gaelic College, Nate became enamored with the Cape Breton style of music and loves to play in what is often called the "kitchen style" of piping. He has also been a regularly visiting musician at the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival in Prince Edward Island every July.

In 1995, Clan Gregor awarded him the John A. MacGregor Award for furthering of the Scottish Arts. Nate studied with Brian Yates during his high school years, and also played with the Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band and the Tulach Ard Pipe Band. In college, Nate performed in the streets of Cambridge with friend and percussionist Dan Morganelli. The two called themselves Bags and Wood, an eclectic duo that strived to expose new settings of Celtic music to the public.

After graduating from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in Visual Design, Nate now resides in Dedham, Mass. and works as a newspaper designer. He is in constant demand as a soloist, and performs regularly throughout the New England area.

The Kiltics' most recent addition, Dedo Norris is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, regularly playing for dances throughout New England.

A piano player for contra dances and an old-time guitar and bass player, Dedo is also a member of the Rhythm Method String Band.

Dedo Norris has been a dance musician since 1975, and a pianist in the Cape Breton tradition for the last 15 years. She has been called upon to accompany such great fiddlers as Buddy MacMaster, Jerry Holland, Kinnon Beaton, John Campbell and Gordon Cote.

Dedo’s passion for the music takes her to Cape Breton regularly and has given her a deep understanding of this distinctive style and its proponents. She cites the late John Morris Rankin as an important influence.