Canadian Don Alder is a modern-day Acoustic Guitar Renaissance Man.  He won Germany's Openstring Int'l Fingerstyle Competition in 2004;  The International Fingerstyle Competition (Winfield, KS) in 2006; Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar Champion 2010; and, most recently, garnered top honors in the 2011 Guitar Idol UK competition.  A master fingerstylist in both traditional and two-handed tapping technique- Don brings an unparalleled dynamic intensity to the stage.
Los Angeles resident Jim "Kimo" West is world-class Hawaiian Slack Key (Ki ho' alu) guitarist and a winner in the Hawaii Music Awards, is a Na Hoku Hanohano (The Hawaiian "Grammy") nominee, and a two-time winner of the LA Treasures Award for his contributions toward the perpetuation of Ki ho' alu.  Kimo's music has been featured in films and TV spots including the Disney Chanel and NPR, and he's a regular performer in Hawaiian Slack-Key guitar festivals in Hawaii and the mainland.
Jim Earp is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist with Solid Air Records in Orange County.  Jim has been a two-time "Top Five Finalist" in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, KS, and his music has appeared in songbooks and CD compilations alongside such guitarists as Pierre Bensusan, Phil Keaggy, Andy Mckee, Doug Smith, Stephen Bennett, and Pete Huttlinger.  Guitarist Doyle Dykes proclaims Jim a "...great writer and musician- and a great man..."