Jeannette's love of music takes her back to the young age of seven, when she got her first accordion from the Eaton's Catalogue. From 1959 she performed in and around Thunder Bay, Ontario until moving to Dryden, Ontario, in 1973. She and her husband formed The Borden Family Band, beginning as a duo, and then evolving into a trio, and finally a quartet. They recorded the album "The Good Times". Jeannette has worked with many other musicians in Northwestern Ontario, and Manitoba and has entertained at every imaginable event. She has also had the pleasure of playing and recording with the country gospel group Outreach.

Ken Denby
In 1955, Ken started his musical career with the country band Curley and the Playboys playing guitar and singing live on CKDM Radio on Saturday afternoons in Dauphin Manitoba. He has since performed in a variety of musical venues with numerous bands and musicians in Manitoba, Ontario and northern United States. Ken also formed The Denby Family Band. He taught music for the Yamaha and the Suzuki Schools of Music and owned his own music store called Kenby's Music. He's been teaching instrumental music privately for thirty-three years and has recorded on ten albums and numerous singles.

Allen Mazurski
When Allen asked, at an early age, for a violin for Christmas, there was none to be had, so his mother bought him a mandolin; he fell in love with it's sound. Allen took mandolin lessons while attending evening classes at the Ukrainian Prosvita Society School in Thunder Bay. Later in high school, he played guitar, saxophone and clarinet in the school band, after a lengthy time away from public performing due to education and career; he brought together the talented musicians to form The Sounds of the Steppes. Allen enjoys researching Ukrainian music, sharing and preserving the Ukrainian heritage. He especially enjoys performing and his enthusiasm is infectious. In recent years, he has fulfilled his childhood wish and now plays the violin as well.

Tom Stratton
Tom started his musical career at the early age of twelve. His father played many different instruments and encouraged Tom to play the guitar. At one time, Tom also played the bass guitar. He played his first dance in 1960, and he played for the princely sum of $5.00 and a case of beer. Gone are those days!! Tom has played with many musicians, and several bands in Dryden and Northwestern Ontario. He has performed on telethons, festivals, talent shows, and has entertained at weddings, anniversaries, socials, old time dances, fall fairs, and the lounge scene. Tom has also recorded with a country band and a bluegrass gospel group.

Humberto Pacheco
Humberto graduated from McGill University in Montreal as a percussionist, with a Bachelor of Music Degree focusing on Music Education. As an elementary and secondary music teacher, he has taught classes in band, strings, guitar and piano. As a percussionist, he has performed with the McGill Symphony Orchestra and the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. He has performed across Canada and Europe as a vocalist in various community choirs, as well as an instrumentalist and conductor in a wide range of music from folk groups to classical ensembles, to rock groups. He is found on various recordings, and for the last decade has used Midi technology to compose jingles for radio and television, as well as composing/arranging scores for jazz and concert bands.