Grammy award winner, k.d. lang is that rare performer who, over 25 years as a major-label artist, has matured before our very ears. The Western Canada native launched her career with a blend of country-rock stylings and a playfully punk-like attitude; she practically put the alternative in alt-country. lang has continued to both fine-tune and expand the parameters of her songwriting and her repertoire with multiple hit albums including Shadowland, Ingénue and Drag. With Hymns of the 49th Parallel, released in 2005, lang presented her most compelling set of material by other songwriters. lang's interpretation of Leonard Cohen's oft-covered "Hallelujah" is understatedly stunning; with good reason, it has become, along with her breathtaking cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying," an in-concert showstopper. Having collaborated with many of the industry's biggest names such as Bonnie Raitt and Elton John, lang's best-known collaboration has been with veteran crooner Tony Bennett, who declared what so many fans have come to believe over the last two and a half decades: "She's the best singer of her generation."

Born in an English town near the industrial hub of Manchester, John Mayall grew up listening to his guitarist father's extensive jazz record collection and felt drawn to the blues. Part of The British Blues Boom of the Late 60's, Mayall turned professional under the name John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, where a succession of great musicians defined their artistic roots under his leadership, including Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and Mick Taylor. Over the next 40 years Mayall continued to be further revered for his many jazz/rock/blues innovations, working with blues greats John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Sonny Boy, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Albert Collins and many more. In October 2008 Mayall decided to disband and retire the long standing Bluesbreakers, which caused quite a stir in blues circles and led to rumors about total retirement Instead, Mayall now enjoys the freedom of touring with a group of new musicians on a more limited basis. Mayall continues to strive to remain true to the timeless music that first inspired this skinny young British lad, living in the shadow of WWII, to teach himself the guitar, harmonica and piano so many years ago.

Imelda May

5:05 - 6:05pm Lake Stage

Ireland's Imelda May, may be an unknown name to some, but to many she is already a superstar. She is unmistakable both in her music (a fusion of surf guitars, blues and rockabilly that wouldn't be out of place in a David Lynch film) and her style, with a solitary curl and shock of blonde in her jet black hair. In Ireland, her debut album Love Tattoo, has gone Triple Platinum. She has shared a stage with Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, Sharon Shannon, Jeff Beck, Shane Macgowan, Kirsty McCall, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Wanda Jackson, Paul Brady and Meatloaf. In 2009, Imelda knocked Bruce Springsteen off No. 1 to become the first female Irish artist to top the Irish album charts since Mary Black nearly 20 years ago. She then went on to win Female Artist of the Year at the Irish Meteor Awards. Her latest album Mayhem sees Imelda continue to develop her uniquely modern fusion of classic musical genres. The record not only showcases her exceptional songwriting ability, but also displays some more disparate influences, the spirit of early PJ Harvey, or the heartbreakingly poignant Chrissie Hynde at her most reflective.

Luke Doucet and The White Falcon

6:10 - 6:55pm Garden Stage

Described as "a late-'70s ride to the grocery store in a big, gas-guzzling Lincoln Town Car," Steel City Trawler, Luke Doucet's fifth release on Six Shooter Records, has attracted four-star reviews and earned a spot on the Globe and Mail's Best of 2010 list. Luke is known for The White Falcon, his band and signature unmistakable guitar. From Winnipeg to Nashville, Cleveland to Hamilton, geography is a constant theme in Luke's songwriting. Luke is constantly on tour, overseas, across Europe and to South Africa, across Canada and the US, including tours with Blue Rodeo, James Blunt, Josh Rouse and the Cayamo Cruises with all manners of legendary artists. He regularly showcases at conferences from SXSW, the AMAs, NXNE, PopComm and CMW. As well, Luke has recently toured with Sarah McLachlan as her guitarist throughout the Lilith festival circuit. Luke's impeccable instincts have also steered multiple projects by fellow Six Shooters, and Luke has produced records by NQ Arbuckle and Melissa McClelland, as well as Rose Cousins.

Matt Andersen

3:35 - 4:15pm Lake Stage

New Brunswick's Matt Andersen has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matt's sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice and astonishing guitar-playing has sparked a phenomenal buzz on Canada's East Coast and that grass roots word of mouth cannot be contained any longer. Along with a very busy touring schedule as a headliner at major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America and the UK, Matt has also shared the stage and toured with David "Honeyboy" Edwards, America, Randy Bachman, the late Bo Diddley, Little Feat and a host of others.

The Secret Sisters

4:20 - 5:00pm Garden Stage

Laura and Lydia Rogers, a pair of barely twenty-something sisters from Alabama who dare to cover the Sinatra untouchable "Something Stupid," one minute, and deliver their own self-penned, soon-to-be signature anthem "Tennessee Me," the next. Their stunning musical debut, recorded in Nashville in a mere two weeks in legendary Blackbird studios is a 10-song valentine – helmed by acclaimed producer Dave Cobb (Waylon Jennings, Jamey Johnson), that manages to evoke pop latitudes by tapping into the indie-cool power of the Secret Sisters' mesmerizing vocals. The unique, un-filtered Rogers' sound deftly ambles between savant-like grace and 'good 'ol fashioned' pop horse sense – defying both convention and the fake-it-as-you-go M.O. of the contemporary, hyper-shuffled music industry.

Ben Rogers and the Black Oats

2:00 - 2:30pm Garden Stage

Ben Rogers and The Black Oats are a 4-piece Country/Americana band the likes of Dylan and Neil Young with the cosmic click-clack of Gram Parsons. Rogers is a classic storyteller with a voice of smoke-damaged velvet who was a street performer in Los Angeles until he was noticed by record producer Max Martin. He has shared the stage with the likes of Luke Doucet, Dustin Bentall, Josh Martinez, and Basketball and recently performed extensively throughout the UK. Ben Rogers and the Black Oats will be touring North Americana in the fall of 2011 in support of their forthcoming EP, Brigands.