Balancing respect for traditional Cape Breton Scottish traditional tunes with a litany of contemporary band and sideman projects, Colin Grant has become a common denominator for East Coast Canadian roots music. While accompanying everyone from Canadiana folk heroes The Men of the Deeps to local bluegrass powerhouse Crowdis Bridge, the Cape Breton-based fiddler has garnered further critical acclaim with hard-hitting contemporary Cape Breton trio Hauler, and a Juno nomination for his work with Newfoundland’s folk juggernaut Rum Ragged.