Internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer April Verch doesn't just perform music, she exudes it. "She's so fluent in the language of music that she never needs to imitate," says multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell. "She hears the heart of it and lets that become part of her core. April's just got that, man; she's always speaking the language for real. She is a rare mix of all the technique and super-flashy things, along with the deep soul and tradition that comes from having grown up with the music." On her new CD, April explores the Southern mountain traditions known as old time music, but always brings her Northern roots with her. Plucky, straight-backed Canadian tunes fit so snugly beside ancient Appalachian airs that you