To do justice to the songs on The Peddler and give them the appropriate Celtic music arrangements, Maria once again involved Shannon Johnson as producer and Shannon's excellent band The McDades (2007 Juno winners for their CD Bloom; www.themcdades.com) as musicians and collaborators on the song arrangements. Shannon encouraged expressive performances from Maria and the other musicians, while keeping the standard of musicianship high -- not an easy task in the intense studio environment. Recording engineered by: Colin Lay, Gerald Woolsey, Barry Allen and Daniel Cinelli; Recording mixed by Colin Lay at Homestead Recorders and mastered by João Carvalho in Toronto. CD Design by: Jeff Sylvester at Pilot Design.

Maria states: "The Peddler is an exciting opportunity for me to showcase several songs that I’ve written over the past few years that have a Celtic inspiration, including jigs and reels that I’ve written into some of the songs. I’ve always loved traditional Celtic music and it’s been a joy to focus on those forms for this recording project."