George Winston (born 1949) is a American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up in Miles City, Montana. Many of his pieces, self-described as "Rural Folk Piano", evoke the essence of a season and reflect natural landscapes. He is considered to perform in the new age genre, a label that somewhat limits his potential audience. He also is known for his "PEANUTS" tribute album. George Winston was first recorded by John Fahey for Fahey's Takoma Records.

William Ackerman is a Grammy winning guitarist and composer of acoustic-based instrumental music. He founded and ran for many years the influential new age record label Windham Hill Records. Born in West Germany but adopted by a couple who lived in Palo Alto, California. A self-professed poet and musician who briefly studied guitar with Robbie Basho, William Ackerman grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Darol Anger is an American violinist, born in 1953.

Lisa Lynne is a Celtic harpist and composer and New Age recording artist residing in Los Angeles, California. Lisa Lynne is a self-proclaimed multi-instrumentalist who has "spent the last eighteen years pursuing her passion for the Celtic harp." Her 2003 release, Hopes & Dreams (New Earth Records) reached #6 on Billboard Magazine's Top New Age Albums chart. In 2002, Lynne became the first musician-in-residence at City of Hope National Cancer Center in Los Angeles.

Mike Marshall is a mandolin player and has been an instrumental part of new acoustic music for the past 25 years. He has performed and recorded with many musicians in a variety of styles, including bluegrass, classical, jazz and Brazilian music. In addition to several instruments in the mandolin family, Marshall also plays the guitar and violin. Marshall has recorded and toured with other contemporary acoustic musicians such as David Grisman, Tony Rice, Mark O'Connor, …

Pianist Barbara Higbie (b. 1956) is a folk, smooth jazz, pop and fusion singer-songwriter, noted for her highly melodic, smooth jazz piano performances. She has played music in the San Francisco Bay Area since the early 1980s. An early performer on the Windham Hill record label she formed and played with the group Montreux along with Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Todd Phillips, and Michael Manring.

David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville, New York) is an American composer and guitarist known for the organic blending/manipulation of electronic and acoustic instruments and performance techniques that have an atmospheric or textural quality and effect, along with a particular harmonic richness. He is particularly well known among guitarists for his use and technological influence upon the development of looping effects.

Chuck Greenberg (March 25,1950 - 1995) was a musical artist, composer and producer born in Chicago, Illinois. Although beginning his musical career in the Midwest, he first found wide recognition for his many talents after relocating to Los Angeles, California in 1978. Greenberg's initial success as a producer and artist was marked by his series of recordings with Shadowfax, with Alex DeGrassi and Will Ackerman, beginning in 1982 on the Windham Hill label.

David Cullen is a noted classical, folk, and new age music guitarist. He is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Elizabethtown College and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at Kutztown University. Though he never released a solo album on the record label, Cullen is a noted Windham Hill Artist and often performs with fellow Windham Hill guitarists, namely Will Ackerman. His album "Pink Guitar" won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Recording.

Cliff Eberhardt is an American folk singer/songwriter who currently lives in the Pioneer Valley, in Massachusetts. His songs have been covered by Richie Havens, Buffy St. Marie, Erasure, Lucy Kaplansky and Cry Cry Cry. His albums have appeared on Shanachie Records, Windham Hill, and Red House Records.

Henry Butler (born September 21, 1949) is an American jazz pianist. Butler was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is still based there. He is known for his prodigious technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. Referred to by Dr. John as "the pride of New Orleans", Henry Butler is his generation's representative in the Crescent City's unique lineage of piano legends such as Professor Longhair, James Booker, Tuts Washington, Jelly Roll Morton, etc.