The Macalla ensemble features Lucia McGinnis (harp), Niwar Issa (qanun), Saman Kareem (oud), Helin Star Qadir (violin), Hussein Al Saedi (percussion) from the pan-Iraqi ensemble Mshakt with Marty Coyle (bouzouki), Denise Boyle (fiddle) and Paul Cutliffe (uillean pipes and whistle) of the North West Folk Collective.
