Norah Rendell and Brian Miller's new cd "Wait There Pretty One" now available
A unique collection of sparsely arranged traditional Irish and contemporary folk songs interspersed with driving Irish dance tunes on flute and guitar
VIDEO BELOW - Norah and Brian Miller playing 3 reels on two flutes made by Pol Jezequel. The Peacock's Feather, The Lady's Cup of Tea, and The Pinch of Snuff live from the Gingko Cafe, in St. Paul, MN June 2008
VIDEO BELOW - Here's a video of Norah and Brian playing their cd release concert at the Rogue Folk Club in Vancouver on May 15, 2008
VIDEO BELOW - Norah's trio with guitarist Brian Miller and fiddler Nathan Gourley, The Two Tap Trio (www.twotaptrio.com) playing The Blacksmith/Vince Millen's at the Kitty Kat Klub in Minneapolis on June 7, 2008
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SINGERS - Dolores Keane, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Karan Casey, Maria Dunn, Kate Rusby, Angelo Dornan, Len Graham, Susan McKeown, Maeve MacKinnon, Rosie Stewart, Roisin White AND The No Shit Shirleys, Iris Dement, Nanci Griffith, Maria Dunn, Wailin' Jennies FLUTE - Catherine MacEvoy, Harry Bradley, Matt Molloy, Liam Kelly, Brian Miller, Sean Gavin, Dervish, Deanta, Lunasa
Originally from Vancouver, Norah is known for her honest and soulful delivery of traditional ballads and love songs. Also a well-seasoned flute, whistle and recorder player, she has most recently returned to North America having completed an MA in Irish Traditional Music at The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in Limerick, Ireland.
Norah is working on 2 major performance projects this year, a duo with American guitarist Brian Miller and her multinational bandThe Outside Track
Norah Rendell and Brian Miller's album, Wait There Pretty One was released on October 20 2007 and is now available for purchase here or at www.cdbaby.com/rendellmiller
The Outside Track is a 5 piece Scottish/Irish/Canadian roots sensation that just completed a successful 14 week UK/Irish cd release tour.
Hello Norah, I'm really glad to know your beautiful music making . Thanks so much for putting this link on your site. This is the first time I've released something on my own (usually with LINN Records, but not for this disc) AMMONITE is an album of my own music - a Scottish folk/jazz/classical mix. There are tracks to listen to at Ammonite download Or soon I will have store on my website www.pamelathorby.com where people can buy a real copy. There are some tracks of Ammonite in the Audio section on my site. Any advice on who might be interested to know about this in your neck of the woods would be so gratefully received. I will put a link on my website to you very soon. Very best wishes
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