Norah brings the foreigners home... The Scots and Irish come to Beautiful BC
After tours in the UK, Ireland, Germany and France Norah is finally bringing her multi-national 5-piece band, The Outside Track to tour Beautiful British Columbia this July for concerts at the Mission Folk Music Festival, the Rogue Folk Club, Kamloops' Music in the Park and Bowen Island before traveling to Ontario for the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music and Goderich Celtic Roots Festival.
The Outside Track boasts an award-winning line-up of Ailie Robertson on clarsach (BBC Radio Scotland Young Trad finalist 2007), Norah Rendell on vocals and flute (Canadian Trad Singer of the Year nominee 2008), Fiona Black on accordion (FAME academy bursary recipient 2007), Cillian O'Dalaigh (Ireland) on guitar and Mairi Rankin, of Beolach on fiddle.
All members of The Outside Track are instrumentalists, arrangers and composers in their own right. Since meeting in Limerick in 2005, their sound has developed into a unique sonic fusion of harp, guitar and accordion bass accompaniment coupled with intricate interplay between fiddle, flute and harmony vocals. These “inspired arrangements” draw on diverse material from classic ballads, new songs, self-penned originals and traditional instrumentals from their native countries.
Sign up for The Outside Track's email list and check out their tunes on their website that Norah designed herself.
Wait There Pretty One on the Charts!
Wait There Pretty One is ranked #1 by CBC's Galaxie Plus Celtic music DJ, Mary-Jane Lamond. Did you know you can listen to the latest releases from leading musicians from Canada, Ireland, and the UK from the comfort of your own computer? Follow this link to listen
Manitoba DJ, Lyle Skinner ranked Wait There Pretty One #2 on his top 10 albums for 2008, second only to Irish supergroup Lunasa! Lyle has been a massive support to Norah's music since way back in the Cleia days when he span "This Side of Main" many times.
Speaking of Cleia, if you've never heard them, check out the sample tracks on the albums page. It was a great band featuring Norah, Karla Mundy and Keona Mundy (Hammond) of the No Shit Shirleys, Andy Hillhouse of Mad Pudding and The McDades and Manchester guitarist/songwriter Neil Hammond.
CBC Podcast Available for Download
CBC liked the recording of Norah and Brian's live concert on Saltspring that they made it into a podcast. The podcast can be downloaded on itunes (search Canada Live podcast for Tuesday October 21) or on CBC's website by following this link. If you do not have a personal mp3 player, the concert can be listened to right off your computer online by following this link.
Nominated for Best Traditional Singer of the Year
Norah has been nominated for Traditional Singer of the Year award for the Canadian Folk Music Awards alongside these fantastic singers:
Enoch Kent from Toronto
Mary Beth Carty from Quebec
Allison Lupton from Ontario
Daniel Payne from Newfoundland
The fourth annual Canadian Folk Music awards gala will take place on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Arts & Cultural Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The awards ceremony and live music (by select nominated artists) will be followed by a reception.
Click here to see the full list of nominees for the Canadian Folk Music Awards
go to Norah's myspace page to send your best wishes and listen to some songs..
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