Curious Things Given Wings from The Outside Track
 "...simply a consummate blend of skill, talent, flair and intensity."
The Outside Track, Norah's multi-national folk band has just released an amazing new album on Lorimer Records and it's available for purchase on itunes and cdbaby!
"'Blend' is a much over-employed word used to describe music - often used to describe disparate elements brought together - just. Then occasionally you find a combination of artists, styles, temperaments and music that fit the word perfectly.
That is what you find on 'Curious Things Given Wings', the new album from The Outside Track - simply a consummate blend of skill, talent, flair and intensity." - taken from an album review from Folkwords ...read the rest of the review here...
Click here to listen to and buy 'Curious Things Given Wings' on cd baby, or review the album now
Brian and Norah Circle Around London with Duo
Norah and Brian are thrilled to be heading over the pond for their first ever tour in the UK with their duo project. The focus of this tour (other than meeting new friends and enjoying the British winter of course...) is to develop their intriguing and rare repertoire of songs originally from Ireland and the UK, and collected in North America in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Visit the gigs page for where to catch Norah and Brian between February 10-23. All shows are in the South-East part of England.
If you have friends in England, send them the link to the gigs page and tell them to go to one of the shows! Don't forget to ask them to introduce themselves to Norah & Brian.
To find more about Norah's musical and life partner guitarist, flute player and singer, Brian Miller and his fascination (some might call it obsession!) with lumberjack songs from the American Midwest, check out to his NEW website at www.afascinatinghobby.com
Last little thing - It's an exciting time right now at Two Tap Records (Norah & Brian's record label) ..keep checking back on this website to see when the long-awaited Two Tap Trio album will be ready...It's coming very soon!! For now, you'll have to settle by buying The Outside Track's amazing new album, Curious Things Given Wings available now at www.theoutsidetrack.com.
Outside Track album ready just in time for Caribbean Cruise
Norah has just returned from a jam-packed weekend of 6 gigs in 4 days releasing The Outside Track's new album "Curious Things Given Wings" at one of the biggest Celtic Festivals in the world, Glasgow's own Celtic Connections. The album showcases The Outside Track's new line-up of 2 Canadians from opposite sides of the coast; Norah from Vancouver and Mairi Rankin (Beolach) from Cape Breton adding to the two founding Scottish members, harpist Ailie Robertson and accordionist Fiona Black and Cillian Ó'Dálaigh of Limerick.
Keep an eye out for an article about The Outside Track in Irish Music Magazine's March issue. "Curious Things Given Wings" is available for purchase on The Outside Track's website. Keep visiting this site regularly for updates on Norah's tours with The Outside Track's.
For now, Norah & the Two Tap Trio are off to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Jan 23 for The Irish Festival Cruise where they will be entertaining Irish Music fans from around the United States as they sail lazily to destinations such as St. Maarten, Tortola, Nassau and San Juan! There might even still be room on the ship for you...
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