In the Fall of 2005, Vancouver singer and flute player Norah Rendell and Twin Cities guitarist Brian Miller found themselves both living in Ireland in search of a deeper understanding of the traditional Irish music they had fallen in love with back home. Their first concerts as a duo were a hit with the Irish. In October 2007, Norah and Brian launched their debut duo album of traditional and contemporary folk songs and Irish dance tunes, Wait There Pretty One.

Norah Rendell sings and plays Irish flute and whistle. In Canada, Norah has performed live on the CBC and at the Mission Folk Festival, the Rogue Folk Club and venues throughout British Columbia and Alberta as a founding member of Canadian roots band Cleia. In 2005, Norah was awarded a grant from the Canada Council for Performing Arts to study traditional flute and singing in Ireland. She kept busy, earning an MA in Irish traditional music from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in between island hopping excursions to such venues as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Sidmouth Folk Festival with the UK/Ireland-based band The Outside Track. Since returning from her time in Limerick, Norah has started occasionally working with the ultratraditional Doon Ceili Band led by County Offaly’s Paddy O’Brien. She has also been nominated for the 2008 Traditional Singer of the Year for the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Also an accomplished singer and flute player, Brian began playing Irish music as a high-schooler in Bemidji, Minnesota. He has been a highly visible character in the Twin Cities Irish music scene since 1998, while often sneaking away to his other adopted home of Cork, Ireland. As a member of a number of groups and duos including The Tommie Cunniffe Trio, Gan Bua, The Doon Ceili Band, 5 Mile Chase and Laura and the Lads, Brian has performed throughout the US, Canada and Ireland. In Ireland he has been featured on TG4, RTE television and RTE radio. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.