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About Me

Old School includes uilleann piper Gary Burman, bodhran player Nora Parker and mandolin player Bruce Dean. Gary also plays penny whistles, low-D whistle, mandolin, mandola, guitar, and of course he sings. Nora is a top adult competitive Irish dancer, and she's also a singer - her favorite style is sean-nos. Bruce is a folkie on his mandolin, but can go classical (or not!) on his cello.Gary also plays with Denver-based Skean Dubh, an awesome Scottish / Irish band.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/12/2007
Band Members: Gary Burman, Nora Parker and Bruce Dean
Influences: Any and all **traditional** Irish music.
Sounds Like: Themselves, of course!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Nora wins Folk Musician Champion award at the Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Festival

Nora won a great honor at the Long's Peak Scottish/Irish festival last weekend in Estes Park, CO. She was selected as "Folk Musician Champion" -- here's what she had to say: "I was named "Folk Musicia...
Posted by Old School on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:16:00 PST

Gary fixes Paddy Moloneys day!

Don Rogers, editor of the Vail Daily, gave us permission to link to his article about how Gary helped Paddy Moloney with reeds at the Chieftains show at the Vilar Center back in January. It was great ...
Posted by Old School on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:59:00 PST