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The Bonfire: Blazing, Crackling Music from Cape Breton, Scotland & the 18th Century

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CHRIS NORMAN

Chris' influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshops is recognized worldwide. As a flute maker, he brings to bear a discernment forged over a 30 year career to make world-class flutes for traditional, baroque and renaissance music.  Please visit http://chrisnorman.com for more information on this spectacular performer.

DAVID GREENBERG

David Greenberg is a baroque violinist and fiddler in the Cape Breton and 18th-century Scottish styles.  David performs regularly with Chris Norman, and has co-founded many musical ensembles, including Puirt a Baroque, Ferintosh, and the Medieval Quintet. He co-authored the DunGreen Collection, which are "detailed transcriptions of tunes performed by recognized greats of Cape Breton fiddling".

David is from Maryland, but currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Chris Norman (8-key flute) and David Greenberg (fiddle) play a set of old Scots tunes at the Vax Moto sessions from February 2012. This set is recorded on their duo CD 'Let Me In This Ae Night', http://www.boxwood.org/boxwood-media.