Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Norah Rendell is a flute and whistle player, award-winning singer, educator, and founding member of the internationally acclaimed Celtic band The Outside Track (UK, Ireland & Cape Breton). A three-time Live Ireland Awards “Best Vocalist of the Year,” Norah has also been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for “Best Traditional Singer of the Year.” On flute, she has performed with Two Tap Trio, the Máirtín de Cógáin Project, and Paddy O’Brien’s Doon Céilí Band, and many others.
Norah has appeared as a featured solo artist at Celtic Connections and Pierre Schryer’s Canadian Celtic Celebration, and her performances have been broadcast internationally by MPR, CBC, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland, and Radio na Gaeltachta. She has nine albums to her name, including her critically acclaimed 2015 solo album, Spinning Yarns, and is featured on The Fretless’ Waterbound, winner of three Canadian Folk Music Awards.
A graduate of the University of Limerick’s MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance and McGill University’s Bachelor of Music program, Norah is a sought-after teacher and clinician. She currently serves as Executive Artistic Director of the Center for Irish Music in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a nonprofit traditional music school dedicated to passing the tradition on to the next generation to 500 students/year.
