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These are the members of the band:-

Marick Baxter - Silver and Wooden Flutes and Whistles.

Marick Baxter

Marick first became interested in folk music while travelling in his teenage years. His journeys took him to Ireland were he was lucky enough to meet and learn from tin whistle virtuoso Mary Bergin. He studied whole heartedly for three years and used this grounding to develop his flute playing. Over the last ten years he has travelled extensively, playing with everyone he can find in pursuit of more musical influence and knowledge, as well as helping the folk scene in his native town of Bath to thrive.

He has played in many bands of various styles including folk ,rock, funk, jazz, and reggae bands and is among a minority of players who are able to use the traditional techniques and style authentically on the Boehm System flute.

Mike Rule - Mandola, Banjo, Guitar

Mike Rule

Mike has been playing Music as long as he can remember. By the time he reached his teens was allready highly accomplished on the piano, guitar,bass, drums and clarinet and made a name for himself playing with jazz and rock bands around the midlands. His Introduction to Irish music came when he happened to catch Dervish on a tour to England. This had such an Impact on him he bought a mandolin the next day and started to work on the tunes.



Mike's study of music bought him to Newton park University in Bath where he met Beth who was allready gigging with Marick and he turned out to be exactly the person the band needed. Since then Mike has also studied traditional Irish Music at the very renowned Limerick University under Desi Wilkinson.



Mike is also an Organist and his skills are also often saught after as session musician. Since moving back to the Midlands he has joined a rock band called the Eaves.

Breda Horgan - Bodhran

Breda Horgan

Breda hails from north Cork and grew up playing music with her family. Her father John plays the guitar and is a fine singer while her sisters Catherine and Theresa play the fiddle and flute respectively as well as being keen singers.



It was on a trip to Milltown that Inu met Breda and she was playing with the band shortly afterwards. Her style of Bodhrán playing is unique, subtle and original, driving the bands sound. She weaves in between Celtic and East European rythms seemlessly and has been described as playing with an almost Tabla like Sound.



Breda has Generated a lot of interest with her playing in local sessions and open mic nights and is being requested to play for many concert and recording projects due to her adaptability and comfort with any style that is put her way.

Louise Baxter - Guitar and Vocals

Louise Baxter

Louise grew up in Greenwich, London during a creative boom. Her father Harry, a venue promoter and band manager (who brought such names as Squeeze, Dire straits and Billy Idol to fame,) and her grandparents well respected Jazz musicians gave her a sound musical grounding. Her grand father Ken Rogers, taught jools Holland to play boogie woogie on the Piano, whilst Pauline her grandmother used to sing every week in the pub they ran together. This she attributes as her greatest inspiration. By the time she was 16 she was singing in bands around the very active Deptford and New Cross scene and establishing herself. After taking time out to raise her children she met and married Marick and they started performing together just about the same time Inu was forming and needing a singer she was the perfect choice. She is a multi instrumentalist and plays guitar, piano and flute.



Louise has turned her hand to singing just about everything in her time from Rock, Soul, jazz, blues, gospel folk and devotional mantras, jumping between styles with ease. Louise has an incredible four octave range and a fantatastic ballance of power and sensitivity, as well as a creative feel for making traditional songs fresh without threatening their integrity. Her own songs have been very well recieved by audiences and she continues to write.

Beth Porter - Cello

Beth Porter

Beth has a versatility and a flair for Improvisation that is rare among classically trained cellists. Also a graduate of Bath Spa University she has been incredibly busy playing with numerous bands of many styles as well as the Bath Symphony Orchestra and is always is in demand for session work.



She can turn her hand to any style with ease and her playing gives a depth and richness that makes Inus sound unique. She grew up playing and performing with her family in Warwickshire before moving to Bath were she now makes a living playing and teaching music.



Beth also plays with Jane Taylor (winner of the International song writing competition 2003), Babel, Rob Sharples, Jack Rubbinacci, The Cedar, Fallen view to name a few and has occasionally filled in for the Mighty Bellowhead.

Daniel Eberhard - Guitar and Mandolin

Daniel is the Newest Member of the band. He met Inu in the vibrant sessions around Bath and got drawn into the band.
He has a driving, but sublte style of guitar playing and compliments the Tunes with his Mandolin Playing. He has been playing in folk rock bands in his Native Germany for years and still goes back there to regulary play large open air festivals. We'll have a picture of him soon.

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