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Marick Baxter - Silver and Wooden Flutes and Whistles.

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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.
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Louise Baxter - Guitar and Vocals

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| 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

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| 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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