Chris Norman (flautist)
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Chris Norman is a flautist. He also plays bagpipes and bodhran
and composes music. Specializing in the wooden flute, he has played as a member of groups such as The Baltimore Consort
, Helicon, Skyedance
, and Concerto Caledonia; and performed and recorded solo. His musical style is very eclectic, with projects including "Celtic Canadian and American traditional music; Renaissance tunes; orchestral, chamber, and solo performance; rock/jazz crossover; classical crossover" and world music. He plays "traditional Celtic, Appalachian and Cape Breton music... and he played the flute for the ceilidh scene in the movie Titanic".
Bodhrán
The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
and composes music. Specializing in the wooden flute, he has played as a member of groups such as The Baltimore Consort
The Baltimore Consort
The Baltimore Consort is a musical ensemble that performs a wide variety of early music, Renaissance music and music from later periods. They began in 1980 as a group specializing in music of the Elizabethan period, but soon expanded their repertoire to include Scottish music, broadside ballads,...
, Helicon, Skyedance
Skyedance
Skyedance is a Celtic fusion group, founded by fiddler Alasdair Fraser in 1996.-Discography:# Way Out to Hope Street # Labyrinth # Live in Spain -Band members:* Alasdair Fraser * Mick Linden...
, and Concerto Caledonia; and performed and recorded solo. His musical style is very eclectic, with projects including "Celtic Canadian and American traditional music; Renaissance tunes; orchestral, chamber, and solo performance; rock/jazz crossover; classical crossover" and world music. He plays "traditional Celtic, Appalachian and Cape Breton music... and he played the flute for the ceilidh scene in the movie Titanic".