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Celtic/Irish Guitar-Vocal Duo
Based in Nashville TN., Deborah Packard, whose family if laced with singers, musicians and readers of drama and poetry grew up influenced by folksongs in the English and French-Canadian traditions. As a session artist, she has worked with award winning songwriter Marcus Hummon and Mae McKenna. She has been featured on both of the existing CD musical collections from the “Little House” books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Scottish guitarist Peter Cairney’s professional career began in 1971 with Contraband, a folk-rock group recording on Transatlantic Records. He has been featured on several albums of both traditional and contemporary Celtic music. Cairney toured over several years with the Scottish Orchestra of New Music, performing “the Wellpark Suite” and other pieces.
