They came together in 1981 and since then have toured extensively throughout Europe, the USA and also visited South Africa. Playing in almost every type of venue. These venues have included the MEAN FIDDLER club in London, MONTREUX Jazz festival, Switzerland, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, GREENBELT Arts festival, England and the FABRIK in Hamburg.

Their music is Irish folk and contemporary material in the celtic style with a little swing jazz thrown in for good measure. On stage they use fiddle, guitar, flute, mandolin, tin-whistles and bodhran to perform traditional and original songs, strongly laced with humour and audience participation.

Rodney Cordner

Rodney comes from Portadown in N. Ireland. Where he began a Folk-Song club back in the sixties, when folk-music began to become commericially popular.

He played with various bands in Ireland and began song-writing back in the mid-seventies, recording three albums before teaming up with Jean-Pierre in the early eighties.

Over the years, when not on the road, he has from time to time been involved with cross-community work in the area of reconciliation between the two cultures in Northern Ireland.

Rodney also writes poetry some of which has been published and has made numerous radio and TV appearances.

Jean-Pierre Rudolph

Jean-Pierre comes from Strasbourg in France. He began playing the fiddle at the age of twenty and later studied jazz at the conservatory of Strasbourg where he graduated in 1992.

His musical styles include Celtic, Mediterranean, North-American and various jazz styles. He also plays mandolin, mandola, guitar, flutes and tin whistle.

Over the years he has played with several bands, singers and duos and can be heard on a number of recordings including the `Electrics` from Scotland and the UK rock band, `Split Level`.