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Mike Dugger @ 913-202-4329 Cell or 888-300-7826
Oisre is a rare find,
an American band playing Irish music with both New World enthusiasm and Old World virtuosity. Balancing the youthful exuberance
of piper and multi-instrumentalist Zac Leger and fiddler Julian Lambertson with
the seasoned experience of singer/guitarist Mike Dugger, this group is primed
to make an impression on the Irish music scene in America
Zac Leger has a lot of confidence. He became interested
in Irish music as a teenager in ,
and ambitiously decided to teach himself to play. One instrument wasn't enough
and he now plays approximately a dozen different instruments. His primary
instrument is the intricate uilleann pipes, mastered to the point that he was a
third place finisher in the 2003 senior All-Ireland piping competition in
Clonmel, County
Tipperary. Now
that Zac is an accomplished performer on several instruments, he continually
seeks a balance between old and new influences in his music, walking the line
between his deep respect for the tradition and experimenting with modern
musical ideas.
'I haven't been right since!' is how Mike Dugger
describes his introduction to Irish traditional music. Mike, a commercial
artist, designed the poster for a De Dannan concert in and received complimentary
tickets. Mesmerized by their performance, Mike ran out the next morning and
bought his first guitar, soon followed by banjo and fiddle. Mike honed his
skills performing for the mainframes as a late night computer operator, while
touring extensively with Scartaglen. When that band split up, Mike went on to form Sunrush and . In performance, Mike's sunny
personality and honest nature combine in a compelling presence, the focus of
hushed attention during his unaccompanied songs, the musical backbone of
Oisre's instrumental sets.
Julian Lambertson has been playing fiddle since 1993. An
accomplished player in the Irish idiom, Julian has developed a masterful touch
on his instrument, bringing a deeply soulful feel to his music. He began
playing at age seven classical violin training, quickly gaining technique that
provided a solid basis when he switched to Irish fiddle. He has studied with
such revered Irish players as Liz Carroll, Liz Knowles, Brian Conway, Dale
Russ, Mike Dugger, Scottish fiddlers Elke Baker, Laura Risk and
fiddler Jerry Holland. Julian is equally adept in rock, blues and world music
genres giving his playing and original compositions an excitingly eclectic, but
always authentic sound. A seasoned festival performer and recording artist,
Julian has performed all over the
and
both solo and with groups such as the Border Collies, Sigean, Glen
Road and as a founding member of Oisre along with Zac.
Contact Lopitha Music, ,
| Tel 888-300-7826
Oisre – Oh-shra : the Irish word for oyster, and
a symbol for the growth of something beautiful in unlikely surroundings.