But in person, Gorka can be quite shy, even around people he's known for a while.

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One of Rodgers' strikeforce, Gorka Pintado, is at AEK Larnaca on loan for the rest of the season.

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Without talented artists such as Gorka and his contemporaries to mind the path, this kind of personal, meaningful and human music might have slipped away.

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Performing in Boston's intimate coffeehouse circuit, the young musician soon built a strong reputation while opening for John Gorka and eventually signing with a label.

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Brandy offers strength in depth up-front for Swansea as the 19-year-old Old Trafford rookie faces competition from Gorka Pintado, Andrea Orlandi, Guillem Bauza and last season's top-scorer Jason Scotland.

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Gorka was inspired to become a folk musician in the early '80s, while working (and living) in a coffeehouse frequented by artists who were at the heart of the '60s folk revival.

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Real's trip to the Europa League finalists looked a tough one, and when Ronaldo saw an early penalty saved by Gorka Iraizoz, their small band of supporters might have been worried.

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The day before, Romney spokesman Rick Gorka repeatedly stuck to noncommittal responses when grilled for several minutes about the candidate's stance on a controversial provision in the Arizona law requiring police to check the immigration status of crime suspects.

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