One of the most established and respected duos on the folk scene, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan are winners of the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo (and previous winners of 2003 Best Duo and 2000 Horizon Award.) As well as being great exponents of their instruments (fiddle, viola and guitar-bouzouki) both are regarded as fine and influential singers. 2010 marked the 15th year of this electrifying duo. In that time they have toured full-time and headlined festivals throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada. Wherever they play, Kerr and Fagan make new friends and fans, as their love of live performance is tangible and affirming. Consistently great live shows and five highly respected albums, plus their recent collaborations with Robert Harbron and The Melrose Quartet, have cemented their reputation as one of the classiest acts in acoustic music.

NEW CD "TWICE REFLECTED SUN" NOW AVAILABLE


NEW CD: "TWICE REFLECTED SUN" released Aug 9th 2010

Navigator CD0041, Distributed by Proper

"Moves their creative endeavours onto higher planes of invention - delicious dancing poetry, intelligent and sparkling musicianship." FROOTS

“The purity of Kerr’s singing and some unerringly tasteful arrangements make for a  subtly persuasive collection.” MOJO

"Exquisitely executed and a joy to listen to" BRIGHT YOUNG FOLK


Price including p&p:

Previous CD 'Strands of Gold' available under "CDs"

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan 'Strands of Gold'
Fellside FECD199; Distributed by Proper

Our fourth duo CD was released on January 23rd 2006. It was produced by Robert Harbron and features contributions from Martin Simpson, Colin Fletcher, Alan Burton and Linda Adams.

TO DOWNLOAD HIGH-RESOLUTION (708kb) COLOUR PUBLICITY PHOTO, CLICK HERE. PHOTO CREDIT: JAMES PYNE

 

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STRANDS OF GOLD: "The mix of Northumbrian and Australian material works beautifully, and they have the instrumental chops to match their impressive voices (both together and alone) --With an excellent balance between songs and tunes, this is an album that never puts a foot wrong..." emusic.com

 

"With a hush of magic, May gave us an act that proved to be one of the best performances ever witnessed at Folk On The Moor - and that's in a period of over 20 years! With a priceless blend of love and stunning talent, we sat in awe of the work of Nancy Kerr and James Fagan. Nancy had written a new piece, Break Your Fall, which was so utterly lovely, I felt unbidden tears rolling down my face. Their version of Farewell to the Gold made my soul race, too." Plymouth Herald 2007

" Nancy’s fluid style of fiddle playing sounds as if she was born with the instrument in her hands; delicate at times and then thoroughly dramatic the next and let’s make no mistake the intensity with which she plays shows a passion that any musician would die for. James likewise is in total command of his Sobell bouzouki-guitar providing driving rhythm or well placed clean picked notes that accentuate the intricacies of the melodies. As if that wasn’t enough, both are fine vocalists and their choice of songs is a lesson to every aspiring performer in how to construct a set-list. If you see them mentioned at a venue near you do yourselves a favour, cancel any prior commitment and enjoy a great night out – you won’t be disappointed!"
Pete Fyfe - Folking.com