Nancy Kerr and James Fagan (England/Australia)
Hailing from England
and
Australia,
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
are a well-loved
duo with an international following. Nancy's earthy and exquisite
fiddle and viola playing dances with the striking rhythmic texture
of James's flat-backed bouzouki, while their rich singing both as
soloists and in harmony evokes the stories of the songs they choose
and write.
Nancy is the daughter of Sandra
Kerr, the well-loved English singer-songwriter, teacher and
performer, and Northumbrian piper Ron Elliott. As a young fiddler
growing up in Northumberland she had the great fortune to be a
pupil of the late and great Will Taylor. Her first professional
tour came when just fourteen, with Alistair Anderson's group,
SYNCOPACE. Since then she has been in constant demand as both a
fiddler and singer.
James, like Nancy, inherited his interest in music, being a member of 's premiere folk-singing family, The Pagans, with his parents Bob and Marg, and his sister Kate. James is well respected as a specialist player of the Irish flat-backed bouzouki, the guitar-shaped version of which has become his trademark. Both musicians have conducted music workshops in the , and . James and Nancy’s current releases include: Station House (2007); Strands of Gold (2006) Between the Dark and Light (2002); Starry Gazy Pie (1997).
