hi everyone! I’ve had a very busy start to 2025, so it’s been a while since I posted news. But there’s so much going on that I am excited about, and I want you to know about!

Firstly, we have just had the great pleasure of having some brand new music played on BBC Radio 3 as part of The Essay. This was a five-part series called “The Song Detectorists”, presented by Folk on Foot’s Matthew Bannister and arising from a major national research project that I’m a co-investigator on, called “Music Heritage Place”. You can read more about the project here: MUSIC HERITAGE PLACE

and listen to the fantastic BBC Radio 3 series here: THE SONG DETECTORISTS

Secondly, I’ll be presenting music alongside my band Melrose Quartet from this amazing uncovering of music held in England’s county archives at three folk festivals in 2025 – Warwick, Folk by the Oak and Shrewsbury. As well as concert performances, these festivals will also feature singing workshops led by Melrose Quartet, that you can be part of – we’ll look at music collected in the local region of each festival, and teach you some of it! We’re also running a youth folk day in BRISTOL on June 7th with Melrose Quartet and the National Youth Folk Troupe of England, including workshops, concerts and a ceilidh, featuring some music from Music Heritage Place. It’s at the Bristol Beacon and is going to be great fun – book here

Thirdly – I’m so incredibly excited about my NEW BAND! We are a five-woman fiddlesinging ensemble called SÃWOL (an old English word for soul, that rhymes with owl.) My dear friends in the band are Jess Arrowsmith, Rosie Butler-Hall, Fi Fraser and Sarah Matthews. We debuted at Upton-upon-Severn Folk Festival at the start of May and it was thrilling! Here’s a song from that concert: SÃWOL ON YOUTUBE

You can see Sãwol in concert on May 30th at Crookes Social Club in Sheffield, as part of a big fundraising concert for the vitally important S6 Foodbank. Tickets here

Finally, can I ask that you consider coming to my special concert in London on November 15th, at Cecil Sharp House – it’s the 30th Anniversary of my duo with James Fagan, and we’re celebrating in style! Please tell your friends, and come and share this with us! NANCY AND JAMES AT CECIL SHARP HOUSE

Thanks for reading! Have a great summer (or winter if you’re on the other side of the world)

Nancy

Hi! It’s been a while since I announced shows but I have some lovely ones coming up with James Fagan, Melrose Quartet, Melrose Ceilidh Quintet and the mighty wall of sound that is The Melsons! Check the GIGS list.

Hope to see you at a show or a festival this year!

Nancy

Once a month during lockdown, Bandcamp are waiving their fee, meaning all money from purchases of music on these days go directly to the artist. To celebrate, I have made my debut solo album “Sweet Visitor” available as a Bandcamp download for the first time today. Grab a copy today! (Physical CD sold out).

https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-visitor

Today, 1st May 2020, I am launching a new project and I’m really excited about it. Every day in May, I will be releasing a new video of me performing my favourite Leon Rosselson songs. This incredible writer has had a massive influence on my own work and is simply a huge part of my life. I have set up a brand new Youtube channel, Nancy Kerr Music, which you can subscribe to. I would be honoured to accept any donations you see fit towards this project and you can make these at www.paypal.me/nancykerrmusic.

And here it is, my first Leon song for May 1st – The Ant and the Grasshopper. Please subscribe, please share, and please enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N95HRc61bg

Nancy.

Hi folks. Thanks for visiting Nancy’s website, and we hope you are safe and well in these unexpectedly difficult times for live music and music lovers everywhere.

As you might expect, all of Nancy’s concerts in all her solo and collaborative forms have been postponed until further notice. Thankyou all for your incredible support at the recent online Folk on Foot Front Room Festival! Watch this space for further plans for online content from Nancy, including a very interesting May series of daily videos!

Until further notice, the best way to support Nancy is to visit her online shop (part of this website) and buy a CD. There will soon be a Nancy Kerr Youtube channel as well, where her new daily videos will appear in May and allow you to visit her tip box to help her out.

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan

THE WAIT IS OVER! After 9 years Nancy Kerr and James Fagan announce that their latest album is now available for pre-order. Officially released June 28th, “An Evening With Nancy Kerr and James Fagan” is the duo’s first live album, capturing a retrospective best of their 23 year career, including many previously unreleased songs and some old favourites. This is a must have. Order here: http://www.kerrfagan.uk

NANCY KERR has a huge year of touring ahead and you can catch her in all her various guises, in venues ranging from the most intimate folk clubs to the main stages of some of the biggest folk festivals in the UK. See GIGS. Please book early if you plan to catch a show – it really helps venues and promoters. Thanks! 🙂

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan ride again! After a gap of nearly ten years, during which time Nancy has made two solo albums, a trio album with Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting, as well as two albums with Melrose Quartet, and collaborative albums The Full English, The Elizabethan Session, Shake The Chains and Sweet Liberties, Nancy and James are about to make their 6th album as a duo. Excitingly it’s going to be recorded live, in two concerts in November, and tickets are available now! We expect these two shows to sell out, so do get your tickets asap.

Saturday November 24th, St Peter and St Paul Church, Kimpton, 6pm. Tickets here.

Sunday November 25th, Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, 5pm. Tickets here.

It’s hard to believe but after nearly 30 years of professional touring, Nancy is about to embark on her first solo tour of the UK! With two solo albums to her name in recent years, plus songs from her collaborations over the last decade including The Elizabethan Sessions, Shake The Chains, Sweet Liberties and The Full English, Nancy has a rich collection of original songs on which to draw, as well as her famous interpretations of traditional material, outstanding fiddle playing and guitar work. This is an intimate and captivating show, and not to be missed! See GIGS.

Nancy is delighted to now be represented by Chris Pentney, who has recently joined the team at Alan Bearman Music.

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