12:58PM, Monday 19 June 2017
A lifelong grounding in traditional singing and instruments have helped make Nancy Kerr and James Fagan one of the most interesting and sought-after duos on the UK folk circuit.
The daughter of London singer-songwriter Sandra Kerr and Northumbrian piper Ron Elliott, Kerr is also a teacher and songwriter, as well as a performer.
In 2015 she was named Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Australian-born multi-instrumentalist Fagan is a regular session musician and even joined Bellowhead for their 2010 Hedonism tour.
He is also a vocal tutor on Newcastle University’s folk music degree course.
Since meeting in 1995 the pair have gone on to have a string of successes as a duo, as well as maintaining their solo careers.
They won the inaugural Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, in 2000.
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