Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor

Subject: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 08:19 AM

Listening to their Shrewsbury set in the Spanish sun. What a wonderful band they are, perhaps carrying on the Albion Band tradition!

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 09:10 AM

I saw them at Shrewsbury and thought they were brilliant. Their songs have really good tunes but I have to say I couldn't hear the words - possibly just a balance thing?

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 09:39 AM

You can see the set on the festival site rewind page.

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 10:02 AM

Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: bubblyrat
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 10:52 AM

I haven't been anywhere to have seen Nancy Kerr for some time now ; is James Fagan a member of this band ? I fondly remember an impromptu little session with him in the tent field at Chippenham Folk Festival whilst Nancy looked after the baby !

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 11:03 AM

James Fagan is in the band. He also performed at Shrewsbury in a duo, "The James Brothers", with Jamie McClennan.

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 01:18 PM

SAT Sep 05, 2015 Sheffield Cathedral Nancy Kerr & James Fagan
THU Sep 10, 2015 Redbourn Folk Club Nancy Kerr & James Fagan        
FRI Sep 11, 2015 Nailsea Folk Club Nancy Kerr & James Fagan        

FRI Sep 18, 2015 Grand, Clitheroe Simpson, Cutting & Kerr
SAT Sep 19, 2015 mac, Birmingham Simpson, Cutting & Kerr
SUN Sep 20, 2015 Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury Simpson, Cutting & Kerr        
WED Sep 23, 2015 Castle, Wellingborough Simpson, Cutting & Kerr        
THU Sep 24, 2015 Junction, Cambridge Simpson, Cutting & Kerr        
FRI Sep 25, 2015 Lighthouse, Poole Simpson, Cutting & Kerr        
SAT Sep 26, 2015 Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill Simpson, Cutting & Kerr        
SUN Sep 27, 2015 Brixham Theatre Simpson, Cutting & Kerr

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,Joe G
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 03:16 PM

I was there and have watched the online footage since. Outstanding band and songs but appalling sound

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 04 Sep 15 - 03:51 PM

That's funny, I recorded sound from the online footage, did a phase rebuild and slightly widened the stereo spread in Adobe Audition CC and it sounds superb. It's a shame that we have a 10 year old laptop with us in Spain because it can't handle the video, hoping that the rewind page is still open when we get back from Spain next week.

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 01 Nov 15 - 12:05 PM

Nancy and James were in sensational form last night at the very superior Parbold Village Hall on their half-term tour.

Their next 2015 dates are as Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band;

Sunday Nov 15 The Half Moon, 93 Lower Richmond Rd, Putney SW15 1EU
Tuesday Nov 17 Middlesbrough Town Hall
Thursday Nov 19 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Friday Nov 20 The Atkinson, Southport

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 02 Nov 15 - 05:37 AM

Wednesday 18 Nov 2015 19:30 Chichester Festival Theatre; BBC Concert Orchestra

A celebration of British music at Chichester Festival Theatre with electrifying folk duo Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, who have twice won Best Duo at BBC Radio 2's Folk Awards. This concert will be recorded for later broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Orchestral classical music inspired by traditional folk song will sit alongside interpretations that cast new light on traditional folk material from Nancy - BBC Radio 2's current Folk Singer of the Year - and James.

Nancy's earthy fiddle playing marries perfectly with the rhythm of James' bouzouki, and their melting vocal harmonies bring a magical quality to their evocative storytelling.

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,Hartlepool FF
Date: 02 Nov 15 - 06:43 AM

Nancy Kerr & the Sweet Visitor Band and the James Brothers: early announcements for Hartlepool Folk Festival, 21 - 23 October 2016. :)

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 09 Nov 15 - 08:23 AM

Nancy is certainly busy!

The Sweet Liberties project marks the sealing of Magna Carta 800 years ago. It is part of the Houses of Parliament's 2015 anniversaries programme Parliament in the Making, supported by the EFDSS, Folk by The Oak and the PRS for Music Foundation.

Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter and Maz O'Connor - with Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke - will perform new music, written in response to the rights and liberties that people have fought to achieve and protect over the past eight centuries.

Nancy paid a visit to the Houses of Parliament with Maz O'Connor and Patsy Reid, and has composed Written on My Skin and Lilah, a song about the Suffragette Muriel Matters.

24th November – Cambridge Junction
25th November – Colston Hall, Bristol
26th November – The Met, Bury
27th November – St David's Hall, Cardiff
28th November – Cecil Sharp House, London
29th November – The Sage, Gateshead

And I understand that there will be a performance in Westminster. Now that really would be a perk for the politicians!

Subject: RE: Nancy Kerr & Sweet Visitor
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 06:14 AM

From The Independent this morning;

Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Liberties project performed four songs last night in the State Rooms of Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster.

Ms Kerr wrote 'Kingdom' inspired by Magna Carta, while 'Lila' considers the Suffragettes. This weekend they retire to a cottage in Cambridgeshire to work on a 90 minute set for their forthcoming tour.