Nancy Kerr and The Sweet Visitor Band

Already a respected interpreter of traditional material, Nancy's emergence as a writer of rare style has drawn comparisons to William Blake in her reawakening of a radical folk mythology as a backdrop for contemporary narratives about love and conflict, motherhood, migration, hardship and jubilation, and the tensions between rural and urban life.

5 times Radio 2 Folk Award winner: Horizon Award 2000, Best Duo 2003/2011 with James Fagan, Best Group and Best Album 2014 with The Full English. Nominated Best Original Song 2011 for Queen of Waters. Winner Best Album (Spiral earth 2011) for Twice Reflected Sun (Navigator041).

Folk Singer of the Year 2015 Nancy Kerr presents exquisitely crafted folk. Quite breathtakingly beautiful - Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2

Already a respected interpreter of traditional material, Nancy's emergence as a writer of rare style has drawn comparisons to William Blake in her reawakening of a radical folk mythology as a backdrop for contemporary narratives about love and conflict, motherhood, migration, hardship and jubilation, and the tensions between rural and urban life.

Nancy Kerr's songs are unusual, intriguing. Steeped in folksong, she nonetheless breaks out of the mould, coming sideways to her subject, embroidering it with detail and surprises until the focus of the song comes clear. - Peggy Seeger

Quite breathtakingly beautiful. - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2.