Nancy Kerr

This article is about the English folk musician and songwriter. For the Canadian curler, see Nancy Kerr (curler).

Nancy Kerr
Kerr on stage at the 2010 Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Background information
Born1975 (age 50–51)
London, England
GenresEnglish folk music
OccupationsSinger-songwriter
Multi-instrumentalist
InstrumentsVocals, fiddle, viola, cello, guitar, harmonium, autoharp
Years active1990s–present
LabelLittle Dish Records
Websitenancykerr.co.uk
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Nancy Kerr (/kɜːr/; born 1975) is an English folk musician and songwriter, specialising in the fiddle and singing—a pioneer in a style of music called fiddle-singing. She is a Principal Lecturer in Folk Music at Newcastle University. She was the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards "Folk Singer of the Year".

Born in London, she now lives in Sheffield.

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