Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar are a
British folk music duo. Algar is a multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, guitar, banjo, and percussion. They won the
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2013, and in 2014 won the Horizon award in the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They were nominated for the Best Duo award in 2015.
As well as working as the duo, Russell and Algar have been involved in other projects. Russell put together ''Shake the Chains'', a project which brought together musicians including
Nancy Kerr
Nancy Kerr (born 1975) is an English folk musician and songwriter, specialising in the fiddle and singing. She is a Principal Lecturer in Folk Music at Leeds Conservatoire and Newcastle University. She was the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards "Folk ...
,
Martin Simpson and
Peggy Seeger to write and sing songs of togetherness, protest and community. Russell was also involved in a revival of
Peter Bellamy
Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition and also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He ...
's folk ballad opera ''
The Transports
''The Transports'' is a folk ballad opera written by Peter Bellamy released by Free Reed Records in 1977. It is often cited as Bellamy's greatest achievement. It featured many artists from the 1970s English folk revival, including The Watersons ...
''. Algar is also a member of Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys. Russell joined The Band of Love, who released their debut album ''Folk Fever'' in 2018.
Albums
* ''The Queen's Lover'' (2012)
* ''The Call'' (2014)
* ''The Silent Majority'' (2016)
* ''Utopia and Wasteland'' (2018)
References
External links
Official website
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
on MusicBrainz
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English folk musical groups
English musical duos
Folk music duos