Sandra Kerr (born 14 February 1942,
Plaistow, Essex) is an English folk singer.
Kerr sings and plays
English concertina,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
,
Appalachian dulcimer and
autoharp
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. She was a member of
The Critics Group from 1963–1972. With John Faulkner, she wrote the music for the TV series ''
Bagpuss'' and voiced the character of Madeleine Remnant (the
rag doll). Kerr has been involved in many programmes for
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Radio including ''The Music Box'' and ''
Listen with Mother''.
She has sung with her daughter
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 ...
(whose father is Ron Elliott, a Northumbrian piper) and in the groups Sisters Unlimited and Voice Union. Her work has developed to include teaching and leading workshops and she is the director of two folk choirs, Wercasfolk and VoiceMale. She was on the staff of
Newcastle University
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...
's music department for 17 years until 2017.
Discography
*'A Merry Progress to London' with the Critics Group (Argo ZFB 60 1966)
*'Sweet Thames Flow Softly' with the Critics Group (Argo ZDA 47 1966)
*'Waterloo-Peterloo' with the Critics Group (Argo ZFB 68 1968)
*'The Female Frolic' with the Critics Group (Argo ZDA 82 1968)
*'Bagpuss: the Songs & Music' with John Faulkner (Fellside - Smallfolk SMF1 1999)
*'Yellow Red and Gold' (Fellside FECD152)
*'My Song is My Own' with
Frankie Armstrong
Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to m ...
, Alison McMorland and Kathy Henderson (Plane Label TPL 0001, 1980)
*'Nuclear Power No Thanks' with
Frankie Armstrong
Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to m ...
,
Roy Bailey,
Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, and later artists such as ...
, Ron Elliott, Howard Evans,
Chris Foster, John Kirkpatrick, Alison McMorland, Brian Pearson, Geoff Pearson, Leon Rosselson & Roger Williams (Plane Label IMP2 LP, 1981)
*'Scalene' with Nancy Kerr & James Fagan (Fellside FECD137)
*'Supermum' children's songs by Sandra Kerr and friends (Pucca Records YOP 05 LP, UK, 1983)
*'We Were There' with the
Oysterband (Pucca Records YOP 08 LP, UK, 1987)
*'No Limits' Sisters Unlimited with Janet Russell, Peta Webb and Rosie Davis (1991 Harbour Town)
*'No Bed of Roses' Sisters Unlimited with Janet Russell, Peta Webb and Rosie Davis (Fellside FECD104)
*'Neat and Complete' with
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 ...
(1996 Fellside FECD107)
*'Guess What They're Selling at the Happiness Counter' with
Leon Rosselson
Leon Rosselson (born 22 June 1934, Harrow, Middlesex, England) is an English songwriter and writer of children's books. After his early involvement in the folk music revival in Britain, he came to prominence, singing his own satirical songs, i ...
(Fuse Records 1992)
*'Five Little Frogs' with Nancy Kerr, Leon Rosselson, and Kevin Graal
*'Five Little Owls' with Nancy Kerr, Leon Rosselson, and Kevin Graal
*'Voice Union' with Evelyne Girardon and Liliana Bertolo (Fellside FECD119)
Books
*Kathy Henderson,
Frankie Armstrong
Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to m ...
and Sandra Kerr. ''My Song is My Own''. London: Pluto Press, 1979 & / (One hundred traditional and composed women's songs from the British Isles, with select bibliography and discography.)
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See also
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Political Song Network
The Political Song Network was a British national network of political singers, songwriters, and musicians founded at a meeting in London in October 1986. Founders included Roy Bailey, Pam Bishop, Ros Kane, Sandra Kerr, Angela McKee, John Pole, Le ...
References
External links
Newcastle University staff profileIMDB biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Sandra
1942 births
Living people
English folk singers
Concertina players
People from Plaistow, Newham
Musicians from London