''Sweet Visitor'' is an album by the English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

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 ...

, which was released by Little Dish Records in 2014. Allmusic Review: ''Sweet Visitor''accessed 1 March 2015.

Reception

In a review of ''Sweet Visitor'' for ''

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'', Martin Chilton stated that "Nancy Kerr has a distinguished track record working with other folk stars (Eliza Carthy, James Fagan and the recent Elizabethan Session octet) but shows in her debut solo album that she can lead from the front. Her fiddle playing is as exquisite as ever (especially on Apollo on the Docks) and she sings with an easy lilting charm." In a review for ''

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'', Robin Denselow stated "This is a pleasantly classy set of her own compositions, dominated by her fine, easygoing singing and fiddle work, which is at times more distinctive than her folk-influenced songs themselves."

Track listing

All compositions by Nancy Kerr. #"Never Ever Lay Them Down" – 4:49 #"Hard Songs" – 4:24 #"My Little Drummer" – 2:24 #"Lie Low" – 4:18 #"Sickle and Harvest" – 3:56 #"The Priest's Garden" – 3:55 #"Where Jacarandas Grow" – 4:06 #"The Bunting and the Crown" – 4:06 #"Apollo on the Docks" – 3:53 #"Now is the Time" – 5:35 #"Days a Little Darker" – 3:49

Personnel

– voice, fiddle, viola, cello, guitar, autoharp * James Fagan – guitar, bouzouki, voice *Tom Wright – drums, percussion *Tim Yates – double bass *Robert Harbron – English concertina, banjo *Jess Arrowsmith – voice * Emily Smith – voice *

Tim Van Eyken Tim van Eyken (born 7 March 1978) is an English guitarist and melodeon player of Belgian descent. Career Van Eyken first started playing penny whistle after seeing James Galway on television. He graduated to playing for his mother, then a member ...

– melodeon, voice *

Martin Simpson Martin Stewart Simpson (born 5 May 1953) is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in Britain, Ireland, America and beyond. He builds a purposeful, often upbeat voi ...

– guitar, voice

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet Visitor 2014 albums Nancy Kerr albums