Education
He completed his medical training in 1995 and was on holiday in England when he met Nancy Kerr.
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James Fagan
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He is a singer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in the Irish bouzouki. Born in Australia in 1972, James was the first child of Sydney-based folk singers Bob and Margaret Fagan. James’s first instrument was piano.
By his teens, he was singing, playing guitar, and playing the clarinet.
In 1994, he joined Alistair Hulett"s band The Hooligans which included Jimmy Gregory who introduced him to the guitar-shaped bouzouki which is now his main instrument. Singing remains his first and foremost musical love.
They formed the duo which has become the mainstay of their career. He has also toured as part of Bellowhead.
Together they have released six albums: Starry Gazy Pie (1997), Scalene (with Sandra Kerr) (1998), Steely Water (1999), Between The Dark and Light (2002), Strands of Gold (2006), and Twice Reflected Sun (2010).
In 2008 Nancy and James were joined by concertina player Robert Harbron to form the trio "Kerr Fagan Harbron", recording and touring the album Station House. In 2010 Nancy and James formed Melrose Quartet with Sheffield duo Richard and Jess Arrowsmith. Melrose Quartet was nominated for Best Group at the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014.
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James is well respected in his own right on the United Kingdom music scene – his other projects include being a member of The Cara Dillon Band, Melrose Quartet (with Nancy Kerr, Richard Arrowsmith and Jess Arrowsmith) and heavy metal English Ceilidh band The Glorystrokes.
