Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - Dance to Your Daddy

Nancy and James perform their version of 'Dance to Your Daddy' at the Bath Folk Festival

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[vickystanley]

I'm very often (like right now) compelled to reply that the whole of the British Isles has amazing traditional music..not just Scotland & Ireland.
I love English trad!

[FiddlerNick]

For all those fiddlers who are being told to hold their bow properly and keep their left hand fingers "quiet".... there is hope yet!

[Bobnox]

Whoosh! How many fingers does she have on her left hand?  An amazing performance!

[gwenpotter]

My brain can't comprehend how she can be playing one tune and singing another!! Amazing, Nancy Kerr!!

[cesarcastillo]

Hermosa música inglesa, saludos desde Lima Perú

[aeh]

Is Nancy even human? Stunning performace!

[gphilpott]

Love the way her right hand and the fingers on the left hand fly while she remains so laid back and composed

[lightwithoutheat]

Such unabandoned mastery is rare to see...
There's hope for trad English music...

[matthewcollins]

Absolutely beautiful. Makes me think of my Geordie roots and weep with joy. Thank you….

[zoranpopovic]

When I hear Nancy Kerr singing and playing a violin, I can smell British Countryside, the fresh smell of grass and trees, I can see cheerful people gathering in pubs, and I can hear them laughing, telling jokes in a traditional British ways and manners. And yes, I can hear larks and other songsters singing and flying amongst clouds.

[wendycampbell]

Phenomenal playing and singing! I bet a brain scan would light up like a Christmas tree with all that's going on there with Nancy's playing and singing. She is just so incredible!!! And the pair is amazing together! Love them!

[merledoughty]

I love the pluck style of playing and then in and out of straight fiddle playing magic

[peakfiddler]

Certainly one of the best versions I've heard of this classic folk song from the North East. Performed so skilfully.

[RobSnelling]

Multitasking made to look simple! Brilliant.

[CalebFKottke]

My cello teacher always gets on me for being tense. She tells me "Just relax! Be a jazz guy, skeede bap pow! Rock your head! Relax your arm! Be loose! Don't even care about it just play like you don't even care!" and now I know what she means. Play like this woman.

[nevillelaybourne]

I am actually from the north east. Great version of a traditional north east song. Very talented duo.

[pamelaanders]

How delightful to hear one of the songs of my own childhood in England's North West.

[EchoesoftheInfinite]

Nice to see a Northern Folk song fantastic work

[emaych]

Wonderful playing here--Nancy is a rare fiddler and a great singer, and James is really in the pocket. They're really tight. What a strange way to hold the bow, but she plays with such brilliance and grace.

[sandramorey]

I've been singing and teaching this song since the late 1950's Love it! They play and sing it really well. Thanks