Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar explained
| Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar |
| Instrument: | vocals, guitar, fiddle, bouzouki |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Current Members: | - Greg Russell
- Ciaran Algar
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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,[1] and in 2014 won the Horizon award in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[2] [3] They were nominated for the Best Duo award in 2015.[4]
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, Martin Simpson and Peggy Seeger to write and sing songs of togetherness, protest and community.[5] Russell was also involved in a revival of Peter Bellamy's folk ballad opera The Transports.[6] 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.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar collect the Young Folk Award . BBC Radio 2 website . 31 January 2013 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 - Winners . BBC Radio 2 website . 19 February 2014 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Tunstall musician Ciaran Algar lands BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards crown . The Stoke Sentinel (newspaper) . 13 February 2013 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: BBC Folk Awards 2015 . BBC Radio 2 website . 22 April 2015 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Shake the Chains review – veteran Peggy Seeger nails the art of protest . The Guardian . 2017-03-01 . 2018-04-27. Robin . Denselow. Robin Denselow.
- Web site: The Transports review – extraordinary richness of Botany Bay convicts' stories . The Guardian . 2017-01-27 . 2018-04-27. Alfred . Hickling.
- Web site: Release "The Queen's Lover" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar . MusicBrainz . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Release "The Call" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar . MusicBrainz . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar – The Call (review) . Folk Radio UK website . 11 July 2014 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: The best folk albums of 2014 . The Telegraph . 24 December 2014 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - The Call (review) . Bright Young Folk . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Release "The Silent Majority" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar. MusicBrainz . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Release "Utopia and Wasteland" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar. MusicBrainz . 2018-04-27.
- Web site: Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: Utopia and Wasteland (and video premiere). Folk Radio UK website . 2018-04-06 . 2018-04-27.
