Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar

Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
Background information
GenresFolk
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, fiddle, bouzouki
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Members
  • Greg Russell
  • Ciaran Algar
Websiterussellalgar.co.uk

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.

Albums

References

  1. ^ "Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar collect the Young Folk Award". BBC Radio 2 website. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 - Winners". BBC Radio 2 website. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  3. ^ "Tunstall musician Ciaran Algar lands BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards crown". The Stoke Sentinel (newspaper). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  4. ^ "BBC Folk Awards 2015". BBC Radio 2 website. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  5. ^ Denselow, Robin (2017-03-01). "Shake the Chains review – veteran Peggy Seeger nails the art of protest". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. ^ Hickling, Alfred (2017-01-27). "The Transports review – extraordinary richness of Botany Bay convicts' stories". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. ^ "Release "The Queen's Lover" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  8. ^ "Release "The Call" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  9. ^ "Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar – The Call (review)". Folk Radio UK website. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  10. ^ "The best folk albums of 2014". The Telegraph. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  11. ^ "Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - The Call (review)". Bright Young Folk. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  12. ^ "Release "The Silent Majority" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  13. ^ "Release "Utopia and Wasteland" by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  14. ^ "Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: Utopia and Wasteland (and video premiere)". Folk Radio UK website. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-27.