Nancy Kerr
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Musician singer composer educator researcher
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The Song Detectorists unearth music in the most unlikely places tonight at 9.45pm on Radio 3: political balladry hidden in legal documents and - most exciting of all - a score in Henry Purcell's own hand among the minutes of a town council. @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Song Detectorists unearth music in the most unlikely places tonight at 9.45pm on Radio 3: political balladry hidden in legal documents and - most exciting of all - a score in Henry Purcell's own hand among the minutes of a town council. @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social
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This is a wonderful collection, and through it I discovered something new about my favourite tune - Night Till Morn AKA “A Love”…
The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is a wonderful collection, and through it I discovered something new about my favourite tune - Night Till Morn AKA “A Love”…
This is a wonderful collection, and through it I discovered something new about my favourite tune - Night Till Morn AKA “A Love”…
The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is a wonderful collection, and through it I discovered something new about my favourite tune - Night Till Morn AKA “A Love”…
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Here's a taster of tonight's episode. Join us on BBC Radio 3 at 9.45pm as we journey to Northamptonshire with @matthewbannister.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet.
#music #heritage #place #songdetectorists
#music #heritage #place #songdetectorists
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Here's a taster of tonight's episode. Join us on BBC Radio 3 at 9.45pm as we journey to Northamptonshire with @matthewbannister.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet.
#music #heritage #place #songdetectorists
#music #heritage #place #songdetectorists
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Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
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Wiltshire tonight on #thesongdetectorists
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wiltshire tonight on #thesongdetectorists
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
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Tonight's episode on BBC Radio 3 takes us to Wiltshire. Tune in at 9.45pm for another adventure by the #songdetectorists
Wiltshire tonight on #thesongdetectorists
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tonight's episode on BBC Radio 3 takes us to Wiltshire. Tune in at 9.45pm for another adventure by the #songdetectorists
Wiltshire tonight on #thesongdetectorists
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wiltshire tonight on #thesongdetectorists
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
I fell in love with many of the songs found here - all collected/composed by women - AND got to work with brilliant local historian Lucy Whitfield!
@musicheritageplace.bsky.social
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Here we are in Lincolnshire - tracking down the Devil and - on a brighter note - The Jolly Miller. @nancyannfolk.bsky.social @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Here we are in Lincolnshire - tracking down the Devil and - on a brighter note - The Jolly Miller. @nancyannfolk.bsky.social @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social
Episode 2 tonight!
It was very moving to hear our Melrose Quartet Shrewsbury Folk Festival song workshop revisited as part of this season 2 premiere last night. Thanks to @natalie-steed.bsky.social for capturing our teaching - something we love to do! Listen again here and to the rest of the series all week.
The Essay - The Song Detectorists - 6. Shropshire - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Episode 2 tonight!
Tune into @radio3.es for tonight’s adventure in Lincolnshire!
I’m looking at place names and bits of melody as they surface in this region over the centuries - and the Devil features heavily!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I’m looking at place names and bits of melody as they surface in this region over the centuries - and the Devil features heavily!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Song Detectorists, 7. Lincolnshire
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tune into @radio3.es for tonight’s adventure in Lincolnshire!
I’m looking at place names and bits of melody as they surface in this region over the centuries - and the Devil features heavily!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I’m looking at place names and bits of melody as they surface in this region over the centuries - and the Devil features heavily!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Lincolnshire tonight! The cradle of English folk, in many ways, and a favourite region of mine.
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lincolnshire tonight! The cradle of English folk, in many ways, and a favourite region of mine.
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In case you missed it - here’s tonight’s Song Detectorists - “rewilding” the West Gallery compositions of a thatcher from Shropshire. Thanks to @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet, @musicheritageplace.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social
The Essay - The Song Detectorists - 6. Shropshire - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In case you missed it - here’s tonight’s Song Detectorists - “rewilding” the West Gallery compositions of a thatcher from Shropshire. Thanks to @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet, @musicheritageplace.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social
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@shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social Splendid sharing of an equally splendid example of what makes #ShrewsburyFolkFestival such a top tier Folk event. Don't know if @matthewbannister.bsky.social and the @folkonfoot.com team have ever had the pleasure of visiting SFF. :)
It was very moving to hear our Melrose Quartet Shrewsbury Folk Festival song workshop revisited as part of this season 2 premiere last night. Thanks to @natalie-steed.bsky.social for capturing our teaching - something we love to do! Listen again here and to the rest of the series all week.
The Essay - The Song Detectorists - 6. Shropshire - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social Splendid sharing of an equally splendid example of what makes #ShrewsburyFolkFestival such a top tier Folk event. Don't know if @matthewbannister.bsky.social and the @folkonfoot.com team have ever had the pleasure of visiting SFF. :)
Lincolnshire tonight! The cradle of English folk, in many ways, and a favourite region of mine.
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lincolnshire tonight! The cradle of English folk, in many ways, and a favourite region of mine.
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith’s super version of Jolly Miller is the first tune in the book we’re uncovering, and I look at bits of melody and place names as they resurface across centuries.
9.45 Radio 3
It was very moving to hear our Melrose Quartet Shrewsbury Folk Festival song workshop revisited as part of this season 2 premiere last night. Thanks to @natalie-steed.bsky.social for capturing our teaching - something we love to do! Listen again here and to the rest of the series all week.
The Essay - The Song Detectorists - 6. Shropshire - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It was very moving to hear our Melrose Quartet Shrewsbury Folk Festival song workshop revisited as part of this season 2 premiere last night. Thanks to @natalie-steed.bsky.social for capturing our teaching - something we love to do! Listen again here and to the rest of the series all week.
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We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
Lincolnshire tonight!
We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Lincolnshire tonight!
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Tune to BBC Radio 3 at 21:45 tonight for the second series of the #songdectorists, starting in Shropshire
October 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tune to BBC Radio 3 at 21:45 tonight for the second series of the #songdectorists, starting in Shropshire
Very excited for - and proud of - this!
Tune to BBC Radio 3 at 21:45 tonight for the second series of the #songdectorists, starting in Shropshire
October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Very excited for - and proud of - this!
Series 2 of The Song Detectorists launches tonight! Featuring me with Melrose Quartet, and the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social team.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, The Song Detectorists, 6. Shropshire
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Series 2 of The Song Detectorists launches tonight! Featuring me with Melrose Quartet, and the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social team.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Really exciting work by our colleagues at @musicheritageplace.bsky.social discovering Purcell manuscripts!
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Really exciting work by our colleagues at @musicheritageplace.bsky.social discovering Purcell manuscripts!
An exciting discovery!
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
An exciting discovery!
Off to Kimpton folk fest as usual at this time of year! I’ll be presenting some of the discoveries so far from AHRC project Music Heritage Place, with very special guests the National Youth Folk Troupe of England. 3.30 at the Dacre Rooms
kimptonfolk.co.uk/schedules
kimptonfolk.co.uk/schedules
July 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Off to Kimpton folk fest as usual at this time of year! I’ll be presenting some of the discoveries so far from AHRC project Music Heritage Place, with very special guests the National Youth Folk Troupe of England. 3.30 at the Dacre Rooms
kimptonfolk.co.uk/schedules
kimptonfolk.co.uk/schedules