Twin bill: Martin Kerr and Rum Ragged

With millions of streams and thousands of shows under his belt, Martin Kerr magnetically pulls listeners into his embrace. The red-headed British/Canadian singer-songwriter made legions of new fans around the world this year, opening for Dermot Kennedy, Walk Off The Earth, The Strumbellas and Billy Raffoul, and headlining at summer festivals. 

After 15 years going it alone as a street-performer, and visiting 35 countries, Kerr signed with his ‘dream label’, Nettwerk Records (Passenger, Paper Kites) and released 2 acclaimed EPs, Don’t Listen to Me and What you Don’t Know. With festival and theatre bookings rolling in, and his online following snowballing by the day, 2024 promises to be a breakout year for Martin Kerr, with another new album on the way, and new adventures on the horizon.

Rum Ragged – JUNO Award Nominees, Rum Ragged, take a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home, the Eastern Canadian island of Newfoundland.

Formed by Aaron Collis and Mark Manning and boasting bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar and button accordion, these new champions of East Coast music enliven and enlighten audiences with both songs and tune sets which they deliver with an honest swagger that is far beyond their years.

With reverence for their roots and a creative, contemporary edge, this young band have quickly become known as the finest purveyors of their great living musical tradition. Rum Ragged is not your run-of-the-mill folk band, they are the genuine article.