Melrose Quartet Sheffield, UK
Simply one of the best acappella groups on the UK folk scene, Melrose Quartet are made up of two well-loved folk duos, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan and Jess & Rich Arrowsmith. Based in Sheffield, they have a decade of gigs behind them, and vast collective experience as workshop leaders as well as performers. They are also a ceilidh band and the Patrons of Whiby Folk Week. Www.melrosequartet.co.uk ... more
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