Manchester Folk Festival 2027: Barry Kerr

Barry Kerr performs at Manchester Folk Festival 2027 in the Carole Nash Hall.

Barry Kerr, an Irish composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist, appears at Manchester Folk Festival 2027 in the Carole Nash Hall. His recent work includes Curlew's Cry, a collection of original and traditional songs inspired by folklore, memory and the natural world, which has been shortlisted for Folk Album of the Year. He received the inaugural Liam O'Flynn Award in 2020 and was Traditional Musician in Residence at University College Cork in 2023. The show is part of the festival's tenth anniversary edition, running from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th March 2027 across venues in the city.