NZ Music Week on Americana - Burgin, Kerr & Norman: LIVE - 26/05/2024

Irishman Andrew Kerr (ex. Jacky Tar) and Alan Norman (The Warratahs & the Rag Poets) have been playing as a duo for many years. They have recently expanded to a trio and are joined by Paddy Burgin (The Wooden Box Band & The Zimmermans), and his magical guitars, on a more permanent basis. Paddy, a world-renowned luthier, was a member of The Scarborough Connection, who featured on Andrew and Alan’s critically acclaimed 2023 release ‘For the Record.’

A swampy melting pot of country, folk, Americana and blues, they combine a mutual love of story-telling and rhythmic grooves with narratives about the human experience. They perform predominantly original material, with contributions from each member, calling on a wide range of instrumentation including piano, acoustic and Weissenborn guitars, accordion, bodhran, and percussion.