ArtistInfo

James Fagan

voc, *1972 GB, Sydney
Singer / Musician of Folk and World

James Fagan (born 1972) is a folk musician from Sydney, Australia. He is a singer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in the Irish bouzouki.Born in Australia in 1972, James was the first child of Sydney-based folk singers Bob and Margaret Fagan. They, James and his sister Kate formed The Fagans, and have toured the Australian folk scene since the early 1980s. James’s first instrument was piano. By his teens, he was singing, playing guitar, and playing the clarinet. In 1994, he joined Alistair Hulett's band The Hooligans which included Jimmy Gregory who introduced him to the guitar-shaped bouzouki which is now his main instrument. Singing remains his first and foremost musical love.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar
• Mandolin
• Piano
• Backing Vocals

Genres

• Folk
• World
• Children's Music

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