Fergus McKay learned his craft touring Europe, busking and collaborating with musicians from all sorts of cultures and backgrounds. His award-winning songs blend the ideas and flavors harvested from these experiences into a unique, quirky, and refreshingly original style. Fergus has been described as "brilliant" in the Sunday People newspaper, and a former London Records exec described him as "Harry Bellafonte meets Cockney Rebel at harmonica junction." Grammy award-winner Joan Armatrading invited him to support her on her recent tour.
Fergus has played in over 30 countries at every level from street performance right up to appearing at Sziget festival, the largest in Europe. In the 90's his band Tripp were signed to Sir Harry Cowell's label PMW records, and Fergus co-produced their EP with Edwyn Collins (Never Met A Girl Like You Before).
The debut album "Ever The Forager" released in 2015 features a collection of 13 songs written, developed, and arranged during Fergus's time as a street musician, and it displays a great variety of influences and styles.
A song that tells the story of a sailor away from his love at sea for too long, he takes control of the ship and returns to her, traditional folk style song, celtic influence, with banjo, guitar, mandolin, bhodran, male vocals. Great song for seafaring theme, Homer's penelope and odysseus modern day, Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
a song in roots americana blues folk style, with banjo, honky-tonk piano, harmonica and mandolin. It talks about the support of frineds, using the title "hold the ladder" as an analogy for supporting a friend. Sounds like acoustic blues with jazz leaning, male vocal with female backing vocals, Male Vocals, Americana, Americana
a bouncy song written with irony about being broke, or the need for money, in the rhythm of a modern jig and with a full celtic sound towards the end. music about cash, a commentary on capitalism from the point of view of a busker. Jaunty, wry and upbeat, for money programme or documentary on money, Male Vocals, Folk, Contemporary Folk
An exciting upbeat skiffle style song that talks about boredom in a small hotel room, would be great for a television or film sequence, has a catchy refrain with a little French in it, humorous lyrics, jaunty beat, all acoustic instruments, title "I'm not bored" is obviously ironic, Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Pop
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