Barry Kerr’s ‘Curlew's Cry’ crowned Folk Album of the Year 2025 | Songlines
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Barry Kerr’s ‘Curlew's Cry’ crowned Folk Album of the Year 2025

By Russ Slater Johnson

Northern Irish singer-songwriter’s latest album deemed pick of the bunch, as he takes home first-ever Folk Album of the Year award

Barry Kerr (With Award 1)

Barry Kerr winning Folk Album of the Year (photo by Chris Payne)

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