A MULTI-AWARD winning folk duo are set to return to Gwaenysgor next month.

Folk fans will can enjoy more amazing opportunities to catch up-and-coming acts at the Gwaenysgor village hall this year, including an evening with Greg Russel and Ciaran Algar on Wednesday, February 27.

The pair first joined forces in 2011, winning BBC 2 Young Folk Award in 2013 followed by the BBC 2 Horizon Award the following year. In 2015, they were nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Duo category.

Combining Russell’s powerful vocals and driving guitar style with Algar’s All-Ireland winning fiddle playing, the duo have become one of the most sought after acts on the British folk scene.

Having toured extensively in the UK for five years, as well as in Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar have released three studio albums.

Catch Russell and Algar Wednesday, February 27 at 7pm.

Tickets are £13, plus postage fee, availble from therecordjournal.co.uk.