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Australian folk scene since the early 1980s. Fagan's first instrument was piano. By his teens, he was singing, playing guitar, and playing the clarinet. In 1994, he joined
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Fagan is well respected in his own right on the UK music scene – his other projects include being a member of The
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618:"The James Brothers – Antipodean Colonial Roots Music"
409:"Sandra Kerr, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan - Scalene"
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