Archie Carr

Behind the music…

Archie Carr is a musician, songwriter and performer living in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He grew up in Barnsley, studied music performance in York, and can be found playing everywhere from pub corners to festivals across Yorkshire and beyond. Archie is a high energy performer both solo and with a band, with a variety of catchy original songs and unique covers of popular songs across the decades. Archie combines the styles of Folk, Rock, Pop and Americana, often with an acoustic guitar but also playing mandolin, harmonica and banjo. Major influences include: Fleetwood Mac, The Lumineers, Paul Simon, Talking Heads, Hozier, Elton John, Paolo Nutini Further artists covered include: Alanis Morissette, Arctic Monkeys, Amy Whinehouse, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Declan Mckenna, James Taylor, Queen, REM