"Na-Mara remain one of the most prominent duos on the domestic-recorded folk scene."
David Pratt, FATEA, November, 2025
"One of today's leading folk ballad duos on the
British Folk Scene."
Michael Moll, Folk World, 2019
Na-Mara are Rob Garcia (mandolin, mandola, classical guitar and vocals) and Paul McNamara (guitars, vocals). They are based in St. Albans and continue to work on new material.
Na-Mara have retired from live performance having performed since 2006 across the UK and in France, Germany, Spain and, in 2019, China. You can see a clip from their last ever gig here.
"One of life's certainties, thus far, is that any music produced by Na-Mara, be it live or recorded, will be of the highest quality and guaranteed to involve subjects and themes of compelling interest."
David Pratt, FATEA, April 2019
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We would like to thank David Pratt for his considered and very positive review of our new EP, The Roses and the Busy Bee in online music magazine, FATEA.
His kind words about our musicianship and song writing are very much appreciated, as is his conclusion that Na-Mara remains “one of the most prominent duos on the domestic recorded-music folk scene”.
It is heart warming and energising to receive such encouragement, especially from such an experienced reviewer as David. Again, many thanks! … more