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Duke Special is an artist aptly named. Dynamic, musically ambitious & bracingly eccentric, with his inimitable style and lush musicality. Hailing from Belfast with a sound that is self-confessed “hobo-chic”, Duke Special - AKA the endlessly inventive Peter Wilson - is once heard, never forgotten. Blissfully at home in his own alluring genre of beautifully bruised romanticism, Duke Special inhabits a world unlike any other - a world filled with vaudeville-esque sensibility, sing-a-longs and addictive melodies.
On June 18th, Duke Special will be releasing his first new “commercial” music album ‘Oh Pioneer’. As a prelude to this new chapter in his musical journey, Duke Special will be releasing ‘Punch Of A Friend’ on April 27th as a free digital download via his website. Listen to it here
http://soundcloud.com/adventures-in-gramophone/punch-of-a-friend
Carrying all the hallmarks of a classic Duke Special song, ‘Punch Of A Friend’ elegantly swoons through a melancholic daydream of soft harmonies, and tender orchestrated percussion. About the track, Duke says;
"Sometimes only a true friend can jolt us back to life when we're down or on a destructive path. And only a friend has the ability to speak the truth to us and at the same time help us up again. The punch of a friend."
In support of his single and the release of ‘Oh Pioneer’ Duke will be heading out on an extensive tour this May across the UK. ‘Oh Pioneer’ is available for pre-order now and you can watch a behind the scenes video of recording the album below
May Tour
Support will be from Foreign Slippers on dates marked with a *. Please buy tickets from http://www.musicglue.net/dukespecial/
www.dukespecial.com
www.facebook.com/DukeSpecial
On June 18th, Duke Special will be releasing his first new “commercial” music album ‘Oh Pioneer’. As a prelude to this new chapter in his musical journey, Duke Special will be releasing ‘Punch Of A Friend’ on April 27th as a free digital download via his website. Listen to it here
http://soundcloud.com/adventures-in-gramophone/punch-of-a-friend
Carrying all the hallmarks of a classic Duke Special song, ‘Punch Of A Friend’ elegantly swoons through a melancholic daydream of soft harmonies, and tender orchestrated percussion. About the track, Duke says;
"Sometimes only a true friend can jolt us back to life when we're down or on a destructive path. And only a friend has the ability to speak the truth to us and at the same time help us up again. The punch of a friend."
In support of his single and the release of ‘Oh Pioneer’ Duke will be heading out on an extensive tour this May across the UK. ‘Oh Pioneer’ is available for pre-order now and you can watch a behind the scenes video of recording the album below
May Tour
Support will be from Foreign Slippers on dates marked with a *. Please buy tickets from http://www.musicglue.net/
- May 1st - Carrick on Shannon Dock *Tickets.
- May 2nd - Bray Mermaid Arts * Tickets.
- May 3rd - Tullamore Thatch * Tickets.
- May 4th - Galway Roisin Dubh Tickets.
- May 5th - Limavady Roe Valley Arts Tickets.
- May 6th - Killarney INEC * Tickets.
- May 8th - Limerick Dolans * Tickets
- May 9th - Cork Cypress Avenue * Tickets
- May 10th - Wexford Arts Centre * Tickets.
- May 12th - Belfast Waterfront with Ulster Orchestra * Tickets.
- May 13th - Kilkenny Set Theatre *Tickets.
- May 15th - Glee, Birmingham Tickets *
- May 16th - Glee, Nottingham Tickets *
- May 17th - Arc, Stockton Tickets
- May 18th - Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Tickets
- May 19th - Oran Mor, Glasgow Tickets
- May 20th - Wardrobe, Leeds Tickets
- May 21st - Glee, Cardiff Tickets *
- May 22nd - Colchester Arts Centre Tickets *
- May 24th - Union Chapel, London Tickets *
- May 25th - Deaf Institute, Manchester Tickets
- May 26th - St Peters Church, Ely Tickets
- May 27th - The Open, Norwich Tickets *
- May 28th - Phoenix, Exeter Tickets *
- May 29th - Komedia, Brighton Tickets *
www.dukespecial.com
www.facebook.com/DukeSpecial
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