Belfast's Katie & The Carnival have created a nice buzz about their music and are about to release a new single called 'Went to the Fair'. Went to the Fair by katieandthecarnival As you can see below the launch is looking really special with an afternoon Tea Party in the Black Box followed by an indoor Garden Party in the Oh Yeah Centre. Guests include Duke Special, Master & Dog, Silhouette and The Lowly Knights.
Valentine Black is the alter ego of Kildare musician Peco Mc Loughlin whose latest politically charged single 'Take me to your leader' was released this month and is a cracking good tune. Over the years Peco has shared the stage with a number of major artists, supporting acts like The Waterboys, Mundy, Bell X-1, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, The Blizzards, The Coronas, Luka Bloom, Jerry Fish, Dirty Epics, Aslan and Something Happens. http://www.reverbnation.com/va lentineblack [...]
The lineup for Vatastival 2011 has been announced. It includes Duke Special, Donal Dineen, Wallis Bird, The Cast of Cheers, Jamie Lawson, The Hot Sprockets and many more with further headline acts to be confirmed. The 3 day event will take place on the Dunany Estate in Co. Louth from Friday 29th of April to Sunday 1st of May, with over 70 acts playing on 3 stages. The whole weekend, including camping, costs €85 with an early-bird offer of €70. For tickets and further information go to their website http://www.vantastival.com/ [...]
Duke Special has recorded a CD of Belfast singer Ruby Murrays most loved songs to pay homage to the her musical legacy. He was inspired to record the CD after producing a documentary 'Ruby and The Duke,' which was broadcast on RTE on Tuesday January 18th and is available here until the 9th February. Murray died a frail and broken alcoholic in the mid 90's and Duke decided that it would be appropriate to link the recordings with an organisation whose clients lives reflect the struggles that Ruby lived with: [...]
Scottish quintet Kitty The Lion's infectious folk-pop offering is guaranteed to steal a smile even from the most cynical listener. Having appeared at some of Scotland's biggest festivals (T In The Park, Rock Ness, Belladrum Festivals), as well as earning some major support slots, the band are now starting to attract some radio attention. Their [...]
Picture this scene: a dimly-lit bar with a wide variety of liquor lined up alongside its oak walls, the multitude of bottles casting a refraction on the dozen or so guests in the room. A grand piano sits on a small, elevated stage, several feet from your comfortable red silk-laden table. Those around you are [...]
Marc Almond No alarms. No surprises. This year's Electric Picnic seemed familiar in so many ways, a warm feeling for certain but also one that leads you to feel that you know exactly what to expect. And then you wander into a tent and see Marc Almond in a gold sequined jacket. It's something you would never see at other big festivals in this country and is an unquestionable joy. Unlike another certain vintage act on the bill tonight, Almond knows what his audience want to hear and gives it to them straight. Such fired up [...]
So the Electric Picnic is this weekend. Here's the Pic of the Irish artists playing. Have a listen or in some cases download a tune! Jerry Fish plays The Salty Dog Stage Back to Before - Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club by DMPhoto [...]
Official | Myspace | Buy on itunes Peter Wilson, a Belfast "vaudeville" musician, is Duke Special. When he performes he has an old gramophone on stage which is a perfect prop to his music that would have fit in the swinging '20s without a hitch, but they remain modern enough for us to enjoy now. "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This", and many of his other songs, is a glorified show tune, which I mean in the absolute best way. You will be singing [...]
Some more additions to the Electric Picnic 2010 lineup today. The biggest name among the music bloggers is Janelle Monae, whose Archandroid album is getting hyped left, right, and centre. Local acts Duke Special and O Emperor are excellent additions, as are Mountain Man and Freelance Whales. The lineup is going from strength to strength every week or two.
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Photo Credit This time, let's go for more de-facto Vaudeville revivalist and sublimely brilliant music from Belfast artist Duke Special aka Peter Wilson. Theatrical and colorful, his music sounds somewhat like those from Dresden Dolls' cabaret and Rufus Wainwright. His song, " Our Love Goes Deeper Than This " has bouncy and rich instrumental sounds and in "Wanda, Darling of the Jockey Club", taken from his latest release The Stage, The Book And The Silver Screen, shows off his retro side. [...]
bohemian retro ballad // singer-songwriter Belfast artist Duke Special , a.k.a. Peter Wilson, is a de-facto Vaudeville revivalist. Duke's songwriting is highly theatrical and colourful, somewhat recalling the aching beauty of such artists as Rufus Wainwright and Antony Hegarty as well as the Dresden Dolls' cabaret extravaganza. In "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This" Duke merges a variety of inspirations such as melodramatic Vaudeville, big band and Bebop with rich and bouncy piano, clarinet, trumpet, drums and quirky sound effects. "Wanda, darling of the Jockey Club", taken from his latest release The [...]
Roll up, roll up. We have some nice tickets to giveaway this week, 2 pairs of passes for each of the following in fact. Duke Special - Tripod, June 11th Tegan and Sara - The Olympia, June 15th RSAG - The Academy, June 16th To enter simply mail giveaway@state.ie with your name, contact details and which show you would like to attend in the subject bar. All tickets may be bought from Ticketmaster and decent record stores. [...]
White Lies have been announced as one of the headline acts for Indiependence 2010 , they will play Sunday, August 1st at the Cork Festival. Other acts such as Reverend & The Makers , The Coronas , Duke Special , Jape and Delorentos will be making the trip to Mitchelstown on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Weekend tickets are priced at €79 camping or €59 non-camping from ticketgroup.ie . For full line-up details got to Indiependencefestival.com . Related [...]
Duke Special is returning with a special live show The Silent World of Hector Mann & Songs from Mother Courage , which is stopping at theatres all over the country. I won't attempt to explain the show itself, as the press release does a much better job than I could (plus I haven't seen Duke in action on this tour, so haven't yet experienced it myself). "The Silent World of Hector Mann celebrates a much overlooked treasure of the silent film era. The Duke will whisk audiences away on a magical mystery tour of train tracks, tramps, [...]
The eagerly anticipated Choice Music Awards takes place this Wednesday evening in Vicar Street with eight of this years nominees taking the stage for a tune or two. Details: http://www.choicemusicprize.co m/ From 2005 : Duke Special - Freewheel Emmett Tinley - I Want You From 2006 : Director - Be With You [...]
What a super line-up for this one day festival happening on March 3rd. It's €35 for NUIM students and staff and €45 for us non Maynooth students. Over 3 stages and during 12 hours of music you will hear the likes of: The View, The Magic Numbers, Duke Special, Mick Flannery, Sidney Samson, The Coronas, Saccade, Neosupervital, The Chapters, Grand Pocket Orchestra, and Mundy! When you consider the Triners is asking for €78 for this .... I think the organisers are doing a super job for The Gathering! [...]
Duke Special cannot be accused of resting on his considerable laurels, with his latest project a highly ambitious triple-CD set, based around a play, a novel and a silent movie star. The Stage is the Duke-penned music for Bertold Brecht's 1939 classic anti-war play, Mother Courage And Her Children , which ran in London's National Theatre late last year. While it's difficult to assess its effectiveness without the accompanying visuals, it remains a powerful piece of work, and showcases Special's growing talent as a songwriter, with a stirring, fully orchestrated score, and songs [...]
Talented Irish singer-songwriter Duke Special (real name Peter Wilson) has amassed quite a following with his previous albums 'Songs from the Deep Forest' and 'I Never Thought This Day Would Come.' In fact, when he created a Pledge Music account to raise money for his latest project, he far exceeded his goal. On 8th March 2010, Special will not only release a new album, he will release three! When combined together into a 3-CD set, they are referred to as 'The Stage, A Book & the Silver Screen,' but each of the [...]
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