Duke Special is tagged as: irish, singer-songwriter, indie, alternative, northern irish Duke Special, a.k.a. Peter Wilson, is a Belfast artist with an unique sound, often referred to as ‘vaudeville’. His songs are shaped by an omnipresent piano, harps, brass, strings and - his trademark on stage - an old gramophone. The result are very romantic and passionate little hymns with the Duke’s soft vocals. A quite antique sound, but never old-fashioned. |Music was all he ever wanted to do. He learned piano as a child and sang traditional Irish songs in churches and community centres with his sisters. Soon he began writing his own songs and played in some local rock bands with little success. Under his pseudonym ‘Duke Special’ he recorded two limited EPs (Lucky Me, My Villain Heart) and sold them at hundreds of concerts across Ireland, the UK and Germany. He supported Aqualung, Rufus Wainwright, Paddy Casey, Gemma Hayes, cDavid Ford, The Divine Comedy Snow Patrol and many others over the last years. More than 6,000 copies of the EPs were sold, and Duke re-released the two EPs as an album (Adventures in Gramophone). In 2005 the “Your Vandal”-EP was released. Special credit must be given to his onstage partner Chip Bailey, who greatly amuses with self-made percussions formerly known as kitchenware. Duke Special’s s... Read More About Duke Special Biography...  Send Duke Special ringtones to your cell
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