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dukespecial - music artist

Duke Special's Profile

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Location: Belfast,
Country: Ireland Ireland
Last Login: Jun 23, 2008 (564 days back)
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About Me



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Music:

Member Since: 6/18/2005
Band Website: dukespecial.com
Band Members:

Duke is regularly helped on stage and during recordings by:
Temperence Society Chip Bailey - Drums and percussion
Réa Curran - trumpet and harmonium
Ben Hales - guitar and backing vocals
Paul Wilkinson - bowed guitar and bass
Ben Castle - clarinet and sax
The Poisoner Ivo Neame - sax and wurly
Ger Eaton - Indian instruments

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Influences:

Elliott Smith
The Magnetic Fields
Dresden Dolls
Early Van
Vaudeville Theatre
78 RPMs
Andy Kauffman
Tom Waits
Rufus Wainwright
Aimee Mann
The Divine Comedy
Van Dyke Parks
Kurt Weill
Elvis Costello
Ben Folds


Sounds Like:

Duke Special with Neil Hannon on RTE's The Late Late Show

Watch the NEW video for 'Freewheel'

Watch 'Portrait' on 'Later With Jools Holland'

Watch 'No Cover Up' on 'Later With Jools Holland'

Record Label: V2
Type of Label: Indie

My Background and Lifestyle

Occupation: Music Artist (Alternative / Other / Soul)

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My Blog

Redemption

Old pirates, yes, they rob me;Sold me to the merchant ships,Minutes after they took meFrom the bottomless pit.But my hand was made strongBy the hand of the Almighty.We forward in this generationTriump...
Posted by Duke Special on Tue, 13 May 2008 01:33:00 PST

Duke update!

Hello! If my recent acceptance speech at the Meteors is anything to go by this should be a short address full of vague references of thanks and expletives! I will try and be slightly more eloquent. I ...
Posted by Duke Special on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:59:00 PST

What I should have said!

So by now some of you will have seen the footage of the recent Meteor Awards. You never know what you are going to come out with at these kind of things and I am more used to not winning so I thought...
Posted by Duke Special on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:24:00 PST

Vote for Duke Special!

Hi Folks,Voting is now open for the Irish Meteor Music Awards 2008.Riding on the back of last year's Best Album nominee, Duke Special is now in the running for Best Irish Male and Best Irish Live Perf...
Posted by Duke Special on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:37:00 PST

tomorrow night!

been a pretty busy week. spent a few days with Dave Lynch in Belfast working on tracks for the tour and recording a couple of B-sides for No cover up (the final single from sftdf). We had to pull an...
Posted by Duke Special on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:13:00 PST

Chaka Khan!

Another late one. Played an instore in HMV in Belfast today. I was worried no-one would show but the audience were great and it was a pleasure having Ursula Burns along for the fun. Hectic day of i...
Posted by Duke Special on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:27:00 PST

working!

started working with Dave Lynch today. We are working on some stuff for the up-coming Irish tour as well as for the in-store in HMV Belfast tomorrow, B-sides for the next single and a song I am inten...
Posted by Duke Special on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:03:00 PST

promo trip in the UK

just back from 2 days in Wales and England to promote Our love goes deeper than this and the reissue of the album. The lovely Neil Adams from V2 picked me up from Cardiff airport yesterday morning at...
Posted by Duke Special on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:04:00 PST

Blue Remembered Hills

Went to see a play tonight at the Old Museum Arts Centre in Belfast. It was called Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter performed by a theatre company managed by a guy who performed at the Vaudevil...
Posted by Duke Special on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:51:00 PST

first time

Just watched documentary on Joy Division on TV, and feel frustrated and excited at the same time. Also went to see David Kitt last night at the Empire in Belfast. I have spent the day doing a photo ...
Posted by Duke Special on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:09:00 PST

My Friends

Temperance Society Chip Bailey, Thomas Truax, The Divine Comedy, The Maximals, Emily Loizeau, IZUMI RECORDS, Foy Vance, DJ78, AQUALUNG, THE LATE GREATS - NEW SINGLE OUT, Ed Harcourt, Clare & the Reasons, Ben Castle, The Miracle Cure, stephanie dosen, Julie Lee, six10repeater, Joe Echo, Martelo, Keyboard Cathy, JUNO FALLS, Confessions of a critic, Grøfteblomst, Andi, Issue-72, The Hardman =D, the tragics, laurence, The Dufferin Arms - Live music every Fri & Sat!, Jouis and the Chic Geeks, Backline Photography UK, SANCTUARY Northern Ireland (Lisburn), Renaissance Night Club, Gentry Morris, Irish, Edwardia, PIANORAMA, cliff erosion, Cazzyclay, Chaos & Bedlam Founder Liza Buddy, MARABOU MC, ZACS PLACE, Sparky McGee, Weez, Mel, DEME, Elly, GIFTED EMPIRE, The Great Shakes *NEW SONGS UP NOW*, Zombi Music Promotions, caoimhe, GypsyTravelersSong sástaTairisem, Angelo Pardi, The Thunderbolt Chorus, Clare..♥, Cat Malojian, fandedavy66, Ruth, HUTCHINSON, Marion, The Aftermath FRIENDLIER UP HERE OUT NOW, France Flory -Mon MySpace officiel-, NEWSOUND RECORDS, Ali, TheOpeningDeparture

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