He has released three albums, Adventures in Gramophone (2005), Songs from the Deep Forest (2006), both of which were nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and I Never Thought This Day Would Come (2008).
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Duke Special
NME.com feature on Duke Special including news, reviews, biography, youtube video, audio, concerts, tour dates, photos, pictures, commentary, album reviews and live reviews and cool facts.
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Duke Special Videos
Filthy Dukes - 'This Rhythm'
Watch the brand new video 'This Rhythm' from arch remixers Filthy Dukes.
NME Video: The Duke Spirit at Glastonbury 2008
The Duke Spirit talk to NME from Glastonbury Festival 2008..
NME Video: Skins Radio - Filthy Dukes
To hear these sessions in full and more from the bands listen to Skins Radio every night from 7pm.
NME Agenda - 20 April 2009
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YouTube Duke Special Videos
Duke Special - Our Love Goes Deeper Than This (03:23)
Neil Hannon joins Duke Special on the single Our Love Goes Deeper Than This video. Romeo Stodart (The Magic Numbers) provides backing vocals.
Duke Special on Jools Holland - Portrait (03:19)
Northern Irish musician Duke Special performing "Portrait" on the Jools Holland show, 2006.
Duke Special - Sweet Sweet Kisses (03:04)
Video to Duke Special's single Sweet Sweet Kisses, taken from the album "I Never Thought This Day Would Come". Video directed and produced by Ryan Suffern.
Duke Special Biography
Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly-accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic". His live performances have a theatrical style inspired by Vaudeville and music hall, and often incorporate 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio. He is most often accompanied by percussionist "Temperance Society" Chip Bailey, who plays cheese graters and egg whisks, a Stumpf fiddle and a Shirdi drone box, as well as the more typical drums and cymbals. Other musicians who perform with Wilson from time to time include Paul "Pilot" Wilkinson (guitar), Rea Curran (trumpet, backing vocals, accordion), Ben Castle (clarinet, saxophone), Ben Hales (bass guitar), Gareth Williams, "Professor" Ger Eaton (keyboards), Dan Donnelly (mandoline, backing vocals) and Serge Archibald III (saxophone, "ethereal background sounds", vibes).
He has released three albums, Adventures in Gramophone (2005), Songs from the Deep Forest (2006), both of which were nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and I Never Thought This Day Would Come (2008).
He has released three albums, Adventures in Gramophone (2005), Songs from the Deep Forest (2006), both of which were nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and I Never Thought This Day Would Come (2008).
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Duke Special's Best Songs
- 1. Last Night I Nearly Died
- 2. No Cover Up
- 3. Freewheel
- 4. Wake Up Scarlett
- 5. Portrait
- 6. Brixton Leaves
- 7. Salvation Tambourine
- 8. Ballad of a broken man
- 9. Everybody wants a little something
- 10. This could be my last day
Duke Special Discography
Duke Special albums.
- Songs From the Deep Forest (disc 1) - 01/10/2007 (V2/GB)
- Songs From the Deep Forest (disc 2: Orchestral Manoeuvres in Belfast) - 01/10/2007 (V2/GB)
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