We are very excited to announce that Duncan has been invited to perform his music at the National Celtic Festival (NCF) – Portarlington, Australia!!! This visit to Victoria will be the first time Duncan has performed in the Australian territory and he is thrilled to be performing live to new international audiences. As well as […]
Details coming soon of three week Duncan Chisholm tour in September 2019 – as well as summer festival news!
Watch this space for live performance information for 2019 to be announced very soon!
Sincere thanks to everyone who has taken the time to attend live performances or listened to music from Duncan’s album Sandwood over recent months. Thanks also for the support offered through nominations and voting at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2018. Duncan is honoured to have been awarded the prestigious Album of the Year […]
You can vote now for your preferences amongst a selection of world-class musical talent shortlisted for the Scots Trad Music Awards 2018. Duncan is honoured to have been nominated within two categories at this year’s awards. Duncan Chisholm within the Composer of the Year category – and his latest release Sandwood has been shortlisted within the Album of […]
Duncan has been invited to perform as part of the the first Festival of Small Halls which will take place around Skye and Lochalsh over eight days, towards the end of November 2018. This is a multi-art form winter festival, bringing big music to small halls. People, place and performance are the themes of this […]
Hands up for Trad have opened nominations for the 2018 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. Celebrating excellence in traditional music, these awards honour artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters. This awards ceremony includes a wealth of categories that encompass all aspects of traditional music. Be sure to take a moment to nominate your favourite acts […]
On 27 January 2019, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness will host ‘An Treas Suaile’ (The Third Wave) which Duncan was commissioned to write with fellow musician Julie Fowlis. Late on New Year’s Eve 1918, HMY Iolaire set sail from Kyle of Lochalsh carrying nearly 300 seamen home to the Isle of Lewis after the war. The […]
The Blas Festival, which takes place between 7 – 15 September 2018, celebrates the culture, traditional music and Gaelic in the Highlands of Scotland. Duncan will perform with folk-rock band Wolfstone as they make a rare appearance on Highland soil when they perform in Lochinver on Friday 14 September. For full box office details, please visit […]
Twenty years ago this summer, the first issue of Penguin Eggs surfaced on the Internet. This publication continues to be bursting with features, interviews, news and reviews from the traditional scene and the current summer special 20th Anniversary Issue (No.78) is no exception. Read Roddy Campbell’s full review of Sandwood, accessible via the publication here, as […]
