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July 2019

SCOTLAND: Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Festival

13 July @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

The McMillan Hall, Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart, DG8 6EQ., Dashwood Square
Newton Stewart, DG8 6EQ United Kingdom + Google Map

Now recognised as a significant cultural event in south west Scotland, this three day festival has a full programme of traditional music opportunities and arts programming in Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway.

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SCOTLAND: Stonehaven Folk Festival

14 July @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Stonehaven Folk Festival, Town Hall
Stonehaven, AB39 2BU United Kingdom + Google Map

Attracting around 2,500 festival goers, across 50 something events, the Stonehaven Folk Festival programme includes some of the best traditional and contemporary musicians and the 2019 line up is no exception. Invited to headline the Sunday's festival programme, Duncan is thrilled to be returning to this festival for the first time with his solo line up.

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SCOTLAND: HebCelt, Isle of Lewis

19 July @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

An Lanntair, Stornoway, Kenneth Street
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2DS United Kingdom + Google Map

The multi-award winning HebCelt returns for its 24th annual festival during 17 - 20 July 2019.
This internationally renowned event has a unique setting in the Scottish Hebridean island of Lewis. A wide programme of events spread across the town of Stornoway over the festival weekend includes Duncan Chisholm performing at An Lanntair on the evening of Friday 19 July.

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August 2019

SCOTLAND: Belladrum Festival – with Julie Fowlis

3 August

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Highland, Belladrum Estate
near Inverness, IV4 7BA + Google Map

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ENGLAND: Sidmouth Folk Festival – with Julie Fowlis

5 August @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Sidmouth Folk Festival EX10 8XR + Google Map

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ASTURIAS: Sala de Cámara, Auditorio de Oviedo, Festival De Veran

19 August @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Sala de Cámara, Auditorio de Oviedo, Plaza del Fresno, s/n, 33007, Oviedo,
Asturias, Spain + Google Map

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FRANCE: Tatihou Crossing Festival – with Julie Fowlis

29 August

Conseil départemental de la Manche – Délégation à la culture 50050 Saint-Lô, France France + Google Map

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September 2019

ENGLAND: The Met, Bury

5 September @ 8:00 pm

The Met, Bury, Market Street
Bury, BL9 0BW United Kingdom + Google Map

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WALES: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University

6 September @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea, SA2 8PZ + Google Map

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ENGLAND: Ashburton Arts Centre, Devon

7 September @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Ashburton Arts Centre, Ashburton, 15 West Street
Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7DT United Kingdom + Google Map

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About Duncan

Duncan Chisholm is one of Scotland’s most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers. Born and brought up near Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland, Duncan has spent most of his life developing his unique musical voice. Fiddle playing at its best, Duncan’s feather-light handling of dynamics and ornamentation, allied with his pure-distilled tone, lend his characteristic spine-tingling magic to his music.

Taught to play by the great Donald Riddell, few can match Duncan’s expressive feel for a Highland air. Duncan’s well-established musical career has taken him throughout the UK, Europe and the USA, both through his solo work and while playing with other musicians and bands. Duncan plays regularly with gaelic singing sensation Julie Fowlis, sets the heather on fire with his folk rock band Wolfstone and is much sought after as a composer and accompanist.

Duncan’s latest release Live at Celtic Connections, was recently awarded ‘Album of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards in December 2014. Performed at an exclusive concert as part of the world famous Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Duncan recorded this special event where he played music from his acclaimed Strathglass Trilogy of albums, as part of a six piece traditional band who were backed by an orchestral ensemble.

The culmination of six years work, The Strathglass Trilogy – Farrar, Canaich and Affric, is Duncan’s musical representation of the ancient Chisholm Clan lands. With such a personal interest in and connection to these Highland glens, Duncan has worked hard to instil great pride and passion into three individual but very much connected musical masterpieces. This unique and inspired idea of producing a suite of fiddle music recordings, influenced by one of the most beautiful wilderness areas of Scotland, gives a solid representation of Duncan’s ability to get right to the heart of a tune, and communicate the emotion behind it, in what seems a totally natural way.

Duncan’s first solo album, Redpoint catapulted his solo career into the public eye. The Door of Saints closely followed Redpoint; a beautiful album inspired by the music of Northern Spain. Duncan then embarked on his Strathglass Trilogy, mixing traditional tunes with contemporary sounds. Having composed music for several BBC documentaries and written more than half of the tunes presented on his latest release, Duncan has been labelled “the new sound of traditional Scotland.”

“My creative world widens with each passing year and the possibilities for self-expression are limitless. Enjoy the music.” Duncan Chisholm.