Winter Festivals

October 31, 2019/in news, Uncategorized /by admin

Duncan has spent much of 2019 travelling all over the world with live performances in Denmark, Spain, Australia and the U.S. as highlights. Now looking to winter, Duncan is thrilled to have been invited to return to two fantastic festivals in Scotland; the SEALL Small Halls Festival which is a nine day multi-artform winter festival bringing big music to small halls around the beautiful Isles of Skye and Raasay, and the mighty Celtic Connections Festival in 2020.

Glasgow’s annual folk, roots and world music festival, Celtic Connections 2020 celebrates Celtic music and its connections to cultures across the globe. From 16 January – 2 February, 2,100 musicians from around the world will descend on Glasgow and bring the city to life for 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, and free events.

See full details of Duncan’s performances and the details of the various bands and musicians he will be working with at our live page – and / or the festival websites.
*ALL tickets for all events are ON SALE NOW!

Enjoy the music….

About Duncan

Duncan Chisholm is one of Scotland’s most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers; Duncan’s music contains the rarest of chemistries, a glorious combination of invention, tenderness and passion. 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.

Winner of the 2018 Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Album of the Year’ for his album Sandwood, Duncan creates music which is sumptuously layered and awash with dazzling colours, textures and rhythms. It is music that requires no introductions or programme notes to carry you on its journey. The sound may be traditional but this is 21st Century traditional music which is sophisticated, exhilarating and meltingly beautiful.

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.

With such a personal interest in and connection to the Highland landscape that so deeply inspires him, Duncan has worked hard to instil great pride and passion into recording musical masterpieces influenced by Scotland’s wild places.

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