Duke Special

There Goes The Fear Album Review: Duke Special - The Stage, A Book, & the Silver Screen

http://bit.ly/dj265f Talented Irish singer-songwriter Duke Special (real name Peter Wilson) has amassed quite a following with his previous albums ‘Songs from the Deep Forest’ and ‘I Never Thought This Day Would Come.’ In fact, when he created a Pledge Music account to raise money for… read more

“The Stage a Book and the Silver Screen” Irish Times Review

In PDF format here. read more

Duke Special supporting Haiti in Draperstown tonight!

In response to the Haiti earthquake disaster, Glasgowbury and Duke Special have teamed up for a one-off special gig at the Cellar Bar on Friday 5th February 9:00PM. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Haiti. Support on the night will come from… read more

Duke Special Pledge dates confirmed, plus more!

Hi Folks! Pledges! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has pledged so far! We are thrilled with the support and are busy putting our media team together to widen Duke’s reach in 2010. We have heard early interest from The Culture Show, Channel… read more

Duke Store Christmas holidays

Hi All, Just a note to let you know that no shop orders will be processed after today until Dec 29th. Normal service will be resumed week commencing 4th Jan! Merry Christmas! Duke Special Team. read more

Duke Special Pledges now live!

Hi Guys! I am pleased to be able to invite a select few of you, my good friends, to participate in the release of my three new records! I have created some exciting new ways for you to get hold of the music and, by… read more

Pledge for Duke Special!

Seasonal greetings from Duke Special HQ! On Tuesday 8 December, (tomorrow), at 9.00am, we’ll be announcing an exciting new venture via PLEDGE MUSIC. As we now have no record label and are taking a DIY approach, we’ll be offering all sorts of unusual Duke artefacts… read more

Tickets now available for Cork gig!

Murphy’s Little Big Nights Out proudly welcomes vaudeville superhero and ringmaster extraordinaire, the one, the only, Duke Special! The Duke brings his freewheeling olde-style musical hall antics to The Pavilion on Carey’s Lane for an extra special evening of musical fare! Wind up the ole… read more

Last chance to catch some free Duke Special gigs at Mother Courage!

Duke Special’s highly popular free shows after “Mother Courage and her Children” at the National Theatre, London will come to a triumphant end on Saturday 31st October. That leaves Fri 23rd, Sat 24th, Fri 30th and Sat 31st as the four climatic shows to let… read more

Mother Courage Reviews! drum roll!

Hi Folks! Here were have a list of previews from press of all kinds from up and down the UK! What do people think about Duke’s part in Mother Courage? Read on! “Instead of offering the usual harsh harangue, Duke Special’s music has a quirky… read more

Dukebox, Mother Courage and more

Mother Courage plus more! Hello! Dukebox Firstly a big thank you to all who came to Dukebox - what a great day! The feedback on the messageboard has been useful - when I can drag Duke from the theatre we’ll begin plotting what to do… read more

All day Dukebox details released!

The main stage supporting lineup in the city’s Custom House Square has already announced The Magic Numbers, Bell X1, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, David Kitt and David Ford among others. But things will kick off at a still secret, but stunning, location in… read more

Dukebox is here! Here are the full day’s details!

DUKEBOX STAGE TIMES ANNOUNCED!

The main stage times for Dukebox have just been announced Dukebox takes place at Belfast’s Custom House Square on the Bank Holiday Saturday at the end of this month. Tickets are still available at £29 (+bkg fees) from http://www.belsonic.com and all Ticketmaster outlets *** Just… read more

Dukebox needs you this Saturday!

Hello everyone, I am writing to ask for your help. As you may know I am curating and performing at a one day festival in Belfast at the end of this month called “DukeBox” and I am planning to do some promotion for it THIS… read more

Duke Special presents “Dukebox” his very own festival!

Duke Special will present his very own one-day festival, “Dukebox” on Saturday August 29th in Custom House Square, in the heart of Belfast city centre. This one day event, to be curated and headlined by the Duke, will feature many friends and special guests including… read more

Duke is venturing into the world of theatre!

Duke Special will be venturing into the world of theatre, when he appears in 65 performances of the Bertolt Brecht play Mother Courage and her Children at the National Theatre in London from September 9th. In the Duke’s own words; “I had the pleasure of… read more

Duke on RTE’s Saturday Night with Miriam on RTE1

You can catch Duke on RTE’s Saturday Night with Miriam on RTE1 starting 9.25pm! Duke and Chip will be on the show with fellow guests including Ardal O’Hanlon and Honor Blackman. read more

London Regent’s Park gig cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Duke Special will no longer be appearing at London Regents Park on September 6th as listed in the previous newsletter. We hope to be able to announce a gig at an alternative London location in the near future! read more

Duke Special added to this year’s Oxegen lineup!

Duke Special has been added to the Oxegen 2009 line up, playing on Friday 10th July. Duke will be sharing Stage 2 with Keane, Pendulum, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Therapy? and The Answer. See here for more information. read more