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About:

Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is an alternative rock musician based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based singer-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.

Duke Special on Wikipedia

Duke's Myspace
An Interview with Duke Special

Band Website:

http://www.dukespecial.com/

Band Members:

Duke is regularly helped on stage and during recordings by:

Temperence Society Chip Bailey - Drums and percussion
Réa Curran - trumpet and harmonium
Ben Hales - guitar and backing vocals
Paul Wilkinson - bowed guitar and bass
Ben Castle - clarinet and sax
The Poisoner Ivo Neame - sax and wurly
Ger Eaton - Indian instruments

Influences:

Elliott Smith
The Magnetic Fields
Dresden Dolls
Early Van
Vaudeville Theatre
78 RPMs
Andy Kauffman
Tom Waits
Rufus Wainwright
Aimee Mann
The Divine Comedy
Van Dyke Parks
Kurt Weill
Elvis Costello
Ben Folds

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