23rd April

I am delighted to announce that the genearal release date for "Farrar" will be June 23rd. From then it will be available in all record stores in the UK and for download on itunes. Mail order will continue from this website. More dates for my Summer work with Wolfstone and with Julie Fowlis are now posted on the Live Dates page.

11th April

From next week Duncan’s new "Farrar" album will be available by mail order direct from the Store page on this website. The album will also be available at all venues during Duncan’s forthcoming UK tour with Ivan Drever. The album will be due for general release and available in stores towards the end of June.

10th March

What a month or so it has been since I last wrote a blog. Not least the most important day of my life happening, getting married to the beautiful Joanne on the 29th February. Thank you to all the people who have been sending their good wishes.

There is lots of other news music related. The new album "Farrar" has been mastered and is due for release towards the end of next month. I think the official release date will probably be during the first couple of weeks in May when myself and Ivan will be touring Scotland, I will let you know in the coming weeks.

We had a fantastic time at the BBC Radio 2 folk awards where Julie Fowlis won the Best Folk Singer category and Lau won Best Group, a great Scottish double and a very well deserved reflection of the music scene north of the border. 

Wolfstone Gigs

There have been quite a number of gigs coming in for the 2008, the next main ones being at the end of the month with Wolfstone in Inverness on the 28th March. Edinburgh is set for the 29th March and Fort William on the 4th of April. The band including myself have been off doing other projects over the last 6 months. It will be with great glee then that we get together over the next few weeks to rehearse a new set. All the details of the upcoming gigs are on the Wolfstone website www.wolfstone.co.uk  

 

 

31st January

Duncan’s Blog;

Hello everyone, I thought I would start a blog here on the news page to keep you up to date with my going’s on and to keep you informed as to what exciting things are in store for 2008.

Next week I suppose is an average week in the life of a folk musician. Monday will be spent in London at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. There I will be supporting and shouting loudly for the Scottish contingent- Julie Fowlis (up for folksinger of the year) and Lau (up for everything else). I really hope there will be a few awards and a few sore heads heading north of the border.

Tuesday will be spent at Heathrow, fussing, panicking, looking at watches, sweating and trying to make sense of it all through a mist of no sleep and too much champagne.  There may be tears before bedtime, rattles thrown from prams and we’ll probably lose the will to live at around 3 o’clock. However the resultant flight will take us to one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Vienna. Julie and ourselves are going to perform in the Mozart Concert Hall and we are all very excited about it.

As if this lot isn’t enough I will jet back in on Friday, be whisked up the road and then off to the Fort Augustus Feis!! What a week!! I am really looking forward to getting to Fort Augustus again, a great weekend of sessions and craic.

I have one final day in the studio to sort a couple of things on the "Farrar" album and then it is all systems go for the Spring launch. I really am delighted with the album and can’t wait to start touring it with Ivan. I will keep you all up to date with this and let you know about my travels when I get back.

Slainte 

 

29th January 2008

The beautiful new Duncan Chisholm album "Farrar" is now finished and will be ready for its launch in the Spring. A release date will be announced shortly.

 

6th January 2008

Duncan has just returned from a very enjoyable trip to Oman where he played in 2008 with his musical pals, Charlie McKerron and Ross Martin at the Muscat Marina.

Tomorrow he will be heading into the studio to put the finishing touches to his remarkable new solo album.

The album title will be announced on this website page in a couple of weeks time.

From everyone here at Copperfish Records we wish you a very happy and prosperous 2008.

 

 

 

24th December

Duncan and everyone at Copperfish Records would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and an exciting and Happy New Year. Thank you very much for your support throughout 2007. We are all looking forward to 2008 and very much hope that you will continue to follow and support great Scottish music in all its wonderous forms.

Duncan will be spending Hogmanay in the Middle East with Ross Martin and Charlie MacKerron. The lads are playing in Muscat, Oman for their New Year celebrations.

 

 

 

15th December

Having just completed touring with Julie Fowlis in England, Duncan is now concentrating his efforts on completing his new solo album. He has been recording in Glenfinnan in a wonderful new studio called "The Old Laundry". Martin O’ Neill has been putting down percussion this week and Duncan is delighted with progress. The launch of this album has been delayed by his heavy touring schedule but a  release date will be announced very soon and we are expecting that it will be in April 2008.

 

 

21st October

Duncan’s commission piece "Kin" is to be performed at Celtic Connections 2008. The concert will take place at St Andrews in the Square on Thursday the 24th of January.

More info regarding this and other Celtic Connections events can be found at www.celticconnections.com

19th October

Since its premiere at the Blas Festival in Sep 2007 the interest in "Kin" has been overwhelming. So much so that Duncan has taken the decision to extend its touring into next year. There will be an announcement shortly on this page as to where you can see "Kin" in 2008.

 

9th October

Duncan is delighted to be joining long-time friend Dougie MacLean at his Perthshire Amber Festival. Duncan will be playing in Dougie’s band for a special concert to be held in "The Grand Hall" at Blair Castle on the 31st of October. More details on the Perthshire Amber Festival can be found at www.dougiemaclean.co.uk

14th September

Our news item on the 23rd of April intimated an Autumn release for Duncan’s new solo album. This has been delayed somewhat by Duncan’s workload over the summer. Some tracks have been recorded but a final edit and mix will be done over the next couple of months. Apologies to all for this. Duncan assures us that this one will be "well worth the wait !!"

10th September

Reviews for "Kin" are now available to read on our "Press" page

7th September

Duncan would like to thank everyone who attended the "Kin" commission at the Blas Festival. Reviews of the piece can be seen on the Scotsman archive and the Hi-Arts website. He is delighted with the response and the feedback he has received for what has been a watershed project for him.

 

 

29th August

Due to technical difficulties we have been unable to get news and dates to you for some time, we apologise for this and want to announce that the website is again up and running properly, thank you for your patience.

The Blas festival kicks off for Duncan on Monday night with the premiere of his commission piece "Kin". All the dates are on the live dates page along with booking info for Blas.

More dates will be up in the next few days as Duncan will be performing and touring extensively with Julie Fowlis in the upcoming months.

25th May

Duncan will be performing with Julie Fowlis tonight on "Later with Jools Holland".

The programme starts at 11.25pm and includes performances from Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem and Joan Armatrading.

23rd April

Duncan will be recording his new solo album over the next few months for release in the Autumn. The as yet untitled album will be released on his Copperfish Records label. Keep posted for the release date.

24th February

Duncan will be on tour over the next two months with the Julie Fowlis band. Julie is promoting her fantastic new album "Cuilidh" and Duncan is delighted to be touring with her band. All the tour dates are on the "Live" page.

Duncan’s dates with Ivan Drever for their Spring tour are now posted also. New dates to be added shortly.

 

 

15th January

Our first piece of news is that Duncan has just been awarded the Blas Festival commission for September 2007. As part of the Highland year of culture Duncan will be writing and producing a multi-media show to tour the Highlands. This production entitled “Kin” will feature self penned instrumental tracks and beautiful film footage.

Duncan is in the studio at the moment putting the final touches to the new Wolfstone album. The album "Terra Firma" will be released at The Ironworks in Inverness on the 9th of February 2007.