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Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Name
  
Duncan Chisholm

Instruments
  
Fiddle

Role
  
Composer

Years active
  
1980s-present

Genres
  
Folk music, Folk rock

Website
  
duncanchisholm.com


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Born
  
31 October 1968 (age 55) Inverness, Scotland (
1968-10-31
)

Associated acts
  
Julie Fowlis, Wolfstone,

Music groups
  
Wolfstone (Since 1989), Blazin' Fiddles (2001)

Albums
  
Canaich, Redpoint, The Half Tail, The Chase, Affric

Similar People
  
Ivan Drever, Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain, Jenna Reid, Aidan O'Rourke

Duncan chisholm


Duncan Chisholm (born 31 October 1968) is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. Chisholm has a strong solo career, having recorded and produced six solo albums. His latest studio album, Affric, released in 2012, was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award. Duncan tours with the Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis' band. He is also a founder member of the folk rock group Wolfstone.

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Solo

  • Redpoint (1997)
  • The Door of Saints (2001)
  • Farrar (2008)
  • Canaich (2010)
  • Affric (2012)
  • Live at Celtic Connections (2013)

    • with Wolfstone

  • Unleashed (1991)
  • The Chase (1992)
  • Year of the Dog (1994)
  • The Half Tail (1996)
  • Pick of the Litter (1997)
  • Seven (1999)
  • Not Enough Shouting (2000)
  • Almost an Island (2002)
  • Terra Firma (2007)

    • Guest appearances

  • Across the City and the World – Donnie Munro (2002)
  • Proterra – Runrig (2003)
  • Day of Days – Runrig (2004)
  • Heart of America – Donnie Munro (2006)
  • Everything You See – Runrig (2007)
  • Uam – Julie Fowlis (2009)
  • The Beat of You – Coast (2010)
  • Live at Perthshire Amber – Julie Fowlis (2011)
  • "Uncovered" - Beth Nielsen Chapman (2013)
  • "Party on the Moor" - Runrig (2014)
  • "Gach Sgeul" - Julie Fowlis (2014)

    • Awards

  • MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2008 – Farrar
  • Herald Angel – Edinburgh Festival – for multi-media production Kin
  • Scots Trad Music Awards – Musician of the Year 2012
  • Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2014 – Live at Celtic Connections

    • References

    Duncan Chisholm Wikipedia
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