One of Ireland's most successful musical exports, DUKE SPECIAL, returns with three unique new projects to be released simultaneously on 8th March 2010 in a box-set under the title "The Stage, A Book & the Silver Screen".
After playing a set of stunning and intimate show in London, Belfast and Dublin last week, DUKE SPECIAL has announced a string of dates across UK theatres in May.
He has also confirmed a new single "Wanda, Darling of the Jockey Club", taken from "The Silent World of Hector Mann" album to be released on 17th May.
May live dates:
Saturday 1st May - Holy Trinity Church, Leeds (Leeds Festival)
Sunday 2nd May - Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
Monday 3rd May - Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Tuesday 4th May - Oran Mor, Glasgow
Thursday 6th May - Cluny 2, Newcastle (seated)
Friday 7th May - St Phillips Church, Manchester
Saturday 8th May - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (seated)
Sunday 9th May - Thekla, Bristol (seated)
Tuesday 11th May - Academy 1, Oxford
Wednesday 12th May - Glee Club, Cardiff
Thursday 13th May - Shaw Theatre, London
DUKE SPECIAL releases his three new records "The Stage, A Book & the Silver Screen" on 8th March via Pledge Music.
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1) "The Silent World of Hector Mann" album based on "The Book of Illusions" by Paul Auster - recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago and featuring NEIL HANNON and ED HARCOURT
2) "Huckleberry Finn" album. An unfinished musical by Kurt Weill based on Huckleberry Finn - Duke is the first person ever to record this suite of songs
3) "Mother Courage" album - Duke has written the music to a new production ofBrecht's "Mother Courage" and has just played to 100,000 people at the National Theatre - the entire production is based around his music and the band's performance.
Duke Special is self-releasing the three albums after raising capital via a unique fan funding model called Pledge Music.
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