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magic that ensures, on this sun filled afternoon in one of Britain’s loveliest seaside towns, that not a soul leaves the theatre.
With Affric, Duncan feels he is well on the road to having cre- ated work that is universally appealing to lovers of traditional music, but also to others. “It’s something that can cross all the bor- ders – the great thing too is that it can fit in. If you’ve just got fid- dle and guitar you can strip it right back and make it very intimate, while for a different kind of venue, you can build it to a full pro- duction festival band as well.”
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Duncan used an orchestra during Celtic Connections, and the resulting album of the highlights of the Trilogy is available in November 2013. He stresses that he’s keen to look at both avenues as it’s a “fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the power and emotion of Highland music.”
his 90-minute concert has demonstrated that power repeatedly. He has played the compositions of others, alongside highly evocative originals such as The Flooded Meadow. This latter was written in honour of his grandmother, who, facing a quick thaw follow- ing some of the worst snowstorms, found herself in a deeply flooded meadow with her house surrounded by water and no one to help, the nearest house being six miles away. She described to her family how frightening, yet how beautiful it was to look out at the moon reflected on the flooded fields.
His comments on the fiddle being akin to the human voice have a keen resonance here, as the music is indeed lyrical.
Asked about what projects lie ahead, Duncan shows just how much thought he’s given this, during his time working on the Trilo- gy. He sees Affric as the watershed album of the three. “It’s the point where I establish a sound that is uniquely mine – a sound that will be moulded in the future projects inspired by very con- trasting and deviating subject matter. The horizon is full of oppor- tunity to express myself in different ways, and the blank page of divergence is the most exciting part for me.”
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