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Duke Special - The Stage, The Book And The Silver Screen

Review by Paul Brown

With this collection, Duke Special has escaped from the confines of the conventional, and it has clearly done him the world of good. »

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• 10/10 by Mrfizzy

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one of ireland's most successful musical exports, duke special, returns with three unique new projects to be released simultaneously march 2010 in a box set under the title 'the stage, a book and the silver screen'. 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 of brecht'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. the show is being taken to broadway next year. as these three unique projects demonstrate, duke special is more complex than your straightforward single / album / tour artist. a stand alone, vaudevillian ringmaster, duke special delivers music that gleams with golden age warmth and soul.
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