Duncan Chisholm (born 31 October 1968) is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. He has released six solo albums as a solo artist. His studio album, '' Affric'', released in 2012, was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award. In 2018, he released a sixth studio album, titled ''Sandwood''. He tours with the

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singer

Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Early life Fowlis grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community. Her moth ...

' band. He is also a founder member of the

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. He played fiddle for

Runrig Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973. From its inception, the band's line-up included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The line-up during most of the 1980s and 1990s (the band's most succe ...

Discography

Solo

*''Redpoint'' (1997) *''The Door of Saints'' (2001) *'' Farrar'' (2008) *''

Canaich ''Canaich'' is the fourth solo album by Scottish fiddler Duncan Chisholm Duncan Chisholm (born 31 October 1968) is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. He has released six solo albums as a solo artist. His studio album, '' Affric'', releas ...

'' (2010) *''Affric'' (2012) *''Live at Celtic Connections'' (2013) *''Sandwood'' (2018) *''Black Cuillin'' (2022)

with Wolfstone

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'' (1991) *'' The Chase'' (1992) *'' Year of the Dog'' (1994) *''

The Half Tail ''The Half Tail'' is the fourth album by Scottish Celtic rock group Wolfstone. It was released in 1996. It was released in August 1996, first in limited quantities on 6 August, followed by a wider release on August 26. A promo poster for 26 A ...

'' (1996) *'' Pick of the Litter'' (1997) *'' Seven'' (1999) *''

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(2000) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Terra Firma'' (2007)

Guest appearances

*''Across the City and the World'' –

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(2002) *'' Proterra'' –

(2003) *'' Day of Days'' – Runrig (2004) *''Heart of America'' – Donnie Munro (2006) *'' Everything You See'' – Runrig (2007) *'' Uam'' –

(2009) *''The Beat of You'' –

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(2010) *''Live at Perthshire Amber'' – Julie Fowlis (2011) *"Uncovered" - Beth Nielsen Chapman (2013) *"Party on the Moor" - Runrig (2014) *"Gach Sgeul" - Julie Fowlis (2014) *"Alterum" - Julie Fowlis (2017)

Awards

* MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2008 – ''Farrar''2008 Awards Winners and Nominees
BBC * 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'' * Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2018 - 'Sandwood'

References

External links

SoundCloud page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Duncan 1968 births Living people Scottish fiddlers British male violinists People from Inverness Wolfstone members Blazin' Fiddles members 21st-century violinists 21st-century British male musicians