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Posters

Publicity
Possible 'notes', for both band formats & Dunc solo, for your Festival Programme or Advertisements follow... copy and paste at will...

Duncan McFarlane (solo)
'Duncan has an obvious feel for the tradition and a deep-rooted belief that it has a place in the current folk scene, aspects which he puts across with lively showmanship. His own songs show a canny grasp of, and response to, the tradition, while his intrinsic seriousness of intent and approach is often laced with a healthy irreverence
that happens to be hugely entertaining. (Living Tradition)
Classy English Folk Guitar, eminently listenable vocals and great songs, both traditional and contemporary. (Mike Raven)
Duncan's a punchy guitarist in the 'English folk' style and offers a set about equally split between his own songs, other people's and traditional. (fRoots)
Stylistically, Duncan's guitar technique falls very much within the Carthy/Nic Jones school, with a strong rhythmic impetus that's infectious in the extreme. His singing has real character too. (Traditional Music Maker)

The Duncan McFarlane Band (electric)
The world can always use more good English folk-rock and this is loud, fast music, based on the rhythms of
English country dance music with sharp-edged electric guitar leads, electric fiddle, and gutsy, gritty singing.
Essentially solid, energetic English electric folk, full of pumping riffs and loads of energy. It’s nice to find a
folk-rock band that understands both folk AND rock and knows how to draw on one without diluting the other.
'Robust folk-rock - reels, jigs and stout songs, well-executed and infectiously lively.'
(quotes from fRoots; Yorkshire Evening Post; Dirty Linen (USA); Shreds & Patches; Tykes News; Stirrings)

The Duncan McFarlane Band (Duo or Trio)
Classy English Folk, eminently listenable vocals and great songs, both traditional and contemporary with a strong rhythmic impetus that's infectious in the extreme. Duncan's a punchy guitarist in the 'English folk' style and offers a set about equally split between his own songs, other people's and traditional. Duncan has an obvious feel for the tradition and a deep-rooted belief that it has a place in the current folk scene, aspects which he puts across with lively showmanship. His own songs show a canny grasp of, and response to, the tradition, while his intrinsic seriousness of intent and approach is often laced with a healthy irreverence that happens to be hugely entertaining.
His acoustic band (duo or trio) features Anne Brivonese on fiddle and Steve Fairholme on melodeon. 

Links
Below are some of the people who've been more than helpful to us - please visit their sites - but not till you've exhausted this one of course!

www.oakwoodinstruments.co.uk   Martin & Gordon (Eric, to me!) Fine handmade instruments - we bought some!
www.nicjones.net                         Our friends at Mollie Music have a range of CDs, music books and more by Nic & many other great artists.
www.turnstone.tv/solo.html            Tom Bliss - a musical sparring partner of ours from way, way back! Still writes amazing songs!
www.folk4all.net                            George Papavgeris - there isn't a more genuine nice guy on the scene - we love GP!
www.robingarside.co.uk                Robin Garside - brilliant mate, brilliant folk singer, fiddler, guitarist, brilliant artist - see his paintings at this site! Wow!
www.maggieboyle.co.uk               Maggie Boyle - sang/played flute on our 'Woodshed' CD - what a voice! We all love Maggie!
www.folkicons.co.uk/alistair           Alistair Hulett - our friend sadly passed away, but this site still has his wonderful catalogue available - go look & listen, please.
www.alistairrussell.co.uk                Alistair Russell - Ace studio & live sound engineer - but an amazing performer in his own right, too!
www.otleyfolkfestival.com              Otley Festival - Otley, its Folk Club & Festival - our spiritual home!
www.collectorsfolk.co.uk               Dave Eyre's site: Fine purveyor of books & all things folk
www.retonthenet.co.uk                  The good folk at this site have been enormously supportive - ret on the net - they sell old stuff! - have a look!
www.clipstore.co.uk                      A Leeds-based audio services outfit - we recommend them for your mastering & CD reproduction needs