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'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)
'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)
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)

 
....and the Duncan McFarlane Band...

'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'
'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'
(quotes from fRoots, the Yorkshire Evening Post, Dirty Linen (USA), Shreds & Patches)

 
 

'Organisers' please note - Posters, Programme notes, PA spec etc are on the 'Contact' page

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