Duke Special – Tripod – March 8th
Dervla | March 12, 2007I hadn’t heard of Duke Special until last month when a friend suggested we go along to see their show in Tripod. After checking out their myspace, site I figured anyone who lists Tom Waits and Rufus Wainwright as influences would be worth listening to. In addition, the album was short listed for the prestigious Choice Music Award – which was won (unfairly in my opinion) by Divine Comedys Victory for the Comic Muse.
So I bought myself the album Songs from the Deep Forest and a ticket for the gig. I haven’t been disappointed.
The gig started off mellow enough – just himself, Peter Wilson – aka Duke Special – and the piano and the audience singing along. A very impressive vocalist and pianist. Highlights for me included Everybody Wants a Little Something, Wake up Scarlett, an impressive duet with Divine Comedys Neil Hannon of Tainted Love (a Belfast performance can be found here on youtube), the wonderful Freewheel and a performance of I Saw the Light down amongst the audience.
A great show and worth every cent of the eur21.20. I’m looking forward to his May Vicar St. show already.
I was at the Belfast show in the youtube video. Isn’t he just awesome! Can’t stop listening to the album myself.