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Artist
The Duplets
5+ albums
celticfolkscotlandUnited Kingdom
about
Brought up in the Highlands of Scotland, Gillian Fleetwood and Fraya Thomsen first met in musical workshops at Balnain House, Inverness. Both went on to study in Glasgow where their friendship and musical partnership continued to develop and resulted in the formation of The Duplets, who debuted with a sell-out concert at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival in 2005. They have since played, and often taught, at many other festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe, Celtic Connections, the Green Man Festival, the West End Festival, Blas, Solfest, The Giant’s Footstep, and the Dinan Harp Gathering. The Duplets specialise in harp, song, and group music for all ages. As well as their engaging performances at concerts and festivals across the UK and Europe, they have run workshops for, among others, The Clarsach Society, The Edinburgh International Harp Festival and Celtic Connections. They have written for the Journal of the Scottish Harp Society of America and in an exciting new departure composed the soundtrack for a film by Sam Firth, “The Worm Inside”. "Tree of Strings" , the Duplets debut album, featured many of their own compositions nestling between the ancient and the contemporary with musical support from Duncan Lyall, Gabe McVarish, Tam Kinsella and Donald Hay. It was highlighted as album of the month on Celtic Music Radio, and album of the week on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal. Robbie Shepherd featured them on his 'Travelling Folk' show, Mary Ann Kennedy chose their song
top songs
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The Twa Corbies
352The Queen of All Argyll
343Ca' the Yowes
314The Rigs of Rye
215Love
186The Bendy Tune, Good Man In The Kitchen, Dudley Drive
187Craobh Nan Teud (Tree of Strings)
128O'niell's March, Lillian Ross Of Inverness, Donald Blue
129Paw Paw Polska, Tommy Nagle's, The Strathnairn
1010Chloe's Passion/The Up Downey/The Triangle
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