Chris Duncan

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Chris Duncan, born in Australia, is a Scottish fiddle player known for his contributions to traditional folk music. His career began with the release of "Fyvies Embrace - The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle" in September 1999 under ABC Classics. This album won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album in 2000, marking a significant milestone in his career. In November 2006, Duncan released another notable album, The Red House - The Heritage of Scottish Fiddle, with Catherine Strutt and Julian Thompson, also through ABC Classics. His work has been recognized by critics such as Anna King Murdoch from The Age, who described him as one of the "two really great Scottish fiddle players in the world."

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08	The Bonnie Lass o' Bon-Accord Set (The Bonnie Lass o' Bon-Accord / Tulchan Lodge / The Cameron Highlanders)	Catherine Strutt	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			04:14
	Composers: James Scott Skinner

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The Hour of Pearl

2023 Chris Duncan: 14-10-2023

The Hour of Pearl

01	The Milltimber Jig	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			04:51
	Composers: Ian Crichton - Traditional Music - Nathaniel Gow
02	The Castle of Mey	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			04:46
	Composers: Traditional Music - Jerry Holland - John Crerar - Brenda Stubbert
03	Bob Campbell	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			08:44
	Composers: Traditional Music - James Scott Skinner
04	Gothenburg's Welcome	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			04:51
	Composers: Traditional Music - Neil Gow - Jerry Holland
05	Inverneill House	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			04:45
	Composers: James Scott Skinner - Jerry Holland - Angus Fitchet - Brendan Mulvihill
06	Angus Fitchet, Fiddler	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			08:53
	Composers: Angus Fitchet - William Marshall
07	Dancing on Parnassus	Chris Duncan	The Hour of Pearl			06:50
	Composers: Alasdair Fraser - James Scott Skinner - Janet Kurnick

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Carriages at Midnight

2015 Chris Duncan: 01-03-2015

Carriages at Midnight

01	The Inimitable Derek	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			04:45
	Composers: Christopher Duncan - Donald Ridley
02	The Nurseryman	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			04:57
	Composers: Christopher Duncan - Charles Sherrit
03	Anna Holden's Strathspey	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			06:43
	Composers: Christopher Duncan - Muriel Johnstone - Lindsay Ross - David White
04	Catch the Wind	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			04:47
	Composers: Christopher Duncan - Russ Barenberg
05	The New Rigged Ship	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			07:19
	Composers: Alasdair Fraser
06	The Trysting Place	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			08:54
	Composers: Christopher Duncan - Alasdair Fraser
07	C'est Si Bon / Alasdair's Reels	Chris Duncan	Carriages at Midnight			04:48
	Composers: Alasdair Fraser

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The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle

(P) 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 08-09-2006

The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle

01	Crabbit Shona Set: Crabbit Shona / Major Montgomerie's Quick Step / The Southwest Bridge	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			04:50
	Composers: Angus R. Grant - Dan R. MacDonald
02	Marni Swanson of the Grey Coast	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			04:23
	Composers: Andy Thorburn
03	Red House Set: The Red House / Miss Russell of Blackhall / The Nine Pint Coggie	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			04:21
	Composers: Robert Mackintosh
04	Rorate	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			05:46
	Composers: Traditional
05	The Battle of the Somme	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			03:43
	Composers: William Laurie
06	Miss Mariane Oliphant Set: Miss Mariane Oliphant / Slängpolska Efter Byss-Calle	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			04:31
	Composers: Robert Mackintosh - Carl Ersson Bossa
07	Lady Charlotte Campbell	Chris Duncan	The Red House: The Heritage of the Scottish Fiddle			03:54
	Composers: Robert Mackintosh

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Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle

(P) 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 01-10-1999

Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle

01	The Bonnie Lass o' Bon-Accord Set: The Bonnie Lass o' Bon-Accord - Tulchan Lodge - The Cameron Highlanders	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			04:18
	Composers: James Scott Skinner
02	The Cradle Song	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			05:20
	Composers: James Scott Skinner
03	The Haggis Set: What Care I for the Minister - The Haggis	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			02:30
	Composers: Traditional
04	Lady Charlotte Campbell Set: Lady Charlotte Campbell - The Marquis of Huntly's Strathspey - Miss Louisa Duff - The Cross of Invern	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			03:45
	Composers: Nathaniel Gow - William Marshall
05	Fyvie Castle	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			03:33
	Composers: James Scott Skinner
06	Miss McPherson Set: The Marchioness of Huntly's Favourite Jig - Miss McPherson Grant's Jig	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			02:30
	Composers: William Marshall
07	Nathaniel Gow's Lament on the Death of his Brother	Chris Duncan	Fyvie's Embrace: The Golden Age of the Scottish Fiddle			03:41
	Composers: Nathaniel Gow

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Singles

To know you

℗ 2026 Chris Duncan: 20-02-2026

To know you

01	To know you	Chris Duncan	To know you			02:22
	Writer: Chris Duncan / Composers: Chris Duncan

Job's Plea

℗ 2025 Rapchat Records: 23-05-2025

Job's Plea

01	Job's Plea	Chris Duncan	Job's Plea			03:02
	Writer: Chris Duncan / Composers: Track produced by SFRBeats.com SFRBeats.com

Called (Interlude)

℗ 2025 Rapchat Records: 23-05-2025

Called (Interlude)

01	Called (Interlude)	Chris Duncan	Called (Interlude)			02:21
	Writer: Chris Duncan / Composers: Track produced by SFRBeats.com SFRBeats.com

He’s Always There

℗ 2025 Rapchat Records: 16-05-2024

He’s Always There

01	He’s Always There	Chris Duncan	He’s Always There			03:27
	Writer: Chris Duncan / Composers: Track produced by SFRBeats.com SFRBeats.com

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Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity

(P) 2002 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 09-11-2012

Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity

01	Hodie Christus natus est	Cantillation	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			01:07
	Composers: Anonymous - Traditional
02	Ave Maria (Excerpt)	Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			04:05
	Composers: Franz Biebl
03	Thank You Stars	Sara Macliver	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			04:09
	Composers: Mike Batt - Julie Simonds
04	Crown of Roses	Cantillation	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			01:53
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
05	It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Arr. Arthur Sullivan)	Cantillation	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			02:52
	Composers: Traditional - Arthur Sullivan
06	Once in Royal David's City	Jane Sheldon	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			03:49
	Composers: Henry John Gauntlett
07	Cantata BWV 151: Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt	Belinda Montgomery	Glorious Night: More Christmas Music of Peace and Tranquillity			03:07
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

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101 Peaceful Classics

(P) 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 24-09-2021

101 Peaceful Classics

01	Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor, BWV 1060: 2. Adagio	Richard Tognetti	101 Peaceful Classics			05:19
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02	The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: 13. The Swan	The Australian Trio	101 Peaceful Classics			03:03
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
03	Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 2: Intermezzo	Opera Australia Orchestra	101 Peaceful Classics			02:47
	Composers: Francesco Cilea
04	Mother Goose Suite, M. 60: 1. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty in the Woods	Sydney Symphony Orchestra	101 Peaceful Classics			01:45
	Composers: Maurice Ravel
05	From Holberg’s Time – Suite, Op. 40: 2. Sarabande (Andante)	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	101 Peaceful Classics			04:06
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
06	Symphony No. 27 in G major, KV199: 2. Andantino grazioso (Live)	Richard Tognetti	101 Peaceful Classics			04:44
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	Unst Bridal March	Julian Thompson	101 Peaceful Classics			03:56
	Composers: Traditional Scottish

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Classical Music for Mindfulness

(P) 2008 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 23-09-2016

Classical Music for Mindfulness

01	Spiegel im Spiegel	Sally Maer	Classical Music for Mindfulness			09:17
	Composers: Arvo Pärt
02	Rustin	Carisma	Classical Music for Mindfulness			02:44
	Composers: Jonathan Price
03	Schwanengesang, D.957: 4. Ständchen. Mässig (Arr. Karin Schaupp)	Karin Schaupp	Classical Music for Mindfulness			03:47
	Composers: Franz Schubert
04	Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: 2. Adagio (after Marcello S.Z799)	John Champ	Classical Music for Mindfulness			04:39
	Composers: Alessandro Marcello
05	Le Carnaval des Animaux: The Swan	Sue-Ellen Paulsen	Classical Music for Mindfulness			03:09
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
06	The Cradle Song	Julian Thompson	Classical Music for Mindfulness			05:17
	Composers: James Scott Skinner
07	Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune (Arr. Eduard Grigoryan)	Leonard Grigoryan	Classical Music for Mindfulness			04:52
	Composers: Claude Debussy

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Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights

(P) 2014 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 10-10-2014

Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights

01	Concerto in C Minor for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060: 2. Adagio	Diana Doherty	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			04:46
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02	Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 2. Adagio	Karin Schaupp	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			11:55
	Composers: Joaquín Rodrigo
03	Danish Folk Music Suite: 3. The Nightingale and The Two Sisters	Geoffrey Simon	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			04:48
	Composers: Percy Grainger
04	O tu suavissima virga	Singers of St Laurence	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			06:14
	Composers: Hildegard of Bingen - Hildegard von Bingen
05	All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: 7. Slava v vyshnikh Bogu	Cantillation	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			02:57
	Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
06	Two Easy Pieces: 2. Left Bank Waltz	Tamara-Anna Cislowska	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			01:50
	Composers: Peter Sculthorpe
07	Dawn Mantras	Cantillation	Swoon: The Ultimate Collection – Selected Highlights			07:21
	Composers: Ross Edwards

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Your Name Is Love

Holy Host Ministries: 09-06-2020

Your Name Is Love

01	Your Name Is Love	JustAsWritten	Your Name Is Love			02:54
	Composers: Justin Foster

Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies

(P) 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 01-04-2011

Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies

01	Bushes and Briars	Sunas	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			02:56
	Composers: Jessica Wells
02	Pearlin' Peggie's Bonnie	Catherine Strutt	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			04:19
	Composers: Traditional
03	Erin Shore (Arr. The Corrs, Janice Preece, David Jones and Michael Knopf)	David Jones	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			04:29
	Composers: David Jones - Michael Knopf - The Corrs - Janice Preece
04	The Landlord's Walk Set (The Landlord's Walk / The Wise Maiden)	Andrew Fuller	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			02:10
	Composers: Blair Douglas
05	Three Jigs (The Gander in the Pratie Hole / The Donnybrook Boy / The Queen of the Rushes)	Chris Newman	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			03:22
	Composers: Chris Newman - Máire Ní Chathasaigh
06	The Cradle Song	Catherine Strutt	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			05:16
	Composers: James Scott Skinner
07	Brian Boru's March (Arr. Peter Michael von der Nahmer)	David Jones	Celtic Gold - A Treasury of Best-Loved Celtic Melodies			02:52
	Composers: Peter Michael von der Nahmer

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Celtic Swoon

(P) 2015 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 07-04-2017

Celtic Swoon

01	Mary Scott, The Flower Of Yarrow (Arr. James Crabb)	James Crabb	Celtic Swoon			04:29
	Composers: James Crabb - Matt Seattle - Traditional
02	A New Song	Cantillation	Celtic Swoon			05:29
	Composers: James MacMillan - Bible
03	Rorate	Chris Duncan	Celtic Swoon			05:41
	Composers: Traditional
04	Bushes And Briars (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)	Michael Leighton Jones	Celtic Swoon			03:17
	Composers: Traditional - Ralph Vaughan Williams
05	Suo Gân (Live In Sydney, 2013)	Brandenburg Choir	Celtic Swoon			04:12
	Composers: Traditional - Meinir Thomas
06	Annie Laurie (Arr. Carlos Salzedo)	Alice Giles	Celtic Swoon			02:01
	Composers: Traditional - Carlos Salzedo
07	The Last Rose Of Summer	Vladimir Kamirski	Celtic Swoon			02:20
	Composers: Traditional - Friedrich von Flotow

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