Duncan Chisholm (born 31 October 1968) is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. He has released seven solo albums as a solo artist. His studio album, '' Affric'', released in 2012, was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award. In 2022, he released a seventh studio album, titled ''Black Cuillin''. He tours with the

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singer

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's band. He is also a founder member of the

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. He played fiddle for

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Discography

Solo

*''Redpoint'' (1997) *''The Door of Saints'' (2001) *'' Farrar'' (2008) *'' Canaich'' (2010) *''Affric'' (2012) *''Live at Celtic Connections'' (2013) *''Sandwood'' (2018) *''Black Cuillin'' (2022)

with Wolfstone

*'' Unleashed'' (1991) *'' The Chase'' (1992) *'' Year of the Dog'' (1994) *'' The Half Tail'' (1996) *'' Pick of the Litter'' (1997) *'' Seven'' (1999) *'' Not Enough Shouting (2000) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Terra Firma'' (2007)

Guest appearances

*''Across the City and the World'' –

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(2002) *'' Proterra'' –

(2003) *'' Day of Days'' – Runrig (2004) *''Heart of America'' – Donnie Munro (2006) *'' Everything You See'' – Runrig (2007) *'' Uam'' –

(2009) *''The Beat of You'' –

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(2010) *''Live at Perthshire Amber'' – Julie Fowlis (2011) *''Uncovered'' - Beth Nielsen Chapman (2013) *''Party on the Moor'' - Runrig (2014) *''Gach Sgeul'' - Julie Fowlis (2014) *''Alterum'' - Julie Fowlis (2017) * ''Flat Earth Society'' (on the track ''Isak'') -

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(2019)

Awards

MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards The Scots Trad Music Awards or Na Trads were founded in 2003 by Simon Thoumire to celebrate Scotland's traditional music in all its forms and create a high profile opportunity to bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media and ...

– Album of the Year 2008 – ''Farrar''2008 Awards Winners and Nominees
BBC * Herald Angel – Edinburgh Festival – for multi-media production Kin * Scots Trad Music Awards – Musician of the Year 2012 * Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2014 – ''Live at Celtic Connections'' * Scots Trad Music Awards – Album of the Year 2018 - 'Sandwood'

References

External links

SoundCloud page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Duncan 1968 births Living people Scottish fiddlers British male violinists People from Inverness Wolfstone members Blazin' Fiddles members 21st-century Scottish violinists 21st-century British male musicians