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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27	The Fairy Dance Medley: Mr Barnard / Miss Baird of Saughtonhall’s Hornpipe / The Fairy Dance	Julian Thompson	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			03:21
	Composers: Nathaniel Gow

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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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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 Cilèa
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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My First Lullaby Album

(P) 2016 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 03-06-2016

My First Lullaby Album

01	Orphée Et Eurydice, Wq.41: Dance of the Blessed Spirits	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra	My First Lullaby Album			02:07
	Composers: Christoph Willibald Gluck
02	The Battlers: Love Me Sweet	Jane Edwards	My First Lullaby Album			02:35
	Composers: Marshall McGuire - Carl Vine - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
03	Rock-A-Bye Baby (Arr. Andrew Ford)	Jacqueline Cronin	My First Lullaby Album			03:01
	Composers: Traditional - Andrew Ford
04	Noure et Anitra, Op. 13: 7. Lullaby	Roger Woodward	My First Lullaby Album			02:20
	Composers: Alexander Ilyinsky
05	Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57	Roger Woodward	My First Lullaby Album			05:15
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
06	Little Star	Genevieve Lang	My First Lullaby Album			02:49
	Composers: Jane Taylor - Andrew Ford
07	Mother Goose (Suite), M. 60: I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra	My First Lullaby Album			01:43
	Composers: Maurice Ravel

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The Christmas Collection

(P) 2014 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 14-11-2014

The Christmas Collection

01	Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: 10. Sinfonia (Arr. W. Gillies Whittaker)	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			05:05
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02	The Nutcracker, Act I: March	Queensland Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			02:33
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
03	Angels from the Realms of Glory (Arr. Janice Preece)	Carisma	The Christmas Collection			01:40
	Composers: Traditional - Janice Preece
04	Christmas Suite: I. Prelude	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			02:00
	Composers: Alec Rowley
05	Christmas Suite: II. Siciliana	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			01:41
	Composers: Alec Rowley
06	Christmas Suite: III. Minuet	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			01:49
	Composers: Alec Rowley
07	Christmas Suite: IV. Sarabande	Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra	The Christmas Collection			01:28
	Composers: Alec Rowley

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Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning

(P) 2010 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 17-10-2012

Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning

01	The Fairy Queen: Second Music (Air and Rondeaux)	Orchestra of the Antipodes	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			02:35
	Composers: Henry Purcell
02	Khovanshchina: Dawn on the Moscow River (Prelude)	West Australian Symphony Orchestra	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			05:30
	Composers: Modest Mussorgsky - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
03	Handel in the Strand	Leslie Howard	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			02:44
	Composers: Percy Grainger
04	The Fairy Dance Set (Mr Barnard / Miss Baird of Saughtonhall's Hornpipe / The Fairy Dance)	Catherine Strutt	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			03:18
	Composers: Nathaniel Gow
05	Il primo libro di canzoni: Cíaccona	Australian Brandenburg Orchestra	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			04:01
	Composers: Andrea Falconieri
06	The Bohemian Girl: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls	Yvonne Kenny	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			04:07
	Composers: Michael William Balfe
07	L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: I. Prélude	Melbourne Symphony Orchestra	Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning			06:43
	Composers: Georges Bizet

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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 - Maire Ni 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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Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits

(P) 2009 Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 06-11-2020

Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits

01	Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18: 2. Vivace non troppo	Sebastian Lang-Lessing	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			04:14
	Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
02	Antarctica - Suite for Guitar and Orchestra: 3. Penguin Ballet	Timothy Kain	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			03:14
	Composers: Nigel Westlake
03	Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non trop (Live from City Recital Hall, Sydney, 2011)	Australian Chamber Orchestra	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			11:19
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04	Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation	Barbara Jane Gilby	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			05:37
	Composers: Jules Massenet
05	Music for a Found Harmonium	Benjamin Northey	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			03:12
	Composers: Simon Jeffes
06	Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!"	Isobel Buchanan	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			02:33
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Emanuel Schikaneder
07	Nabucco, Act 3: "Va', pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)	Opera Queensland Chorus	Classical Music to Lift Your Spirits			04:39
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi - Temistocle Solera

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