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Royal Northern College of Music. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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Amy Duncan
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She has recorded four albums:,, and and is currently signed to Linn Records. Duncan is a classically trained double bass player, studying at both the RNCM in Manchester and the RSAMD in Glasgow. Becoming a mother in 2000 saw Duncan channel her new perspective on life into song writing.
Her debut album, ‘Pilgrimage’, was released in 2006 on United States record label Plain Recordings, who discovered Duncan’s music via social networking site Myspace.
Between 2007 - 2010, Amy independently released a further two albums: and Her track ‘My Dad’ from the album ‘Story of A Girl’ was one of the winners of Burnsong 2007.
Linn Records In December 2012, Linn Records announced that they had signed Duncan. Managing Director of Linn Products Limited, Gilad Tiefenbrun, said of the signing: "We"re excited to have Amy Duncan on Linn Records because she is everything we look for in new talent: original songwriting and heart-felt, pitch-perfect delivery combined in a powerful, musical experience." Duncan stated:"Up until now my music has been entirely self-produced, and although I have loved that process there has always been a frustration that it doesn"t sound as clear and as alive as it could.
Cycles of, Duncan"s fourth album, was released on 15 April 2013.
This album was produced by Calum Malcolm with funding from Creative Scotland. Her first single from the album, "Navigating", was released in February 2013.
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