‘Art Forms Colliding’ with Duke Special

Duke Special has written numerous songs
inspired by other art forms: Under the Dark
Cloth, his response to the photography of
Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and Paul
Strand; A Tuneswept Fiddle, his response to
paintings by Amedeo Modigliani; Hallow,
songs inspired by the poetry of Michael
Longley; Brilliant Mysteries, inspired by the
poetry of James Harpur; and to date, songs
for seven musical adaptations for theatre
including Huckleberry Finn (Lyric Theatre,
Belfast) and Mother Courage and her Children
(National Theatre, London).