Duke Garwood

Duke Garwood

Duke Garwood is a London-based English multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom, born in 1969. His work spans acoustic blues, electric blues, experimental rock, indie folk and indie rock.

Career

Garwood’s first paid musical work comes in the late 1980s, when he plays guitar on The Orb’s “Perpetual Dawn”, from the group’s debut album, co-produced by Youth. After a long period of activity and changing projects, he releases music on Youth’s label Butterfly Recordings.

His first album, Holy Week, receives strong critical attention. Q describes it as “making Will Oldham sound like Engelbert Humperdinck!” His second album, Emerald Palace, is recorded over two days and nights in a log cabin on the wooded slopes of Box Hill in mid-summer 2005. For that recording, Garwood and drummer/percussionist Paul May lay down about 40 tracks, with 18 selected for the release.

Collaborations and related projects

In February 2013, Ipecac and Heavenly announce that Duke Garwood and Mark Lanegan are signed together, and their debut collaboration album Black Pudding follows in May 2013. Lanegan describes Garwood as one of his favourite artists and says working with him is one of the best experiences of his recording life.

Garwood also tours and records with Archie Bronson Outfit, Seasick Steve, Josh T. Pearson, Richard Bishop, Wooden Wand, Wire, Alexander Tucker, The Gutter Twins, Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan. His associated acts include The Quiet Temple and Drink the Sea.