
In Cardiff, 2008, Mr Duke formed his backing band, known as The Hoodlum Circus, taken from a Hunter S. Later in the same year, Duke released Is this anti-folk, anti-folk a genre Duke had not long discovered, and by which he was deeply influenced. The following couple of years resulted in Duke hitch-hiking all over Europe, reading 1950’s American Beat literature, which would have a profound effect, as did the music of that era.Īfter returning to the UK, and ready to record again, Mr Duke’s first solo album was released by Earth Monkey Productions in May 2007, entitled, I Can't Find My Keys. Īt the age of 17 he left North Wales for London to join prog band Elysium Field whom, he stayed with until 2003. Thompson's 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Born in Snowdonia, North Wales he took his name from a character in Hunter S.

Mr Duke (born 1 April 1983 as David Edwards) is a Welsh bilingual country singer-songwriter.


Gareth "Barney" Barnby,Cristian Marcico, Josh Webber, Macauly Crackpipe, Simon Bartlett, Earth Monkey Productions, Baby Blue Records/Blue Chartists
