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- Mr_Duke abstract "Mr Duke (born 1 April 1983 as Gwynfor Dafydd Edwards) is a Welsh bilingual country singer-songwriter. Born in Snowdonia, North Wales he took his name from a character in Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.At the age of 17 he left North Wales for London to join prog band Elysium Field whom, he stayed with until 2003.The following couple of years resulted in Duke hitch-hiking all aver Europe, reading 1950’s American Beat literature, which would have a profound effect, as did the music of that era.After 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. 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.In Cardiff, 2008, Mr Duke formed his backing band, known as The Hoodlum Circus, taken from a Hunter S. Thompson book, Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.This band consisted of Cristian "Amigo" Marcico (Drums), Josh "Yoshi" Webber (Bass) and Gareth "Macauly Crackpipe" Grant (Guitar). In 2008 Mr Duke, backed by 'The Hoodlum Circus' released Who Shot Mr Duke? described as the "Welsh Flaming Lips" by Tom Robinson, bbc6 music.2010 saw the very small release (25 copies) of The Trail Of...... a collection of unfinished work, inspired by Peter SellersThe backing band also had several rolling members, including Simon Bartlett, and Jacob Powell. Following the disbanding of The Hoodlum Circus, Mr Duke retreated to Snowdonia, where he recorded Be There to Love you, a countryesque album, and a homage to Townes Van Zandt, released by Blue Chartists in March 2011, which featured Sophie Cochrane from the bands Spencer Mcgarry Season and Barefoot Dance of the Sea".
- Mr_Duke activeYearsStartYear "2007".
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- Mr_Duke birthDate "1983-04-01".
- Mr_Duke genre Ambient_Country.
- Mr_Duke genre Anti-folk.
- Mr_Duke hometown Dolgellau.
- Mr_Duke hometown Gwynedd.
- Mr_Duke hometown Wales.
- Mr_Duke recordLabel Earth_Monkey_Productions.
- Mr_Duke wikiPageExternalLink mr_duke_keys.
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- Mr_Duke alternativeNames "Charlie V Duke, Gwynfor Dafydd Edwards".
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- Mr_Duke dateOfBirth "1983-04-01".
- Mr_Duke genre Ambient_Country.
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- Mr_Duke label "Earth Monkey Productions, Baby Blue Records/Blue Chartists".
- Mr_Duke name "Mr Duke".
- Mr_Duke origin Dolgellau.
- Mr_Duke origin Gwynedd.
- Mr_Duke origin Wales.
- Mr_Duke pastMembers "Gareth "Barney" Barnby,Cristian Marcico, Josh Webber, Macauly Crackpipe, Simon Bartlett,".
- Mr_Duke placeOfBirth "Wrexham".
- Mr_Duke shortDescription "Musician, Poet".
- Mr_Duke website "www.dukeofcardiff.com".
- Mr_Duke yearsActive "2007".
- Mr_Duke description "Musician, Poet".
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- Mr_Duke comment "Mr Duke (born 1 April 1983 as Gwynfor Dafydd Edwards) is a Welsh bilingual country singer-songwriter. Born in Snowdonia, North Wales he took his name from a character in Hunter S.".
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- Mr_Duke homepage www.dukeofcardiff.com.
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- Mr_Duke name "Mr Duke".