DUNCAN MCKENZIE:

                      GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER.

                             BIOGRAPHY

 Duncan plays concerts, festivals, party's and many gigs internationally,  he plays everything from melodic ballads to blues/rock.

He is a singer songwriter and guitarist specialising in finger picking acoustic guitar, Country, Celtic and latin rhythm's.

 His guitar technique ranges from the very dynamic and percussive to a highly intricate and delicate fingerstyle and Rock and Roll!

Duncan's repertoire is original songs and instrumentals, plus many famous classic songs and instrumentals (inc Classical Gas)!

 Duncan's early love for the guitar was enhanced by his studies with guitar maestro

Robert Fripp of King Crimson.

 For ten years he worked on the road and in studios with his great friend, brilliant guitar legend Big Jim Sullivan. This included international concerts, festivals and radio and much more, including a CMTV show broadcast live to six million listeners. 

Duncan is also available at local or private gigs, he is also now working regularly as a duo with amazing legendary world famous guitarist Chris Spedding.

Chris has played with Joan Armatrading, Bryan Ferry, Art Garfunkel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Katie Melua, Tom Waites, Sex Pistols and many more.

please email at  mail@duncanmckenzie.com  for availability, prices etc.

  Duncan has worked as a session musician, working at top studios, including Abbey Road, EMI and Decca.

 He also has a band of name musicians called the

"DUNCAN MCKENZIE BAND" The full details are all on this website. please click on Duncan McKenzie Band page.

 Duncan co wrote and performed "To All Of You Out There" for a TV documentary about

disc jockey Stuart Henry; this was also played every night at closedown on Radio Luxembourg for many years to millions of listeners, also featured in a Channel 4 Documentary and National BBC radio and Greatest hits Radio!

Recently Duncan played Nashville, where at the Belcourt Taps and other venues the audience enjoyed his singing, songwriting and guitar playing. He also recorded a show for CMR radio, Nashville, to 750,000 listeners.

 Duncan played for the Heritage Foundation UK. Concerts included a

special event at Robin Gibb's home, playing to many celebrities, also at

The Royal Palace Gardens Hotel in South Kensington, London.

 Other Concerts :-

The Summer Ball for the Royal Marine Commandos.

The Blues To Bop Festival in Lugano, Switzerland, playing to huge and amazing audiences, one of the highlights being The Lugano Gospel afternoon, when Duncan played his version of "Amazing Grace".  This was requested following a previous performance at a very successful concert to a full audience at Lugano Cathedral, where Duncan played his 1932 National Steel bottleneck guitar, this concert was broadcast live on Swiss and Italian radio. Duncan has played many concerts in Scandanavia, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Nashville and more.

 Please click on REVIEWS page,for the comments of many famous and respected people.

For more information, music, links and contact details, please click on the  various headings.

 Duncan has recently signed a new recording and publishing deal with Music Of Life and Fairwood Music Publishing Co. 

A new album of 12 tracks by Duncan McKenzie Band called "THE TRAVELLER featuring many world famous musicians was released internationally online on "The Orchard" On 1st April 2023. 

It has since been nominated for a Mercury Prize.

Also released is an album of guitar instrumentals written and played by Duncan called HEARTSTRINGS.

Thank you for visiting !