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13-Jan-2017
by Rob Howard
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 Archie Duncan, one of Scotland’s leading post-war accordionists, was introduced to the piano accordion at the age of ten, and found himself part of a Scottish Command Concert Party entertaining the troops during World War Two. In 1946 he joined the army for two years and gained further experience playing with unit bands, after which he began to study the accordion more seriously.Between 1948 and 1952, after which he turned professional, Archie entered Scottish, British and World Championships organised by the British Association of Accordionists, becoming the Scottish Open Champion four times during this period. His first solo radio broadcast was with the BBC in October 1953. In 1954, he formed the Archie Duncan Quintet, and was involved in broadcasts for many years. From 1961 to 1965, he was principal accordionist with the Scottish Variety Orchestra. During the 1960s Archie appeared on the BBC TV shows ‘The White Heather Club’ and ‘Degrees of Folk’. In 1966, he recorded the theme music to the BBC television thriller ‘The Dark Island’, composed by Ian MacLachlan. Since then, ‘The Dark Island’ has become a frequently played and recorded Scottish number – but Archie Duncan did it first! In the 1970s, Archie Duncan made two excellent LPs - ‘High Level Accordion’ and ‘Three Faces of St Andrew’, and also worked as a recording studio session accordionist. For many years he was a respected accordion repairer and tuner, and was the uncle of the present day accordionist Gary Blair. |
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