Music recorded at the Rec House in Twerton, Bath

Niall Dunne and Emma Duncan, making folksy, soulful acoustic music. We hope you enjoy! 

Singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (just about anything with strings, plus harmonicas, saxophones and hand percussion). After deciding that I wasn't gonna be the next Ritchie Blackmore, spent my formative years in covers bands on the social club circuit, approx 1972-1995. Retired from public performance to do other stuff but kept on playing at home. Came out of retirement Spring 2011 and hit the Open Mic circuit playing my own choice of abstruse covers. Wrote my own first song (ever!) later that year at the age of 62 and have over 30 songs to date, all played in public. Now playing the Bristol acoustic circuit regularly, mixing covers with originals, and also hosting events. Just completed (Jan 2014) recording my third CD album, some of which is here for you to stream. Hopefully see you on the Bristol circuit somewhere, somewhen.   


Brimming with percussive rhythms, bouncy melodies and playful protest narratives, Pip and the Polar Bears overflow with colourful mischief. Having grown up in the apple orchards of Kent, climbing trees and drinking tea, Pip then moved to Peckham, South East London, where she played eclectic venues across the smoky city, including the Brixton ‘Ritzy’, Bethnal Green’s ‘Rich Mix’ and Brick Lane’s ‘Rag Factory’. Pip has also played numerous UK festivals, including Sunrise, Waveform and Bristol festival. In November 2011, having released her first EP, Pip set out in a little sailing boat on a voyage across the high seas to Canada. She brightened the snowy streets of Montreal with her golden ukulele melodies, worked on hearty organic farms and hugged giant Sequoia trees in California, before returning to UK where she now lives in the bubbling city of Bristol. Pip’s sound evokes Rodrigo and Gabriella’s percussive beats, Duke Special’s buoyant harmonies and the lyrical zest of Ani Di Franco. This is kooky folk with political punch!

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