Duncan Cameron is a Celtic singer and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Killarney, Ontario. His late father Stewart Cameron’s mastery of Scottish ballads was his first inspiration, and in his teens, Cameron started singing with his family. At folk festivals, the Cameron family performed not only music and storytelling, but also traditional mummers’ plays. He chose the fiddle as his first instrument, but now also plays mandolin, guitar, Irish bouzouki, tin whistle, harmonica, bodhrán and English concertina. Traditional Irish, English and French-Canadian groups have contributed much of Cameron’s repertoire, but classical, country and other popular styles of music have also added to his creative approach. His strong vocals (in both French and English), intricate arrangements and sense of humour truly transport the listener.
He has toured, recorded with and composed music for many groups, including The Pierre Schryer Band, Fig for a Kiss and The Irish Descendants. In addition, Cameron has been part of several theatrical productions, notably Drayton Entertainment’s Sorry … I’m Canadian in 2008 and The Magic of Ireland in 2008, as well as the Mirvish production of Needfire in 1998. He has garnered attention for both his solo performances and his solo CD, The Whistling Thief (2000). He currently resides in Killarney, Ontario and is a winner of the 2019 Jackie Washington Award for outstanding contributions to arts and culture in Northern Ontario.
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