Luke Daniels (musician)

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Luke Daniels (born 1973) [1] is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who grew up in Sonning Common, South Oxfordshire. Daniels grew up playing the melodeon in the Irish tradition and gained early recognition after winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 1992. [2]

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Career

He has performed with a variety of artists including Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and De Dannan, and worked for Riverdance. [3] [4]

Daniels is a multi-instrumentalist singer and composer who plays guitar, piano, accordion, and melodeon. [5] [6] He has toured with the Cara Dillon band, [7] worked with Syrian oud player Rihab Azar, [8] and collaborated with English folk musician Nancy Kerr. [9]

Polyphon project

In 2016, Daniels restored a 19th-century Polyphon music machine, composed new works for it, and performed live with it. He integrated MIDI, foot pedals, and modern triggers into the mechanism, creating hybrid compositions featured on his album Revolve and Rotate. [10]

Teaching and mentorship

Daniels is a tutor in traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has served as the Folk Musician in Residence at the Scottish National Museum of Rural Life. [11] [12] [13]

Media and broadcasting

He has performed on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and had compositions broadcast as part of the PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial. Daniels has also performed on major film soundtracks, including sessions with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. [14]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Daniels reviving 19th Century music box". Hampshire Chronicle. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Heywood, Pete (2013-11-30). "Luke Daniels". Living Tradition. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ↑ Daniels, Luke. "Luke Daniels". Luke Daniels. Liverpool Philharmonic. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Heywood, Pete. "Luke Daniels". Living Tradition. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 Heywood, Pete. "Luke Daniels". Living Tradition. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 Neill, Danny (13 September 2022). "Luke Daniels". Folk Radio. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "New Release Premiere: Luke Daniels – Don't You Worry Bout A Thing". Thank Folk for that. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "The arts desk at the east neck festival 2022". The arts desk. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Folk Stars Luke Daniels Team up". The Atkinson. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Denselow, Robin (2016-06-02). "Luke Daniels: Revolve & Rotate review – modern morality tales and intriguing instrumentation". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  11. ↑ "Luke Daniels – English Folk Expo". English Folk Expo. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  12. ↑ "Folk Musician in Residence at National Museum of Rural Life". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  13. ↑ "Luke Daniels brings music and heritage together at National Museum". The Herald. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  14. ↑ "Luke Daniels". Wickham Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  15. ↑ McClellan, Mel. "Below the bellows". BBC Radio 2. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  16. ↑ PRS For Music Foundation. "Luke Daniels". PRS Foundation. PRS.
  17. ↑ Long, Siobhán. "Luke Daniels - The Art of Trio". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  18. ↑ Living Tradition. "Issue 90 - Living Tradition Reviews". The Living Tradition. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  19. ↑ Denselow, Robin (30 October 2014). "Luke Daniels - What's here What's gone". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Monaghan. "Review Luke Daniels a Tribute to William Hannah". The Living Tradition. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Ainscoe, Mike (18 March 2017). "Luke Daniels - Making Waves". Louder than War. John Robb. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  22. ↑ Nenadic, Mark (21 December 2017). "Singing Ways to Feel More Junior". Americana UK. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  23. ↑ Blake, Thomas (October 2019). "Luke Daniels - Old Friends and Exhausted Enemies". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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