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Bio

Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black are a multi-award-winning Glasgow-based harp and percussion duo blending traditional music with jazz, folk, classical, and electronic influences. Graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, they aim to create a sound that challenges perceptions of the harp and pushes the boundaries of the traditional music scene. Danny Kyle award-winners and Purbeck Rising winners in 2024, the duo have performed at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, were voted winners of the Introducing Stage at West Coast Folk Festival 2025, and sold out venues on their 2025 UK Spring Tour. They were recently appointed as Stoller Hall Emerging Artists and their debut EP, 'Let No Man' (April 2024) was named FATEA Magazine’s ‘EP of the Year 2024’, receiving airplay on BBC Radio 3 (‘Round Midnight, Soweto Kinch), BBC Radio 6 (Cerys Matthews), BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Scotland and RTÉ Radio 1.

“A fantastic sound … smashing every stereotype there is” (Lynette Fay, BBC Radio Ulster)

“Stunning” (BBC Radio Scotland)

Quotes

“A fantastic sound … smashing every stereotype there is” (Lynette Fay, BBC Radio Ulster)

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"Stunning" (BBC Radio Scotland)

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"innovative, beautifully delivered ... decidedly delicious" (Jon Bennett, Folking.com)

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“This is traditional folk with a soft jazz twist and it’s gorgeous.” (John Reed, The Compendium)

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“Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black were something special ... a different feel and depth to the music” (FATEA)

 

“hugely atmospheric ... the level of excellence was apparent throughout.” (Folknorthwest.co.uk)

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“The sound they created was amazing” (Jen Taylor, At The Barrier)

Awards / Achievements 

- Stoller Hall Emerging Artists (2025)

- FATEA Magazine's 'EP of the Year 2024' Award

- Danny Kyle Open Stage Award (Celtic Connections 2024)

- Purbeck Rising Competition (Purbeck Valley Folk Festival 2024)

- United Kingdom Harp Association Emerging Artists (2024)

- Performed live on BBC Radio Ulster (Lynette Fay's Folk Club)

- Radio play on BBC Radio 3's 'Round Midnight, BBC Radio 6 (Cerys Matthews), RTÉ Radio 1, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Ulster

- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 'Make It Happen Fund' Recipients 2024

Videos

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© 2024 by Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black

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