Graeme Duffin

British musician

Graeme Duffin
Birth nameGraeme Ian Duffin
Born (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 (age 68)
Glasgow, Scotland
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Years active1970s–present
Musical artist

Graeme Ian Duffin (born 28 February 1956) is a British musician. He has played guitar for the Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet since 1983.[1][2]

However he has never officially been a band member, nor has he appeared in band photographs or interviews. The band were suspected of keeping him hidden for image purposes but it may have been Duffin's own choice due to his life-long stammer. He is a Christian.[3] with links to Queens Park Baptist Church Glasgow

In an interview with British Stammering Association trustee Eddie Phillips (Speaking Out, Autumn 2004, page 3) Duffin describes his experience of stammering severely during a radio interview in which he was attempting to discuss his work with Wet Wet Wet:

"I blocked on every syllable of every word, and they couldn't use the interview. I came out of the studio exhausted, disheartened, embarrassed. Two years ago I had an interview there that went really well. That partly reflects my level of confidence in my ability to deal with and enjoy that situation now."

In addition to his role as a guitarist with the Wets and Director of the Foundry Music Lab, Duffin is actively involved in the work of the British Stammering Association Scotland, and is also an instructor/facilitator for the McGuire Programme.

In February 2006, Duffin opened Foundry Music Lab[2] a recording, rehearsal and teaching facility with two of his friends, Ted Blakeway and Sandy Jones, in Motherwell.

In October 2006, Duffin joined Wets frontman Marti Pellow for a two-month tour in support of the latter's Moonlight Over Memphis solo album.

Graeme's daughter Esther Duffin married Tim O'Connor and the pair formed Ashton Lane, a country duo with guitar work from Graeme. Albums include Right Here (2006), Nashville Heart (2015), and Count the Stars (2015).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Graeme Duffin". Monique van Spellen. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b Graham Duffin [sic], 'Wrinkled Weasel', Rock Legacy
  3. ^ "Graeme's Witness". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ashton Lane". Discogs. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

  • Celebrations – the official Graeme Duffin fansite
  • Facebook
  • Foundry Music Lab
  • The McGuire Programme
  • Speaking Out magazine Autumn 2004
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Studio albums
Other albumsLive albums
  • Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990)
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
Compilations
  • End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits (1993)
  • The Greatest Hits (2004)
  • Step by Step: The Greatest Hits (2013)
Singles
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