Sam Duckworth
| Sam Duckworth | |
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Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Lloyd Duckworth |
| Also known as | Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Recreations |
| Born | 30 January 1986 |
| Origin | Southend, Essex, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, electroacoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter guitarist |
| Instruments | vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Alcopop! Atlantic Cooking Vinyl Big Scary Monsters |
Sam Duckworth is an English musician formerly known as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. He is sometimes referred to as Get Cape, Cape, GCWCF and Slam Dunkworth (the latter title apparently first coined by Emmy The Great). According to Duckworth, his original stage name came from Retro Gamer magazine, from an article about superhero games such as Batman containing the heading "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly". He's currently releasing material under the name Recreations.
Duckworth grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Get Cape was signed to Atlantic Records in March 2006, after playing many gigs, both with punk rock band Silverskin and as Get Cape. As Get Cape, Duckworth has collaborated with Billy Bragg, Nitin Sawhney, Shlomo, Killa Kela, Baba Maal, Flea, Kate Nash and many others with his participation in many events for Africa Express.
Duckworth co-organised The Demolition Ball - the last night at the London Astoria venue before it was knocked down in January 2009. Get Cape also headlined the Astoria for his 21st birthday party.
After 10 years, Duckworth decided to end Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly and to continue making under his own name. The last ever show under the Get Cape moniker was held at The Forum, Kentish Town on 12 September 2014.
Get Cape's debut album, The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, is best described as an indie/folk/electronic fusion. The album made the top 100 albums of 2006 lists of Q and NME. It reached number 26 on the official UK album chart and spawned three top 40 singles.
In October 2006, he performed as part of the BBC Electric Proms. He played at a number of major festivals in 2007, including Oxegen, Glastonbury,Reading and Leeds Festivals and SXSW, and appeared in the BBC Radio 1 live lounge.
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