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by Jay Psaros
at The Tinker's Son in Norwell, where they hold down the best
residency on The South Shore.
Another huge success story on the South Shore is Munk Duane.
Munk is the ultimate working musician. It's a challenge to keep
up with all this guy has going on. His humility is outstanding and
his body of work simply staggering. Great press? Munk has it.
Licensing deals? Munk's got them. Great albums? All there. Oh
yeah, did we mention feature length film scores? Yeah, Munk has
those too. And of course, Munk can play and sing his rump off.
Above all of this, however, is the fact that Munk is an artist…
and a damn good one. Munk and I have known each other for
a few years now through the local scene and mutual friends but
never met until this past year. We had the opportunity to play an
impromptu jam together and looking over to where Munk was
singing and playing was a great pleasure. What people outside
of the music scene might fail to understand is that Munk's
accomplishments are not only rare but hard earned. Munk is the
definition of what it means to be a successful working musician.
His hands are touching just about every part of the music industry
and people within the industry have taken notice. It is clear that
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