About Duncan Johnston
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 65–66). Duncan Johnston was a British composer and poet.
Duncan Johnston (1881–1947), also Duncan Johnstone or Donnachadh MacIain in Scottish Gaelic, was a songwriter from Islay, Scotland, UK. He is best known for his 1938 book Cronan nan Tonn (The Croon of the Sea). The Royal National Mòd has an annual prize, the Duncan Johnston Trophy, named after him. Johnston, along with Charles MacNiven (1874–1944), Duncan MacNiven (1880–1955), and William Livingston (1808–1870), is one of the Islay Bards.
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Who was Duncan Johnston?
British composer
When was Duncan Johnston born?
Duncan Johnston was born in 1881.
When did Duncan Johnston die?
Duncan Johnston died in 1947.
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Duncan Johnston was a composer and poet.
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Duncan Johnston was British.
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· DBpedia: Duncan Johnston (songwriter)
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