PRESS KIT

 "Duke Aeroplane is like a New Orleans trad-spiced fusion of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and John Prine"

–Laura Fischer

Duke Aeroplane (Galen Cassidy Peria) was born at a very young age, somewhere not too far from here.  Ever since then he has been having one heck of a time.

He has toured extensively in the United States and Europe alongside "Vermont Joy Parade," releasing two critically acclaimed studio albums and one feature-length tour-documentary film. He was a founding member of United Bakery Records, a New Orleans, Louisiana based independent record label and event company, under the auspices of which he released his most recent recording endeavor, "Duke Aeroplane & The Wrong Numbers: Higher Ground". His feature-film writing/directorial debut, "The Heartbeat, The Hammer", was also born from his association with the label and is currently in post-production with an anticipated release date in 2025.  

​Both Peria and Aeroplane are available for various engagements and difficult situations, either in solo performance or with full band support.

"Bravo! Bravo, I say! The old wreck has some songs in it yet."

–David Symons

"Raucous and bawdy, more Earl King than Allen Toussaint, he and his band cook up a gumbo of could-be Mardi Gras classics."

–Ray Padgett of Country Tracks

Galen Cassidy Peria · The Candle Is Burning Down

Galen Cassidy Peria · High Octane

Galen Cassidy Peria · Calling Out Your Name

"Warren Zevon meets Tom Waits in dark alley in Nola. A rollicking night and hazy bar conversation ensues. Morning time coffee awaits. Black. Love that Duke Aeroplane.”

–Rob Randow of “Pheasants”

“A man who has earned the right to wear his sunglasses on stage."

–Shane Sayers

"SNAKE BIT"
(BY LIAM CONWAY, LAUREN MILLER, MARTHA COLBURN)

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“Shake it up and pour it … I’m in a wild mood tonight. I want to go dance in the foam. I hear the banshees calling. I haven’t shot a man in a week.  Speak out. Pluck the antique viol. Let the soft music float.”

–Raymond Chandler