 Dougie MacLean Wed Aug 8 at River Park Church. Showtime 7:30pm
To get to River Park Church, 3818-14A Street SW Map
"Strong yet subtle, hauntingly evocative yet
contemporary in feel, this music demands
listening to over and over again."
Dougie MacLean
"Dougie MacLean is Scotland's pre-eminent
singer-songwriter and a national musical treasure" (SingOut USA) who has
developed a unique blend of lyrical, 'roots based' songwriting and
instrumental composition. He has built an international reputation as
songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer which has led to
concerts and festivals all over the world including New York's Carnegie
Hall, Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall and London’s Festival Theatre.
MacLean’s songs have been covered by hosts of artists,
including Paolo Nutini, Amy MacDonald, Mary Black, Frankie Miller and
Grammy award winning country singer Kathy Mattea and his song Caledonia
has become one of Scotland's most popular contemporary songs. His music
has been used in Hollywood films (eg Last of the Mohicans), TV Drama
(eg BBC's A Mug's Game) and he has been the subject of three BBC TV
music-documentaries. He has also been featured in Transatlantic
Sessions , Scotland’s Music and BBC’s Hogmannay Show.
Described as " …a musical hero" (Wall Street Journal)
MacLean is renowned for the uniqueness of his meaningful, haunting and
emotion-filled music.
"...a Scottish phenomenon...with his exquisite guitar
style, expressive voice and honest performance, his songs conjure up
remarkably vivid imagery of our world" (The Performing Songwriter, USA)
Tickets $27 (including all
charges), are
available now at The Pumphouse Theatre Box Office, by phone at 403.263.0079 and online at Fish Creek Concert Tickets
For those of you not familiar with the magic of Dougie here are some links:
Dougie MacLean Webpage
Dougie Maclean on Myspace This will be an incredible evening with the Scottish Legend often heard on Andy Donnelly's Celtic Show on CKUA
|