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Doug MacLeod, now there's a man who can really play the blues.
David Honeyboy Edwards
Aside from being one of the finest guitar players in the business, MacLeod really connects with his audience. His sets are more than music.
They are "homegrown lessons" in life and love. ………MacLeod is one of the finest songwriters, storytellers and performers in the blues. …….
In a world intoxicated with electric-everything MacLeod is preserving a lost art... A must for any serious fan of the blues and any soul
who needs the healing of the blues.
Sing Out (USA)
On his first visit to Australia, Doug MacLeod was the one act I was particularly looking forward to seeing. A contributing writer to our
sister publication Blues Revue, MacLeod is a great storyteller, songwriter, and raconteur and, to say the least, one of the finest
exponents of acoustic Blues and slide guitar around. He played songs, each accompanied by a story, from his albums Dubb and Where I Been,
both highly recommend, as well as his recent live DVD release.
Blues Wax (USA)
In his CD, Where I Been, Doug MacLeod has produced a montage of fascinating stories that are insightful, introspective, entertaining
and then some. The listener gets the immediate sense that this music comes from one who has a strong emotional and sentimental attachment
to the themes or from one who has lived the life he sings about. Mr. MacLeod uses his unusual style of acoustic guitar playing to
accentuate his remarkable story telling so much so that it seems that the guitar is an integral part of the tale.
Roots Music Report (USA)
Doug MacLeod is an accomplished songwriter managing to imbue his autobiographical lyrics with humor and poignancy, without any trace of
mawkishness.
Juke Blues (UK)
MacLeod is a talented instrumentalist and an impassioned singer, but what stands out on is his well-turned lyrical phrases and intriguing
musical nuances.
Living Blues (USA)
The masterful MacLeod............one of the most talented country bluesmen we've got.
Blues Revue (USA)
MacLeod zeigt sich als Sänger weiter gereift und sein Gitarrenspiel ist immer rhyhtmisch interessant und besonders beim Slide-Soli
bemerkenswert.
German Blues Circle (D)
Doug MacLeod knuepft mit dieser neuen CD nahtlos an die hoehe Qualitaet seiner frueheren Alben an.
Blues News (D)
On this acoustic set of telling and effective songs, a sparse but striking guitar style and candid vocals combine to create a convincing
showcase for his talents.
London Times (UK)
Doug MacLeod..........The find of the 1997 King Biscuit Blues Festival.
Art Tipaldi, Blues Revue (USA)
Over een flinterdun fundament van ingehouden ritmes en dito basspel schudt hij prachtig zingend, slidend en fingerpickend weer een
stelletje kleurrijk verhalende songs uit de mouw. Met evenveel humor als respect voor de traditie. Zo hoort dat.
Marcel Haerkens, OOR (NL)
Verplichte kost voor iedere bluesliefhebber
Heaven (NL)
Strong singer...impeccable guitarist...songs haunt you long afterwards.a stellar performance.
Jazz Times (USA)
In the tradition of songwriters such as J.B. Lenoir, Brownie McGhee, and Lightnin' Hopkins, he writes about what he lives...the total
package: songs, voice and guitar playing.
Blues Revue (USA)
Superb album . . . MacLeod identifies with the simplicity and honesty that characterized the country blues artists of the 30's and 40's
. . . a wealth of blues feeling . . . . compelling.
Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Doug MacLeod est ce qu'on pourrait appeler un architecte d'intérieur du blues acoustique.
Crossroads (France)
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