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Fanfare Reviews Kansas City Symphony Elgar and Vaughan Williams
Dave Saemann of Fanfare Magazine has a new review of our latest Kansas City Symphony recording: “If taste in music-making can pass from one generation to another, that certainly seems to have happened with conductor Michael Stern. Yo-Yo Ma said of the conductor’s father, violinist Isaac Stern, that he left ‘no tone unsterned.’ Similarly, Michael Stern’s Kansas City Symphony is defined by its elegant and beautiful tone, splendidly adapted to the character of the music…
Doug MacLeod There’s A Time the Stereophile May Recording of the Month!
Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time release named Stereophile Magazine’s Recording of the Month! “His original music, which is what he’s documented in the 12 tracks of this warm, alive, natural, very well-recorded 24-bit HDCD collection…works in wise and pleasurable ways…Though he’s probably best known as a canny, nimble acoustic blues guitarist, MacLeod’s voice, with its prominent crying tone and agile phrasing, is the equal of his string jiggering…his singing is every bit as artistic…
Vintage Guitar Magazine Says Pay Attention to Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
Vintage Guitar Magazine has a great review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time recording coming out in their June issue, but we wanted to share this great closing line with you a little early: “MacLeod reminds us of the shared roots of blues, jazz, and folk music. And here on his 19th studio album, he does it in a way that makes you want to pay attention.” — Vintage Guitar Magazine Look for the upcoming…
Living Blues reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
Frank Matheis of Living Blues Magazine has a new review for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time: “There’s a Time delivers what his fans exepct: superlative instrumentation and intimate, witty stories. The disc showcases his ability to connect to the audience, live or on record with his good-natured approach…There’s a Time continues the long history of blues as a story-telling medium, an art form that Doug MacLeod has mastered with literary integrity and serious blues feeling.”…
Classical.net Reviews Kansas City Elgar – Vaughan Williams Recording
Brian Wigman of Classical.net says the new Kansas City Symphony recording of Elgar and Vaughan Williams is “about as good as it gets“! “This very fine CD is about as good as it gets. Reference Recordings has long made some of the finest sounding records in the business, and this recent release is no exception. None of that would matter if the music making wasn’t exceptional, but it is. These wonderfully played, entirely convincing performances…
Lee County Courier features There’s A Time
The Lee Count Courier‘s Jim Clark says “There’s a time for cool acoustic blues”: “This is one of Doug’s most intimate CDs, like sitting around with old friends telling stories like “The Entitled Few” and “Run With the Devil.” One of the secrets of that intimacy is Doug, like Nike ‘Just Did It.’…On There’s A Time, his nineteenth studio album, he out does himself with clever hooks, masterful slide work and songs that jump off…
Billtown Blues on Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
The latest Billtown Blues Association Newsletter has quite the rave for Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time recording: “Doug MacLeod is a Bluesman who hearkens to the days of the traveling minstrel, a storyteller who writes his own material based on his personal life experiences. This gives his material a power not found in the works of those who sit down and make songs up, out of the clear blue sky because they think the…
Doug MacLeod There’s A Time Earns Some FAME
The Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange (FAME) has quite the review for Doug MacLeod and There’s A Time: “He also writes riveting lyrics, and every one of these songs will demonstrate why he’s earned the moniker of ‘the storytelling bluesman’….You find yourself having to listen to the stories and commentaries being woven while concurrently infected by the argot, feeling as though the whole gig is happening just up the street from your house. Once you…
There’s a Time in the Crossroads Blues Society Newsletter
The Crossroads Blues Society has a wonderful new review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time by Mark Thompson in their March-April Newsletter: “Highlights abound, starting with “Black Nights”, a worrying blues about nightfall and the intense feelings it conjures up. “Run With the Devil” is a descriptive portrait of a man from MacLeod’s past who “..played music with a cross-eyed mind.”. The talking blues is set up by sharp slide licks on ‘Owl’. MacLeod paints…
Parcbench reviews There’s A Time
Another stellar review for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time, this time from Parcbench.com: “…his songs…may all be original, but the tunes have a classic quality to them that works beautifully when set against the words you’re hearing for the first time. His effectiveness comes partly from his humor, and partly from the undeniable frankness with which he delivers a lyric, avoiding any unnecessary flourishes or embellishments…His vocals tantalize you with a vocal delivery that is…
Bluesletter Reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
The New Washington Blues Society Bluesletter is out, and there’s quite the rave for Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time CD! “Doug kicks off this new CD with a plaintive ‘Rosa Lee’ and this baker’s dozen of acoustic blues is a must for fans of the national steel guitar. The playful ‘My In-laws Are Outlaws’ is a lot of fun, buy my favorites on this CD tap into MacLeod’s ability to be an exceptional storyteller:…
RR and Doug MacLeod There’s A Time featured by Pacifica Tribune
Pacifica Tribune Arts Correspondent, Jean Bartlett, has a wonderful feature on the new Doug MacLeod There’s A Time recording titled “Little big record label out of Pacifica records blues giant” that we’ll quote here, but you certainly should read on www.mercurynews.com! “For the listener, this record is so clear that you feel like you are cheating, sneaking into some elite, top drawer concert where the ticket prices must be many times the cost of this…
Some Quick Quotes for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time
A couple of quick reviews for Doug MacLeod’s “There’s A Time” release: CharlestonScene (Post and Courier): “MacLeod’s effectiveness as a performer comes just as much from his voice as it does from his guitar. That voice, with its unidentifiable drawl, is as smooth and thick as honey, and is perfectly suited for telling stories while MacLeod’s fingers pick out a melody on his guitar. Listening to “There’s a Time” shows why MacLeod has been at…
More Raves for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time
“Doug MacLeod is one of the most respected bluesmen in the world.” That’s a good start from an even better review from Sheryl and Don Crow on their Don And Sheryl’s Blues Blog: “Doug’s vocal style is steeped in the traditions of the old-time travelling troubadours, and, just like a great storyteller, his lyrics will make you think. There are too many highlights in this set to count… The man affectionately-known to his fans as…
Blues is the Truth host Raves about Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time
UKjazzradio.com’s Blues is the Truth host Ian McHugh has some high praise for Doug MacLeod’s new Reference Recordings release There’s A Time: “Doug MacLeod is not a name that I had come across before, but now I’ve heard his latest release ‘There’s a Time’ he can count me as a firm fan…It’s simple music, performed with love…What a performance it is too, haunting and powerful, with dynamics that emphasize the drama in the stories of…