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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…
Traveling Sonatas Artists Perform Borne Fantaisie brillante sur Carmen
Another great video from Viviana Guzman and Jérémy Jouve featuring the Borne: “Fantaisie brillante sur Carmen” from their Traveling Sonata recording: Watch on YouTube Traveling Sonata: European Music For Flute & Guitar Viviana Guzmán, fluteJérémy Jouve, guitar An adventurous program of European masterworks for flute and guitar, from scintillating young artists VIVIANA GUZMÁN and JÉRÉMY JOUVE. Their outstanding performances have been captured brilliantly by Grammy®-winning recording engineer Keith O. Johnson. A winner for all audiophiles…
Doug MacLeod on the Elwood Blues Mobile
Make sure to tune into The BluesMobile Radio Hour with Elwood Blues throughout the week, as Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time track, Rosa Lee will be getting some major coverage! March 30-31, Rosa Lee will be the final track of the show, and on April 3rd, Rosa Lee will be named an Elwood Blues Break of the week! Check out www.TheBluesMobile.com to listen and for more information Watch on YouTube Order There’s A Time…
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:…
Audiophile Audition Recommends Traveling Sonata
Audiophile Audition has a new review for Viviana Guzman and Jérémy Jouve’s new Traveling Sonata recording and says that several of the “new-minted works with fresh new sounds make for an appealingly varied program.” The reviewer, Lee Passarella, calls the unique pairing of flute and guitar a pairing of “gentle” instruments and states that Guzman and Jouve programmed some perfectly tailored transcriptions – “all of which have a soothing nocturnal quality to them, Satie’s ironically…
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…
Doug MacLeod Talks about Recording “There’s A Time”
Doug MacLeod talks with Oregon Music News about recording There’s A Time below: Doug MacLeod talks “There’s A Time” Read more about this interview and see great videos at www.oregonmusicnews.com There’s A TimeDoug MacLeod ‘Prof.’ Keith Johnson’s first blues recording! 13 new MacLeod originals highlight this richly detailed recording, done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA. by our Grammy® winning engineer. Track Listing: – 1 Rosa Lee, 2 Black Nights, 3 The Up Song,…
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…
New Release – Doug MacLeod: There’s A Time
Now Available for purchase in stores and online: There’s A TimeDoug MacLeod ‘Prof.’ Keith Johnson’s first blues recording! 13 new MacLeod originals highlight this richly detailed recording, done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA. by our Grammy® winning engineer. Also featuring Doug’s longtime bassist Denny Croy and Jimi Bott, one of the most recorded, awarded and respected blues drummers in the world. Doug says: “Making this album was different than any other one I’ve…
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…
Bman’s Blues Report reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
Blues blog, Bman’s Blues Report, has a review of Doug MacLeod’s new release There’s A Time: “Black Nights, a smooth acoustic blues and not only does MacLeod shine on vocal but also really digs in on some nice blues riffs on his Gibby C100FE…St. Elmo’s Rooms and Pool is one of my favorite tracks on the release. Again delivered in a somewhat spoken manner, MacLeod’s vocals suck you into this track. With light breezy guitar…
Audiophilia Says Doug MacLeod There’s A Time A Cause for Celebration
Audiophilia‘s Anthony Kershaw has been a fan of Doug Macleod for over fifteen years, and says that Doug’s latest release There’s A Time is cause for celebration: “Any new Doug MacLeod release is a cause for celebration. That we have him recorded by the benchmark for audiophiles, Reference Recordings, is a double celebration. “This audiophile has very high expectations from both artist and engineer. They were matched easily. Engineer Keith Johnson has the aural skill…