Archive for A Soul To Claim
Doug MacLeod and Jim Gaines Nominated for 2022 Blues Blues Blast Music Awards
In June 2022, a group of music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, musicians and other Blues music industry professionals nominated the best in Blues music in twenty-two categories for the 15th Annual Blues Blast Music Awards. We are thrilled to share that Doug MacLeod has been nominated for the Acoustic Guitar Award, and Jim Gaines (A Soul to Claim) has been nominated for the Producer Award! Voting begins Tuesday, July 12th at BluesBlastMagazine.com!…
Downbeat Magazine Gives Four Stars to Doug MacLeod’s “A Soul To Claim”
Doug MacLeod’s A Soul To Claim received a four-star review in the July 2022 issue of Downbeat Magazine: “Doug MacLeod’s A Soul To Claim, like many of his 21 previous albums, makes it clear that he’s an archetype of the top-level blues storyteller: wry, sharp-witted, virile, inclined to poke fun at sentiment.… MacLeod bestows his music with a human intimacy that’s a function of his affable personality and the original material he works with. With…
Living Blues Rave for Doug MacLeod’s A Soul To Claim
The May/June 2022 issue of Living Blues Magazine features a rave review for Doug MacLeod’s A Soul To Claim: “A Soul to Claim builds on MacLeod’s skillful, expressive acoustic guitar work, supported here by Dave Smith on bass guitar, Rick Steff on keyboards, and Steve Potts on drums. The arrangements are subtle, with lots of spaces between the notes and a warm, intimate character. The bass, drums, and keys are often felt more than heard;…
Blues Blast Magazine Reviews Doug MacLeod’s “A Soul To Claim”
The latest edition of Blues Blast Magazine has a Featured Blues Review for Doug MacLeod and A Soul To Claim: “After many visits to Memphis with the Blues Music Awards and other work with the Blues Foundation, Doug MacLeod decided to move to that area and settle down in Tennessee, giving up the West Coast for a home on the Mississippi River. This album is inspired by his move and his new home. It is…