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Doug MacLeod Talks New Recording at NAMM
Doug MacLeod is at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention, and sat down with “Kelly Z” to talk about National Reso-Phonic Guitars, his guitar’s names, a book, and an upcoming recording with a certain record label…
Doug MacLeod and Brand New Eyes Nominated For Blues Music Awards
Yesterday The Blues Foundation announced their 2012 Blues Music Awards Nominees, and it was a great day for RR and Doug MacLeod! Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Brand New Eyes featuring Doug MacLeod was nominated for the Award for Acoustic Album of the Year, and Doug MacLeod himself was nominated for the Acoustic Artist of the Year award! Nominations in Two Categories! If you are a Blues Foundation Member (or want to be), you can…
Doug MacLeod Video From Alcorn Studios
The folks at CKCU have given us some video from Doug’s time at Alcorn Studios, so we thought it would be fun to share the first video we’ve uploaded with you here. And since this week kicks off the run towards Christmas, we think it’s appropriate that this song was written because of a Christmas story.
Morrisburg Falls in love with Doug MacLeod
We just had to share this great review with you today: “Blues man MacLeod takes Morrisburg by storm”Morrisburg Leader (Canada): “He is charming. He is funny. He is poignant. He spins yarns that make you feel you’re leaning on a rough wooden railing, in the heat of a Southern summer night, in some no-name little bar in the middle of no where. He is a Blues Man. … “It’s hard, attending a MacLeod concert, to…
Doug MacLeod on Window of Opportunity
Tony Copple (left) and David Humphreys of CKCU A couple of weeks ago, Doug MacLeod was at Alcorn Studios in Ottowa Canada and CKCU’s “Window of Opportunity” host Tony Copple was kind enough to share with us a fantastic story, pictures, a recording and a video! Take a listen to Doug MacLeod Live in the CKCU Studios! From Tony Copple, CKCU: Doug came on, and cracked up the crowd with his first few words. He…
Sing Out! Reviews Brand New Eyes
Folk Music magazine Sing Out! published a glowing review of Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Brand New Eyes! We’ll give you a taste of these quotes and then link you to Sing Out!‘s website. From SingOut!: “When you close your eyes and listen to Doug MacLeod, it’s difficult to decide what you like best, his expressive guitar technique or his passionate approach to vocals. Both are exemplary and have been over the past 16 releases.…
Happy Veterans Day
Reference Recordings would like to extend a warm round of thanks to our veterans today on Veteran’s Day. It’s on this day that we tend to think about that great “American Band” sound that comes from Sousa and marches in general. Some of these albums we’ve featured before, like Marches I’ve Missed and Strictly Sousa, but today we wanted to feature an album that might not seem like your typical “Veteran’s Day Celebration” album. So…
Doug MacLeod at The Pearl in Dallas!
Wednesday night, I had the distinct pleasure of finally seeing Fresh! From RR artist Doug MacLeod perform in person! Not only did I get to hear Doug at the wonderful venue in Dallas, “The Pearl at Commerce,” I also got to hear Doug on the local radio station KNON on the way over. The radio time definitely made for a fun last twenty minutes of the drive over to Dallas (from Fort Worth). If you…
Weekend Bytes
Here are just a few of quick things that came across our radar over the weekend that we felt were worth sharing. Yamaha Disklavier ‘Lends a Hand’ To Mike Garson’s Acclaimed Bowie Variations CD: In crafting his latest release, The Bowie Variations, celebrated composer, pianist and session musician, Mike Garson, relied on the Yamaha Disklavier performance reproducing piano not only to unleash his creativity, but to singlehandedly compose and create works in ways previously unimaginable.…
Brand New Eyes Nominated for CBA “Muddy” Award
Doug MacLeod’s Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Brand New Eyes has been nominated for a “Muddy” Award from the Cascade Blues Association as the best National Blues Recording of 2011. About the Muddy Awards: Named in honor of one of blues music’s most influential forces —McKinley Morganfield, or Muddy Waters— the Cascade Blues Association’s annual Muddy Awards Celebration honors local, regional, national and international stars of the blues. Every September, the Cascade Blues Association solicits…
Doug MacLeod performs “Brand New Eyes”
When we came across this video of Doug Macleod performing for a memorial picnic sponsored by the Baltimore Blues Society, we just couldn’t resist sharing. It was a small outdoor crowd, but judging by this one song, they got a heck of a show:
Doug MacLeod on WGLT Blues
Doug MacLeod sits down with the WGLT Blues Next Weekly Podcast and shares fascinating insight into Fresh! From Reference Recordings release “Brand New Eyes.” From GLT Blues: Doug MacLeod has been described as a modern day Mark Twain. Like Twain, MacLeod is a keen observer of people, is a gifted storyteller, and uses the English language in creative ways to communicate his observations. On this podcast, MacLeod talks about his new CD “Brand New Eyes,”…
New Doug MacLeod Video
Luckily we’ve been able to share all kinds of Doug MacLeod videos with you, but we wanted to add one more that we put together ourselves. We hope you enjoy it and that it gives a true taste of what you’ll get from this fantastic release! If you still don’t have a copy of Brand New Eyes, you can find it at http://referencerecordings.com!
Blues Revue Reviews Brand New Eyes
Blues Revue‘s Bill Wasserzieher has a great review of Fresh From Reference Recordings release “Brand New Eyes.” Since the review is not yet online to link too, we’ll quote it and just direct you to their site. “Anyone who has had the opportunity to see Doug MacLeod perform, listened to his dozen or so albums, or read any of the 72 columns he wrote for this magazine from 1999-2010 knows that he is a storyteller…
Doug MacLeod Takes Over New Zealand!
This past weekend, Doug MacLeod was a headliner during the Rotura Blues Festival in New Zealand. But he wasn’t only playing, he was also helping to pass the blues torch to the next generation. We’ve come across a lot of fun stuff from the festival and we’ll share some of it with you here. From the Hamilton Blues Society: “Saw Doug Macleod on Saturday night, what can I say, absolutely awesome, no words come close…