Italian blues outlet, Macallè Blues reviews Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time: “…Accompanied by the devoted rhythmics of Jimi Bott and Danny Croy, already present in the previous There’s A Time, here the piano skills of Michael Thompson are added, also him back to family with MacLeod after the recent tours with the Eagles. The program that develops along the eleven tracks of the disk, moves from Rock ‘Till The Cows Come Home, homage to the…
Doug MacLeod, Denny Croy and Jimi Bott have recorded together on two Reference Recordings albums, There’s A Time and Exactly Like This, but the three of them have never played together in concert…until now! The trio will be performing Sunday, August 30 at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena, CA! Find out more on the Levitt Pavilion website! EXACTLY LIKE THIS Doug MacLeod Buy the HDCD! Buy the Vinyl LP! Doug MacLeod is a unique, powerful…
The 36th Annual Blues Music Awards nominations have been announced, and both Doug MacLeod and Jimi Bott have made the list! The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will present at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 7, 2015. The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded blues music performers. The annual Blues Music…
“There’s A Time” gets a rave review in French magazine, Autrement Blues: “Slide/resonator master Doug MacLeod’s latest album is a genuine bit of brilliance, with changing tempo, skillful picking and thoughtful, laid-back lyrics. Indeed, so good, that it has just swept the board at the Blues Foundation’s awards 2014 in Memphis in May. MacLeod’s work is always strong and sound; music that is always eagerly anticipated by acoustic blues fans everywhere. With this latest CD,…
Last night was The Blues Foundation’s 35th Blues Music Awards, and Doug MacLeod won the Acoustic Artist of the Year, and his Reference Recordings release, There’s A Time won Acoustic Album of the Year! Below are some pictures from the event, and congratulations to Doug MacLeod!
Italian magazine, FolkBulletin.com has a new review for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time recording. “Acoustic music at its very best … listening to songs like ‘The Entitled few’, ‘The Night of the Devil’s Road’ and ‘Dubb’s Talkin Religion Blues’ cannot fail to fill your soul. His lyrics are always deep, engaging and never dull…” — Fabrizio Poggi, Folk Bulletin Find the full review in the original Italian at www.folkbulletin.com Order There’s A Time in the…
Positive Feedback‘s Teresa Goodwin has a new review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time based on the HRx Downloads available on HDTracks. “There’s a Time is a great recording, very realistic “you are there” sonics with a comfortable sound that makes this album a complete joy, from the first wonderful song to the last. Doug MacLeod’s voice and guitar have never sounded better, the bass and drum back him up to great effect. This is…
The Blues Foundation announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Blues Music Awards yesterday, and RR’s own Doug MacLeod and his new release There’s A Time racked up THREE nominations! Acoustic Album of the Year There’s a Time – Doug MacLeod Juba dance – Guy Davis featuring Fabrizio Poggi Soulscape – Harrison Kennedy Avalon – Rory Block Unleashed – The Hound Kings Acoustic Artist of the Year Doug MacLeod Guy Davis Harrison Kennedy Little G…
Downbeat Magazine names Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time one of the Best Albums of 2013 in their January 2014 issue! Here’s a look back at the Downbeat review from July: “Unlike any of his previous 19 studio albums, Doug MacLeod made this one ‘Live’… It’s a spare, intimate and inspired performance. The Californian’s casually confident singing and quite yet powerful bottleneck or fingerstyle guitar playing … convey a sense that his true stories about colorful…
Next Week (10/31) brings the 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards Show and RR’s Doug MacLeod is nominated for THREE awards! Song Of The Year: Black Nights (There’s A Time) Traditional Blues Album: There’s A Time Male Blues Artist of the Year: Doug MacLeod So keep your fingers crossed for Doug! Nominee listEvent Tickets Order There’s A Time in the following formats: HDCD2-LP Set! – NEWHRx 176kHz/24bit download from HDtracks.com
The “Atlanta Live Music Examiner” reviews a host of new Blues releases on Examiner.com, including our latest Doug MacLeod release, There’s A Time: “With a soothing guitar and soulful voice, McLeod effortlessly rolls through a collection of original tunes that is pleasant to the ear.… From the opening track…there is something familiar about this record. I swear I had heard many of these tunes before but they are all McLeod originals. He plays and sings…
Barcelona Radio Show “La Hora del Blues” reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time “ A magnificent musician with a lot of swing, great charisma and much experience to perform semi-acoustic blues with taste and elegant nuances, always from a personal, original and clever point of view. … On this new album Doug shows all his talent and energy, singing and playing acoustic guitars, dobros, and also some six and twelve string National ones. Doug is…
Art Tipaldi has a fantastic review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time in the inaugural issue of Blues Music Magazine: “Doug MacLeod continues to breathe fresh ideas into his music. MacLeod’s warm, almost conversational, vocals coupled with his pinpoint finger picking have been the center of his art for decades. … Decades ago, Doug MacLeod learned that a bluesman reaches people and makes them feel something that helps them get through our world easier. Every…
Music News Nashville critic, Janet Goodman, has a great new review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time CD: “…acoustic bluesman Doug MacLeod always has a colorful story to tell. On his latest album ‘There’s A Time’ – his debut on the Reference Recordings label – the bottleneck-and-finger-style wiz guitarist brings to life thirteen original songs, singing in wails and whispers, punctuating lines with loosey-goosey slides on his National resonator guitars … Not only does he…
German magazine bluesnews says of Doug MacLeod and There’s A Time, “A storyteller par excellence” — “He reduces the blues to the core… This storyteller par excellence manages to captivate again within narrowly defined limits… As with the best live performances of MacLeod, you hang on every word, every whisper, every note played. Absolutely Fabulous.” — Vincent Abbate, bluesnews Read the full review in the original German on bluesnews.de! Order There’s A Time in the…