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Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) [1] [deprecated source] is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier singer-songwriters", MacLean has performed both under his own name, and as part of multiple folk bands, since the mid 1970s.
MacLean & MacLean were a Canadian musical comedy duo. They performed regularly in Canada between 1972 and 1998 and recorded seven albums. The duo consisted of brothers Gary MacLean (1944–2001) [1] and Blair MacLean (1942–2008). The MacLeans were originally from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, but were later based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Caledonia is a 1978 album by Alan Roberts and Dougie MacLean. [1] It contains the title song " Caledonia " and it was recorded at Fairview Recording Studio and printed by Garrod & Lofthouse. Track listing
Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977. [1] The chorus of the song features the lyric "Caledonia, you're calling me, and now I'm going home", [2] the term "Caledonia" itself being a Latin word for Scotland.
His first album on the label, Less Than Human, was released in July 2005. MacLean toured America in 2006 in support of The DFA Remixes Chapter 2. On videos for "Give Me Every Little Thing" and "Tito's Way", MacLean was joined by the group's tour drummer, the late Jerry Fuchs.
Maclean's, founded in 1905, is a Canadian magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, trends and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean , established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian perspective on current affairs and to "entertain but also inspire its readers". [ 4 ]
The album is composed entirely of previously unreleased demo recordings. [4] MacLean was previously known as the rhythm guitarist and second singer-songwriter in the original lineup of the Los Angeles folk rock band Love. The album was assembled of mono demo tapes his mother Elizabeth McKee had found at his home. [5]
Bryan MacLean's mother was an artist and a dancer, and his father was an architect for Hollywood celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor and Dean Martin. [1] Neighbor Frederick Loewe, of the songwriting team Lerner & Loewe, recognized him as a "melodic genius" at the age of three as he doodled on the piano.