Dougie Maclean - Live: From the Ends of the Earth

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Music Review: Sing Along, Live...
Rating: 4 Stars

Also an acoustic guitarist, Dougies folksy sound and infectious melodies will have you singing along in no time. His emotionally intimate lyrics speak clearly to the heart and his warm entertaining voice will have you wanting to call him friend. All his songs will teach you something new about life on this lovely spinning planet or remind you of something that you have sadly forgotten.

Live From the Ends of the Earth is a collection of some of this masterful performers best songs. The live album, containing portions of concerts from Dougies homeland of Scotland as well as Austrailia, features his often hilarious anecdotes on life, musings on topics from mountain climbing to a night in the pub or a walk with his father. These sometimes inspirational, sometimes funny stories you will remember and tell your friends.

This CD is good company and you will find it one in demand by friends for borrowing. Mellow enough to relax to, and lively enough to travel with; were it not for the avid applause at the end of each song, it would be a perfect album for every occasion.

His "Scythe Song" features splendid allegorical lyrics about those things that you can't be taught, that you just somehow magically pick up along the way..."you've got to hold it right... feel the distance to the ground...".

Green Grow the Rashes, as you may have presumed, is based off of lyrics from the old Celtic poet, Robert Burns.

His best song is "Ready For The Storm", which has also been sung by Rich Mullins, and experiences quite a bit of popularity on Celtic public radio programs. It has an intricate guitar melody, with a passionate, driving feel.

After the 9/11 incident, it was "This Love Will Carry", that Dougie dedicated to the American people. "You look down at your blistered hands as turns another year but this love will carry...though by storms we're weakened and uncertainty is sure; like the coming of the dawn it's ours forever more- this love- and this love will carry...".

As with most live albums, the CD mastering was clearly a challenge. The audience accompanies Dougie, at his request, on many songs but they have an uniquely excellent blend- what is it about Dougie, that his audience actually has a good ear and can sing?

Hopefully, you'll be able to truly hear him `live' on his American tour taking place in the next few months- but don't forget to pick up this CD first so you can sing along! It will quickly become a favorite.

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