Dougie MacLean
| Dougie MacLean | |
|---|---|
 MacLean i 2011 | |
| Information | |
| Født | 27. september 1954 (70 år) Dunblane, Storbritannien  |
| Oprindelse | Dunblane, Perthshire, Skotland |
| Statsborger | Storbritannien |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| Genre | Folkemusik, verdensmusik |
| Beskæftigelse | Sanger, sangskriver, komponist, musiker |
| Aktive år | 1970'erne - nu |
| Associeret med | The Tannahill Weavers, Silly Wizard, Christy Moore |
| Instrumenter | |
| Vokal, banjo, Bouzouki, mundharmonika, guitar, mandola, bratsch | |
| Eksterne henvisninger | |
| www.dougiemaclean.com | |
| Information med symbolet hentes fra Wikidata. | |
Dougie MacLean, OBE (født 27. september 1954)[1] er en skotsk singer-songwriter, komponist, multiinstrumentalist og musikproducer. AllMusic har beskrevet ham som "en af Skotlands største singer-songwritere", og han har optrådt både under sit eget navn og mde adskillige folkemusikgrupper siden midten af 1970'erne. Hans mest berømte numre inkluderer "Caledonia", der ofte er blevet kaldt Skotlands "uofficielle nationalsang",[2][3][4] og "The Gael", der blev berømt som temæt til filmen Den sidste mohikaner (1992).
MacLeans sange er blevet indspillet i coverversioner af adskillige kunstnere, heriblandt Dolores Keane,[5] Rich Mullins, Ronan Keating, Paolo Nutini, Amy Macdonald, Kathy Mattea, Frankie Miller, Cara Dillon, Mary Black,[6] og Nathan Evans. Udover sin karriere som turnerende singer-songwriter, har MacLean grundlagt pladeselskabet og indspilningsstudiet Dunkeld Records sammen med sin kone Jennifer i 1983.
Omkring 2015 ejede MacLean Taybank Hotel i Dunkeld.[7][8]
Hæder
I 2011 modtog MacLean titlen som Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).[9]
I 2013 modtog MacLean BBC Radio 2's Folk Award for Lifetime Achievement for Contribution to Songwriting. Prisen blev overdraget af førsteminister Alex Salmond i Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.[10][11][12][13]
Diskografi
Studiealbum
- Are Ye Sleeping Maggie (1976) (med The Tannahill Weavers)
- Caledonia (1978) (som Alan Roberts & Dougie MacLean)
- CRM (1979) (som Alex Campbell, Alan Roberts & Dougie MacLean)
- Snaigow (1980)
- On A Wing and a Prayer (1981)
- Craigie Dhu (1983)
- Butterstone (1983)
- Fiddle (instrumentel) (1984)
- Singing Land (1985)
- Real Estate (1988)
- Whitewash (1990)
- The Search (instrumentel) (1990)
- Indigenous (1991)
- Sunset Song (instrumentel) (1993)
- Marching Mystery (1994)
- The Plant Life Years (1995)
- Tribute (til Robert Burns, Niel Gow og Robert Tannahill) (1995)
- Riof (1997)
- Perthshire Amber (2000)
- Who Am I (2001)
- Early (2003)
- With Strings (2003)
- Inside The Thunder (2005)
- Muir of Gormack (EP) (2007)
- Resolution (2010)
- Till Tomorrow (2014) (med Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
- Caledonia Cantata (2015)
- New Tomorrow (2017)
- A Robert Burns Selection (2018)
- Flo (2022)
Live
- Live From The Ends Of The Earth (2000)
Video
- The Land (1996)
- Live At Perthshire Amber (2006)
- Songmaker (2010)
Opsamlingsalbum
- The Dougie Maclean Collection (1995)
- The Plant Life Years (1995)
- The Essential Dougie MacLean (2007)
- Essential Too (2013)
Samarbejder
- On The Blooming Queensland Side (1995) (med Robbie Brock)
Referencer
- ^ "Albums by Dougie MacLean". Rate Your Music. Hentet 6. april 2013.
- ^ "Dougie MacLean performs 'This Love Will Carry'". BBC Music. Hentet 28. marts 2021.
MacLean... is perhaps best known for his track, 'Caledonia' that is often referred to as Scotland's unofficial national anthem.
- ^ Castle, Jill (3. november 2016). "10 things to do in Scotland this weekend". The Herald. Hentet 28. marts 2021.
Dougie MacLean, the man who wrote Scotland's unofficial national anthem, Caledonia.
- ^ "Review: Dougie MacLean at Bruce Festival". The Courier. 20. august 2010. Hentet 28. marts 2021.
Who better then to open a festival steeped in Scottish history than MacLean... unofficial national anthem Caledonia came early in the set.
- ^ Murphy, Sean (15. maj 2020). "Scots anthem Caledonia adopted by US soldiers in emotional pandemic performance". Daily Record. Hentet 28. marts 2021.
- ^ Ritchie, Gayle (14. februar 2018). "Musical treasure Dougie MacLean heads to Fife". The Courier. Hentet 28. marts 2021.
- ^ Fodor's Scotland, Fodor's Travel Guides (2016) ISBN 9781101880289
- ^ "Dougie MacLean prepares to bring Perthshire Amber festival back to Perthshire" – The Courier, 19 October 2019
- ^ "'Caledonia' folk writer receives OBE". BBC. 31. december 2010. Hentet 4. februar 2011.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards recognises Scots legends". Scotsman. 31. januar 2013. Hentet 5. februar 2013.
- ^ "Dougie Maclean celebrates Folk Award with star-studded Caledonia rendition". Daily Record and Sunday Mail. 1. februar 2013. Hentet 5. februar 2013.
- ^ "BBC2 Folk Awards 2013 Winners". Hentet 5. februar 2013.
- ^ "BBC2 Folk Awards 2013 Winners". Hentet 5. februar 2013.
Eksterne henvisninger
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Forfatter/Opretter: Dlsnider, Licens: CC0
Dougie MacLean singing Caledonia in the Blairgowrie Tourist Information Centre, September 2011 By Diane Snider, My Own Work