His career started with a traditional band, the tannahill weavers, in 1976. Dougie maclean, obe born 27 september 1954 is a scottish singersongwriter, composer. Dougie macleans caledonia is one of the most celebrated songs of the modern celtic folk era, but it wasnt dougies singing that made it famous. A single verse and the chorus were used in a tv advertisement for tennents lager sung by frankie miller, who later rerecorded the song and released it. Dougie maclean tour dates 2020 dougie maclean concert. Songwriter dougie maclean tells how he wrote the anthem on a beach in. The centerpiece of the collection is caledonia, a lovely homesick ballad which has become the unofficial anthem of scottish nationalism. Contemporary folk, singersongwriter, scottish folk music.
This is dougie maclean caledonia by longer shadow on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Check out caledonia by dougie maclean on amazon music. Described by allmusic as one of scotlands premier singersongwriters, maclean has performed under both his own name, and as part of multiple folk bands, since the mid 1970s. He is a multiinstrumentalist harp, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, didgeridoo, guitar with a large back catalogue. Dougie maclean obe born 27 september, 1954, in dunblane, scotland is one of scotlands finest singers and songwriters, with a rich, heavilyaccented voice. Maclean began his career playing with the tannahill weavers in 1976. Caledonia sheet music for piano, voice download free in.
This month i got in touch with one of the biggest names in scottish folk music, dougie maclean, obe. Oct 26, 2012 folk legend dougie maclean has brought smiles to many faces in his long career including the queen. I dont know if you can see, the changes that have come over me in these last few days, ive been afraid that i might drift away and ive been tellin old stories, singing songs that made me think about where i came from and thats the reason why i seem so far away today. The centrepiece of the collection is caledonia, a lovely homesick ballad that has become the unofficial anthem of scottish nationalism. Scotlands dougie maclean, famed for writing caledonia, has built an international reputation as songwriter. Folk legend dougie maclean has brought smiles to many faces in his long career including the queen. Dougie also performed on tour in the us with the grammy awardwinning country singer kathy mattea, who records his song ready for the storm on her album time passes by. His solo career started in 1981 and since then he has recorded numerous albums.
The song became the most popular of all maclean s recordings and something of an anthem for scotland. A past member of the tannahill weavers and silly wizard, maclean has used his songs, including caledonia, the singing land, and solid read full biography. Jan 27, 2014 this month i got in touch with one of the biggest names in scottish folk music, dougie maclean, obe. Nov 05, 2016 perthshire amber, run by dougie maclean and family, is on this weekend. A single verse and the chorus were used in a tv advertisement for tennents lager sung by frankie miller, who later rerecorded the song and released it as a single. Dougie maclean, originally famed for writing the song caledonia, has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer. Dunkeld records began the promotion of concerts throughout scotland featuring dougie maclean with his band. They loved music and so it wasnt unknown, if there was a party in the house, for the table to be pushed back and mum to get the melodeon out. Dougie maclean is one of scotlands premier singersongwriters. This version was tabbed from the recording by dolores keane on a womans heart cd issued by dara records, dublin, number darte cd 158. Below is my arrangement of one of dougies bestknown pieces, caledonia. Im a longtime dougie maclean fan but essential is my first purchase. I dont know if you can see the changes that have come over me in these past few days ive been afraid that i might drift away.
January 4, 2012 its appropriate that the beloved scottish singersongwriter made his fifth appearance on mountain stage on the shows broadcast from the 2011. Print and download in pdf or midi caledonia arranged by r. Apr 23, 2007 listen to your favorite songs from the essential dougie maclean by dougie maclean now. Perthshire amber, run by dougie maclean and family, is on this weekend. The song became the most popular of all macleans recordings and something of an anthem for scotland. Dougie maclean, originally famed for writing the song caledonia, has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms. I dont know if you can see the changes that have come over me in these last few days ive been afraid that i might drift away. Dougie maclean the dougie maclean collection 1995, cd. Dougie maclean born 27 september 1954 in dunblane, scotland is a singersongwriter, composer and multiinstrumentalist. The flames that couldnt get any higher theyve withered now theyve gone. Caledonias calling for songwriter dougie maclean scottish field. Its a love song to scotland, with beautiful celtic phrasing. Dougie maclean, obe, is a scottish singersongwriter, composer, multiinstrumentalist and record producer.
No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv shows streaming on netflix this month. Caledonia has been covered by a great number of artists. I dont know if you can see the changes that have come over me in these last few days ive been afraid that i might drift away so ive been telling old stories, singing songs. Dougie maclean is amazed at the continuing success of. Nov 04, 2014 having scoured the internet for a ttbb version of dougie macleans caledonia without success, even the paid for ones are satb, i decided to write my own arrangement for ttbb. Oct 22, 20 dougie maclean s caledonia is one of the most celebrated songs of the modern celtic folk era, but it wasnt dougie s singing that made it famous. Dougie maclean caledonia songtext i dont know if you can see the changes that have come over me in these last few days ive been afraid that i might drift away so ive been telling old stories, singing songs that make me think about where i came from and thats the reason why i seem so far away today ah but let me tell you that i love you. Maclean dougie the dougie maclean collection caledonia i dont know if you can see the changes that have come over me in these last few days ive been afraid that i might drift away ive been telling old stories, singing songs that make me think about where i come from. Dougie maclean biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The dougie maclean collection skims the cream from seven different albums and a video that maclean released on his own dunkeld records in scotland. Dougie maclean, obe is a scottish singersongwriter and composer.
His early song caledonia was a tremendous hit, and is one of scotlands unofficial anthems. Dougie maclean, obe born 27 september 1954 is a scottish singersongwriter, composer, multiinstrumentalist and record producer. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of carnegie hall in new york, londons festival theatre and the. Dougie maclean is one of scotlands premier singersongwriters, regularly filling concert halls in both north america and great britain. The dougie maclean collection dougie maclean songs. Scotlands dougie maclean, famed for writing caledonia, has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer.
Caledonia is belted out by football crowds, pub regulars and even. A past member of the tannahill weavers and silly wizard, maclean has used his songs, including caledonia, the singing land, and solid. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. When the man who wrote caledonia received an obe at the palace of holyroodhouse in july 2011. Its a great 1st purchase because it includes 26 selections. Described by allmusic as one of scotlands premier singersongwriters, macleans most famous pieces include the gael, from his 1990 album the search, which was adapted by trevor jones as the main theme to the last of the mohicans. Folk musician, composer and vocalist, born in perthshire, scotland in 1954, playing fiddle and mandolin and touring all over the world. Added an ssa version i am not a trained musician so. Described by allmusic as one of scotlands premier singersongwriters, maclean has performed under both his own name, and. In darkness we do what we can in daylight were oblivion our hearts so raw and clear are turning away, turning away from here on the water we have walked like the fearless child what was fastened weve.
Dougie maclean is amazed at the continuing success of caledonia. Dougie has an it factor that i cant explain and the arrangements are wonderful. Many different artists have done their own take of caledonia, but i urge anyone not. Listen to your favorite songs from the essential dougie maclean by dougie maclean now.
Full and accurate lyrics for caledonia from dougie maclean. C g i dont know if you can see, am f the changes that have come over me. First heard at a scottish highland game in oregon sung by bill mullen. Having scoured the internet for a ttbb version of dougie macleans caledonia without success, even the paid for ones are satb, i decided to write my own arrangement for ttbb. Gael 1990, which became the main theme to the 1992 film the last of the mohicans, and caledonia. As fame and fortune beckoned, the pressure was on to move to a big city. Music profile for dougie maclean, born 27 september 1954. Many different artists have done their own take of caledonia, but i urge anyone not familiar with dougie to check out the original.
Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Caledonia sheet music for piano, voice download free in pdf. Research the stories behind dougies lyrics to further appreciate the. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The chorus of the song features the lyric caledonia, youre calling me, and now im going home, the term caledonia itself being a latin word for scotland. Dougie maclean bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Maclean, dougie the dougie maclean collection amazon. Maclean dougie the dougie maclean collection turning away chorus. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of carnegie hall in new york, londons festival theatre and the sydney opera house. Caledonia is a modern scottish folk ballad written by dougie maclean in 1977. We use cookies to customize content and advertising, to provide social media features, and to analyze traffic to our site. The essential dougie maclean by dougie maclean on amazon.