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Douglas McLean

Douglas McLean

Douglas McLean fell in love with music at a very early age and has worked as a musician and songwriter since his early teens. He has a deep love for the written word and has spent his life in pursuit of language as a means to convey what Van Morrison once called “the inarticulate speech of the heart”. He lives deep in the Almaguin Highlands with his wife and their dog. Douglas is active in local radio, recording, producing and writing, in and around Huntsville, Ontario. His website is: http://www.douglasmcleanmusic.com

John Pippus - Hermosa Star - Family Album
folk/roots, reviews4 February 2022<4 February 2022

Review: John Pippus, “Hermosa Star Family Album”

For those of you unaware of Vancouver, BC singer-songwriter and guitarist John Pippus, his newest album, “Hermosa Star Family Album,” is certainly a good…

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Parkland Music Project, “Sécurité”
folk/roots, reviews, rock17 December 2021<17 December 2021

Review: Parkland Music Project, “Sécurité”

Vancouver, BC singer-songwriter Rob Malowany gathered a small coterie of gifted musical compatriots to a one-day recording session this past July, to explore five…

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Christo Graham, “Graham’s General Store”
country, folk/roots, reviews18 November 2021<18 November 2021

Review: Christo Graham, “Graham’s General Store”

Christo Graham released his seventh self-produced album, “Graham’s General Store,” back on October 1st, via the We Are Busy Bodies label.  The album pirouettes…

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Caroline Marie Brooks, “Everything At The Same Time”
folk/roots, reviews24 September 2021<24 September 2021

Review: Caroline Marie Brooks, “Everything At The Same Time”

Every night, when I was a little kid, my dad would stand in the doorway of my room, his silhouette framed by the far…

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Del Barber, “Stray Dogs (Collected B Sides Vol. 1)”
folk/roots, reviews17 August 2021<17 August 2021

Review: Del Barber, “Stray Dogs (Collected B Sides Vol. 1)”

It seems like only yesterday when my friend called excitedly on the phone and said she’d just seen Del Barber in concert, and wanted…

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Ace of Wands - Vibrations
rock, single releases18 June 2021<18 June 2021

Single Release: Ace Of Wands, “Vibrations”

Toronto, ON trio Ace of Wands release “Vibrations” today, as their first single from a two song EP set for general release next month….

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Reid Zoé - Shed My Skin
folk/roots, reviews4 June 2021<4 June 2021

Review: Reid Zoé, “Shed My Skin”

Ontario based singer-songwriter Reid Zoé, who may be better known as a member of the folk-roots trio, Sleeping Bees, releases her debut solo EP,…

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David Picco - Live It Down
folk/roots, reviews2 April 2021<2 April 2021

Review: David Picco, “Live It Down”

Whether you are seeking some musical companionship on a rainy gray afternoon or for a moody candle-lit reverie, the nine songs on “Live It…

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Shane Pendergast - Second Wind
country, reviews5 March 2021<5 March 2021

Review: Shane Pendergast, “Second Wind”

What shapes a human?  Is it the wash of space and time that carves out the soul hidden in the marble, as Michelangelo claimed,…

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Bet Smith - Downer
folk/roots, reviews2 February 2021<2 February 2021

Review: Bet Smith, “Downer”

From the clarion beauty of its opening track to the intimate vulnerability of its last, Bet Smith’s new album, “Downer,” is a luminant collection…

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