Reference Recordings - Doug MacLeod

DOUG MACLEOD
On guitar, he strums and slides through an apocrypha of alternate tunings played on a rich chase of classic six and twelve-strong acoustics. This master storyteller has a knack for exploring the space between the notes, delivering quiet, thoughtful asides and blues sermons, sometimes saturated in Jack and Coke or steeped in swampy mysticism of the Delta blues tradition. --- Greg Cahill/The Absolute Sound
“A Regular Winner of Blues Foundation Music Awards” BREAK THE CHAIN RR-141 [HDCD] BREAK THE CHAIN RM-2519 [Double 200gram 45RPM LP] In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference's Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings twelve new MacLeod originals. Each song is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous, and soulful; from the satirical to the sublime. The title work, Break The Chain, composed and performed with his son Jesse, focuses on breaking the cycle of family violence and abuse. EXACTLY LIKE THIS RR-135 [HDCD] EXACTLY LIKE THIS RM-2513 [Double 200gram 45RPM LP] This new album EXACTLY LIKE THIS is Doug's third release with Reference Recordings. This is “Genuine Original Acoustic Music” at its very best, in a richly detailed recording by Grammy®-winning engineer Keith Johnson, made at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA. In live performance, Doug MacLeod assures his audience, “This song is going to go exactly like this.” It's presented just for them, not a repeat of any performance he’s ever given or will ever give. He records the same way, each of his original songs are offered with a fresh voice. THERE'S A TIME RR-130 [HDCD] THERE'S A TIME RM-2507 [Double 200gram 45RPM LP] Over 29 years, 19 studio albums, several live records, compilations, a blues guitar instructional DVD and a live performance DVD, MacLeod has consistently earned raves. His songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. He has co-written songs with Dave Alvin and Coco Montoya. FR-703 BRAND NEW EYES - DOUG MACLEOD MacLeod has been a beacon of unquestionably honest roots-music since the 1970s. Proof enough: 16 albums, a couple of DVDs, and thousands of gigs stateside and overseas. And in December, the announcement by the Blues Foundation of his nomination for the 2011 Blues Music Award as Acoustic Artist of the Year.

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