PART OF ON STAGE AT THE HALLORAN CENTRE

“Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter and a national musical treasure” (SingOut USA) who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, “roots-based” songwriting and instrumental composition. He has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer, and extraordinary performer, which has led to concerts and festivals all over the world including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, and London’s Festival Theatre. His ending of the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (with Kylie Minogue and Lulu) was viewed by over a billion people worldwide!

MacLean’s songs have been covered by hosts of artists, including Paolo Nutini, Amy MacDonald, Ronan Keating, Mary Black, Frankie Miller, and Kathy Mattea.
His song “Caledonia” has become one of Scotland’s most popular contemporary songs and his music has been used in films (Last of the Mohicans, T2 Trainspotting) and TV dramas (BBC’s A Mug’s Game), and he’s been the subject of three BBC TV music documentaries. Dougie has received numerous gold discs for album sales, two prestigious Tartan Clef Awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and an OBE in the New Year Honours list.