Doug's most recent work, Highland Prophecy is a full length album released December 14th 2010. Fifteen Years in the making, it showcases a collection of twelve newly written and traditional songs from this Sacramento based singer songwriter. With everything from traditional acoustic ballads to electric guitar fueled anthems, Highland Prophecy will make a welcome addition to any Celtic music lover's collection...
1. Cuillens of Rhum (traditional)
2. Miner's Song (traditional)
3. My Dear and Only Love (Words: James Graham: traditional) (Music: © Douglas McLean 2006)
4. Old Scotia (Words: Joseph Train Traditional - Music: © Douglas McLean 2007)
5. Ship of Dreams (© Douglas McLean 2005)
6. Mo Shuil a'd Dheigh (Traditional Scottish Gaelic)
7. The Ballad of Red Hector (© Douglas McLean 2009)
8. Shadows (Words: Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Music: © Douglas McLean 2006)
9. Daydreams (Music: © Rod Paul; Klub Records Ltd (Miss Lynn Morrison) - Words: © Douglas McLean 2009)
10. Lochaber No More (Words: Neil Monro: traditional - Music: Douglas McLean © 2007)
11. Highland Prophecy (© Douglas McLean 2006)
12. Light of Home (Words: Neil Monro: traditional - Music: Douglas McLean © 2006)
Produced and engineered by Chris Caswell
Recorded and mixed at Skyline Studios, Oakland, California
Bryan Matheson: studio owner, musician, singer and all-around great guy
Front cover photograph: A lovely morning in Ullapool, Scotland
by: Douglas McLean
Back cover photograph: Mairi's Couch
by: Steve Terry of Skye in Focus
Liner design by Chris Caswell and Douglas McLean
Douglas McLean
5249 Moddison Avenue
Sacramento, California 95819
E-mail: celticdude@comcast.net
Douglas McLean: vocals, guitar, bodhran, dulcimer
Guests:
Chris Caswell: Bagpipes, Button Accordion, Pennywhistle, Small Pipes, Wood Flute, Djimbe
Duncan McMartin: Fiddle
Larry Baird: Mandolin
Roxanne Cargill: Glockenspiel
Winter: Electric Bass and Guitar on Highland Prophecy
I would like to thank Chris Caswell for taking the time to make this album special. It isn't often that you can hire someone who is not only a great sound engineer but is also a great musician and can play many instruments very well. Special thanks to Scottie of the website: Rampant Scotland who used to send out these weekly newsletters that introduced me to amazing Scottish poets and their wonderful poetry that I placed into some of my songs. Thanks to Roxy for making this album finally happen.
Copyright information: All songs and music listed on this album as written by Douglas McLean have been copyrighted © and recorded by the U.S. Library of Congress, all rights reserved.
The tune for "Daydreams" (Miss Lynn Morrison) is copyrighted by Rod Paul and Klub Records Ltd.
Copyright © 2010 Douglas McLean
All arrangements copyright © 2010 Douglas McLean and Chris Caswell
