Dougie MacLean featured on the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Line-up alongside Kylie Minogue, Deacon Blue and Lulu!
 
As he celebrates his 40th year as a touring musician, Dougie MacLean, one of Scotland’s most successful singer songwriters,  was one of the main performers at the Closing Ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park on Sunday August 3rd playing to an estimated global audience of over 1 billion in 71 countries! In fact he had the honour of musically ending the 'Games' with his song "Caledonia" (performed with his band) followed by "Auld Land Syne" where he was joined by Kylie Minogue, Lulu and Deacon Blue as well as massed pipes and drums!

Stop Press!!...19th April 2014....Friday concert SOLD OUT! Saturday concert SOLD OUT...only Sunday 9 tickets left. BOOK NOW!!!

In 2014 we are again organising 3 Clunie concerts at Easter (Fri 18th, Sat 19th and Sun 20th April). Tickets are now on sale. You can buy online CLICK HERE  or book by phoning Dougie's office with your credit or debit card on 01350 724261 (Mon- Fri between 11am and 6pm).This year's three Easter Clunie Concerts are selling tremendously with folk already booked from Holland, Germany, the USA and England … from Glasgow and other parts of Scotland as well as Perthshire locals.

The year began at the atmospheric and historic Stirling Castle where as part of the Hogmanay celebrations a crowd of 5,000+ joined in with Dougie's powerful performance of "Caledonia" just before the bells!
Then a few weeks later the dramatic new venue the SSE Hydro was the scene for the Celtic Connections International Burns Concert where, within a programme full of wonderful musicians, Dougie with the RSNO performed stunning versions of Burns' songs "Ca' the Yowes" and "Heiland Harry" as well as Dougie's much loved "This Love Will Carry".

The first is the recording of a wonderful collection of his songs with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to tie in with their performance together in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on June 6th. This to be released on Linn Records.

He is also writing a new work called "The Perthshire Cantata", commissioned by Perth Festival of the Arts, which will expand the much-loved "Perthshire Amber Suite" with wonderful songs and arrangements into a full evening of music. This will be premiered in Perth Concert Hall on  June 1st!

It's been a challenge working around overseas tours, sometimes crazy weather and speedily evolving technology..still our monthly live broadcasts via Butterstone.tv are reaching an ever growing global family of viewers. There are now many hours of monthly broadcasts, Perthshire Amber Festival concerts, Dougie's very personal Guitar lessons for subscribers to enjoy … check it out!

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