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STOP PRESS: - We are excited to announce that our very own Sarah MacDougall has been named the winner of the 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards trophy for Roots Solo Recording of the Year for her album "The Greatest Ones Alive"
Half Canadian, half Swedish but entirely brilliant! Sarah was an immediate hit when she toured the UK in 2009 and further cemented her reputation with a highly acclaimed national tour last year. She has an astonishing voice and writes extraordinary songs that will have your emotions on tenterhooks. A unique talent who returns to the UK armed with two brilliant musicians and a brand new CD and will be playing with the brilliant upright bass player - Marie-Josée Dandeneau www.mjdandeneau.com/Welcome.html)
“She could make stone weep. Classic North American folk. Only the coldest of hearts couldn’t take up her plea to ‘ramble with me now’” Q Magazine
“No matter how many superlatives you used to describe Sarah MacDougall it wasn't enough, absolutely stunning!” Wombwell Festival, Yorkshire
“Heartbreakingly beautiful” Americana UK
“ I love your album!”- Bob Harris, BBC2
“It must be unusual to witness a concert where every song captivated the entire audience. It was a pleasure to hear original songs of such outstanding quality”- John Roffey, Maverick Magazine 2009
“As an artist she is creative and innovative and as a musician she is talented but as a singer she is stunning. She has a voice that soars from the warm depths to the crystal heights in the wink of an eye.” Flicky Harrison, The Swindon Advertiser
“Sarah was sensational, probably the best session I’ve ever done.”- Paul Sunny, Glasgow Radio
“Just wanted to say again what a great record she has! It has easily been my most played CD this year so far." Cosmic American/The Maze Nottingham
"Sarah's music is honest, open, and beautiful - it makes an immediate emotional connection with the listener." Steve Bellamy, Juno-winning Music Producer
“Greeted by an enthusiastic crowd, Swedish/Canadian pop, folk country act Sarah MacDougall lived up to all expectations.” – The Northern Echo, Newcastle
“The mixture of country tales with a folk sensibility, seasoned with a Scandinavian sense of melancholy and kitted out in a distinctly Woody Guthrie wardrobe, Sarah proved to be every bit the folk troubadour we initially anticipated.”- Folk and Roots Magazine
“It’s almost as if Sarah has plucked the thoughts out of our heads and turned them into songs.” Cheryl Santa Maria, New York
“Any musician as talented as Sarah MacDougall will undoubtedly turn me into a fan. Any musician as talented as Sarah MacDougall who also loves Bruce Springsteen and would banish Tyra Banks runs the risk of turning me into an obsessed stalker”- TLC (This Little City) Magazine, Vancouver
“Possesses the fun and flirt of Feist, the depth of Tracy Chapman and the powerful, haunting delivery of Chan Marshall”- 24 Hours, Vancouver
“Sarah MacDougall was mesmerising and gave a truly blinding performance. The audience raved over her magnificent vocals and delightful songs – many of which were full of quirky lyrics about life as it is today...Sarah's songs mixed traditional country with a dash of folk resulting in a phenomenal sound.” - Maverick Magazine
“She sings ‘I don’t want to be alone anymore’ and I’m checking flight times to British Columbia whilst making favourable comparisons to Neko Case.” David Cowling – Americana UK
“Across The Atlantic proves that when you have talent like MacDougall’s you don’t need the backing of major labels and top name producers to make a great album. It’s only January but this is already a contender for my album of the year.” Country Music People
Sarah’s songs have been chosen for onboard entertainment on Lufthansa airplanes twice, on the Fox TV drama ’15 Love’, and she’s been a semi-finalist on the International Songwriting competition with her song Crow’s Lament. She has performed live on the Bob Harris BBC2 show in the UK, played several Canadian and International Festivals, performed with such notable artists as Mary Gauthier, Todd Snider, Kimmie Rhodes, and toured with Po’Girl.
Sarah’s songs have been chosen for onboard entertainment on Lufthansa airplanes twice, on the Fox TV drama ’15 Love’, and she’s been a semi-finalist on the International Songwriting competition with her song Crow’s Lament. She has performed live on the Bob Harris BBC2 show in the UK, played several Canadian and International Festivals, performed with such notable artists as Mary Gauthier, Todd Snider, Kimmie Rhodes, and toured with Po’Girl.
Her new full-length release, THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE was produced in Vancouver and in Whitehorse with the help of Matt Rogers (Mark Berube, C.R. Avery, The Fugitives), and Bob Hamilton (Kim Barlow, Gordie Tentrees, the Breakmen). It features ten melodic, beautifully written, epic, and touching songs that showcase the growth in Sarah’s songwriting and performance skills. It covers themes such as storms (literal and metaphoric), success, growing up, love, friendship, and dying. The album also showcases the musical skills of Tim Tweedale, Shawn Killaly, Patrick Metzger, and Matt Rogers, with guest appearances by Bob Hamilton, Meredith Bates, Annie Avery, Awna Teixeira, Kim Beggs, Kim Barlow, and Gordie Tentrees.
Sarah MacDougall is one of the hardest working Canadian artists today, and she won’t be stopping anytime soon. THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE proves that Across the Atlantic wasn’t a fluke. Sarah’s voice and songs have the power to ‘make stones weep’. (Q magazine)
UK Tour Dates 2012