Dougie MacLean

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 is internationally renowned for his song ‘Caledonia’, music for ‘Last of the Mohicans’ and inspired performances… from London’s Festival Theatre and Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall to New York’s Carnegie Hall and Sydney’s opera House! His songs have been covered by Paolo Nutini, Amy MacDonald, Ronan Keating, Mary Black, Frankie Miller, Cara Dillon, Kathy Mattea and many other top performers.

Having achieved his 50th year as a professional musician in 2024, his popularity is still growing as his weekly broadcasts begun in March 2020 from his Old Schoolhouse (renamed a Global Streaming Theatre) have reached over 4 million viewers in 70 different countries.

He has received two prestigious Tartan Clef Awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, an Honorary Doctorate and an OBE.

You may also like the following events from Cumbernauld Theatre:

• This month, 26th June, 07:00 pm, Cumbernauld Folk Club Presents RANT in Cumbernauld
• This month, 27th June, 08:00 pm, Bring It On Events Presents Susie McCabe in Cumbernauld
• This August, 9th August, 07:30 pm, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham in Cumbernauld

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