ALAN DOYLE is a Canadian musician, actor and writer. His albums as a solo artist and as front man for the Newfoundland Celtic-rock band Great Big Sea have sold over a million copies, and he has starred in such features as Ridley Scott's Robin Hood and CBC's Republic of Doyle. His first book, Where I Belong, published in 2014, was a national bestseller. Alan lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.
National Bestseller "Doyle is an engaging and gifted storyteller
who has penned a laugh-out-loud, insightful, heartwarming and
enjoyable tale of his first journey across Canada. . . . His
curiosity and enthusiasm to explore the country is contagious, and
allows us to see snippets of Canada through his eyes almost as
though we were seeing it ourselves for the first time. . . .
Uplifting, funny and hard to put down, A Newfoundlander in Canada
is like a whiff of fresh ocean air." --Winnipeg Free Press "A fun
step-by-step trip from tightly packed tiny taverns to concerts for
thousands and all the bumpy road gigs in-between." --Vancouver Sun
"This peppy memoir of a life on the road and at home finds Alan
Doyle, singer-songwriter and erstwhile front man for Great Big Sea,
in fine form. . . . Doyle has an eye for details, an ear for a good
story and a well-honed ability to play out a yarn of his own. . . .
He is deft enough to bring a light and comedic touch to the telling
[of his stories]." --Atlantic Books "Newfoundland's streets and
highways are as random and surprising as the man himself. Maybe his
routes are his roots. What amazes me, is for all he has seen and
done, Alan Doyle has never put another human being down. You won't
be able to put him down either. You will get lost on his account.
Lost on a brilliant journey in a remarkable book." --Ron MacLean,
host of Hockey Night in Canada
"A laugh-riot kitchen party on wheels that will make you fall in
love with Canada all over again. Alan Doyle's heart is as big as
his talent." --Denise Donlon, media executive and author of
Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances) "Doyle's effortless
storytelling will have you on his side from the first page. He
writes like he sings: with a sincerity and a love of life that is
infectious. As you read this book, you'll fall in love with Canada
for the first time again, even if you've lived here all your life.
A Newfoundlander in Canada is like the country itself--much bigger
than you first realize and filled to the brim with optimism,
laughter, and wide-eyed wonder. As we say in Newfoundland, 'it's
wicked.'" --Mark Critch, comedian and cast member on This Hour Has
22 Minutes Praise for Where I Belong
- "Excellent adventure. I feel like I've lived another's life."
--Russell Crowe, actor/musician
- "As Great Big Sea's frontman, Alan Doyle is exuberant,
irreverent, hilariously funny and a heart-on-the-sleeve
Newfoundlander. As a writer, he's all that and a bag of chips.
Doyle's description of growing up on the hills and wharves of old
world Petty Harbour is intimate, saucy and note-perfect. In his own
words: Deadly." --Michael Crummey, award-winning author of
Galore
- "Alternately laugh-out-loud funny, tearfully nostalgic and
stunningly beautiful, the stories in Where I Belong have nothing to
do with the famous and everything to do with the legendary. . . .
The beating heart of life itself runs through this book."
--Huffington Post
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