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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