‘Gracefully highlights the hook, energy, and honesty of one of the most promising exports to come out of Sweden” 24 hours Vancouver
“A hugely impressive debut record” No Depression
“She
sings ‘I don’t want to be alone anymore’ and I’m checking flight times
to BC whilst making favorable comparisons to Neko Case.” Americana UK
“No matter how many superlatives you used to describe Sarah MacDougall it wasn't enough, absolutely stunning!” –Hedley Jones, Wombwell Madfest, UK
Sarah
MacDougall has made quite a splash in the last few years. This up and
coming alt.country/ indie folksinger has been everywhere and anywhere
with her heartfelt songs and original style and lyrics, and has won
over audiences from Vancouver to the UK to Poland. Over the past two
years Sarah has toured Canada, UK and Scandinavia several times, and
there isn’t anywhere she has played where she hasn’t left a mark on her
listener. On her recent tours, Sarah has often been called a favorite
at festivals, and she has been getting rave reviews for her latest
c.d., Across the Atlantic, (Copperspine Records 2009).
This
Swedish- born, Canadian based songwriter is definitely something to
behold. She has been compared to great singers like Eliza Gilkyson,
Buffy Saint Marie, Joan Baez, Tracy Chapman, Feist, Johnny Cash, Danny
Michel and Christine Fellows, just to name a few.
2009’s
‘Across the Atlantic’ is Sarah’s first official release (released on
Vancouver indie label Copperspine records). This raw but polished and
richly textured album features ten songs with serious
stick-in-your-head melodies and poignant, sometimes quirky lyrics.
Shifting back and forth between driving up-tempo ditties and
bittersweet ballads, it is an album that celebrates train hopping and
dancing in the rain. It also tackles heavy subjects such as having to
leave someone across the Atlantic, and poverty. Sarah writes simple yet
multi-layered songs that sometimes make you want to tap your toes and
sing along. Sometimes they will break your heart.
Sarah’s stamp
is everywhere on this record, as a performer, producer, and audio
engineer.“I wanted to write an album that sticks in your head and grabs
a hold of your heart”, says Sarah. “And I also wanted to prove myself
as a producer and audio-engineer, because I am incredibly passionate
about sound!”
And she certainly has proved that she is could
produce, write and record an album that is both heartfelt and elegantly
produced. Herizon magazine described Across the Atlantic as having “…a
heart that beats strongly- unique in this day of over-produced music
for the masses. A self-produced album that is restrained and elegant in
execution, Across the Atlantic highlights an emerging talent breathing
new life into old musical forms”
Sarah’s music has been heard
on CBC (including Vinyl Café), BBC (including Bob Harris) as well as on
Lufthansa airplanes! She has played everything from coffee shops to
theatres, along with small and large festivals in Canada and the UK.
She has shared stages with Todd Snider, James Keelaghan and Kimmie
Rhodes, and toured Canada with Kate Reid and Joanna Chapman-Smith, and
the UK with fellow Canadian band Po’Girl.
Sarah most often
tours solo or with trusted friend and virtuoso lapsteel player Tim
Tweedale (Headwater, Viper Central). She is currently working on her
upcoming album, which should be available for the world’s ears in 2010.
WWW.SARAHMACDOUGALL.COM
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