Musician, writer and proud Newfoundlander Alan Doyle on touring Canada, hosting kitchen parties and why he doesn’t give career advice.
Most Canadians know you from your many years playing music with Great Big Sea and your solo work. What made you want to write a book? For Canada’s 150th, I wanted to tell this story about what it was like for a fella who grew up in a small Newfoundland fishing town in the ’70s to explore where he was from. My parents and I come from the same place, but I was born in a country called Canada and they were born in a country called Newfoundland. As a kid, Canada was something I had to go discover.
Did you see being a musician as your ticket to get out there and explore?
When I was 16 years old, the two things I wanted to do most were play in a band and see the world.
You often kick off gigs by promising the crowd a proper Newfoundland kitchen party. What is that, exactly?
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