Dougie MacLean has spoken of his pride at being asked to sing Caledonia at New York's iconic Carnegie Hall this weekend. I'm in the Big Apple where Dougie is set to perform the much-loved song during ...

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A RENOWNED singer-songwriter who created Scotland’s “unofficial national anthem” is to perform at an outdoor traditional music concert. Dougie MacLean, 70, has spent five decades as a professional ...

SONGWRITER Dougie MacLean says it was fans in Germany who convinced him to keep singing his Scots anthem, Caledonia. And gig-goers there responded so well to the haunting music and lyrics, Dougie made ...

Bob Dylan, Elton John, Pete Seeger, Freddie Mercury. They've all written songs that have transcended mere hit status, going on to become standards, anthems even, at least in terms of the ability to ...