From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a lyrical and
captivating musical memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village
of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage.
Singer-songwriter and front man of the great Canadian band Great Big
Sea, Alan Doyle is also a lyrical storyteller and a creative force. In
Where I Belong, Alan paints a vivid, raucous and heartwarming portrait
of a curious young lad born into the small coastal fishing community of
Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and destined to become a renowned musician
who carried the musical tradition of generations before him and brought
his signature sound to the world. He tells of a childhood surrounded by
larger-than-life characters who made an indelible impression on his
music and work; of his first job on the wharf cutting out cod tongues
for fishermen; of growing up in a family of five in a two-bedroom house
with a beef-bucket as a toilet, yet lacking nothing; of learning at his
father's knee how to sing the story of a song and learning from his
mother how to simply be good; and finally, of how everything he ever
learned as a kid prepared him for that pivotal moment when he became
part of Great Big Sea and sailed away on what would be the greatest
musical adventure of his life.
Filled with the lore and traditions of the East Coast and told in a
voice that is at once captivating and refreshingly candid, this is a
narrative journey about small-town life, curiosity and creative
fulfillment, and finally, about leaving everything you know behind only
to learn that no matter where you go, home will always be with you.
