Doug McKenna

Have you ever had an experience at a live music show where you felt like the performers were singing about something that you feel you have experienced with them? Like you could share common memories with someone you’ve never met? Well, that's the exchange that happens when you listen to Doug McKenna.

You feel things that are eerily familiar. You hear the words of a delicate thinker, an articulate writer. You want to listen with your heart and you want to hug the person next to you. Calling it “feel-good rock” would not do it proper justice, however. Heartfelt, thoughtful, energetic, literate, studied, honest. These are things that more accurately describe both the songs and the singer.

There is a strong sense of emotional responsibility that comes across in his songs – similar to the likes of R.E.M., The Cowboy Junkies, and The Indigo Girls, the artists who first inspired him to play music. Doug brings his worldliness back home, in a most touching and personal way. The songs bring forth comparisons to Glen Phillips, Ryan Adams, David Grey, and even Dave Matthews (he’s a skilled guitarist and singer!).