Where I Belong
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Where I Belong
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Alan Doyle
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Alan Doyle
About this listen
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.
©2015 Alan Doyle (P)2015 Random House AudioWhat listeners say about Where I Belong
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- Technowell
- 2021-03-22
An amazing story teller.
Excellent book and to have Alan read it is icing on the cake. I hope he never stops writing. Such an Amazing talent.
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- Andreac
- 2021-09-01
Love listening to Alan Doyle!
Sushi a colourful narrator and great story! It makes you want to visit Petty Harbour.
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- Kim
- 2022-08-21
great story teller!
thanks Alan for writing this! you made me laugh so many times! as a newfoundlander living away it was nostalgic for me to hear about the small town traditions! I also learned a lot! I highly recommend anything written by Alan Doyle!
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- Klarissa
- 2020-08-04
love these guys.
I have loved this band for a while and have finally heard the book truly remarkable.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2021-11-04
Awesome
Intimate inside look where're y'at bye. Grateful for hearing your story and from where you're from Alan Doyle from Petty Harbour.
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- Stephen drumm
- 2024-05-30
detail and sincerity along with humor
I born o da rock but left when I was 2 . this book allowed me to visualize and daydream about what it would have been growing up there as a kid . Definitely one if my all time favorites if not THE best
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- Jo Hoeven
- 2019-12-11
wonderful storyteller
Alan Doyle is a wonderful storyteller - the audio book comes alive with his intonations, vivid descriptions and lovely accent! Looking forward to listening to the next book!
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- Tokyo Jo
- 2020-05-31
A heartwarming visit to NFL (without leaving home)
Alan is a fabulous and engaging storyteller! His enthusiasm brings the listener right into the local kitchen parties and gets their hands covered in cod tongues at the docks. We thoroughly enjoyed this narrated visit to Doyle's Petty Harbour. Good, clean fun! Thanks Alan!
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- Kelechi Anaetoh
- 2022-03-19
Didn't know Cod had tongues, did you?
Alan knocks it out of the park with a lot of fun. Be it his initiation into altar serving, the epic education piece in cod tongue cutting and sales or his first gigs in town, I reached the end of this book knowing it would be one of those rare ones I'd be returning to again and again as time goes on.
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- Frank
- 2020-12-10
What a gift!
I truly cherish Allan's stories and story telling abilities. He delivers such a uniquely rural maritime tale that is lighthearted and heartfelt. What a great listen!
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