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David Ward Maclean

Writer, arranger, composer, performer.

About Me

I vant to rool ze vorld...but in the meantime I've annexed some more myspace pages for rough demos and live recordings. They are rudimentary but goddammit I'm not made of money - check them out atwww.myspace.com/davidwardmacleanliveand www.myspace.com/davidwardmacleanrough. More will follow...

CD 'Acts of Faith' available now CLICK HERE to hear samples and buy

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/27/2006
Band Website: davidwardmaclean.com
Band Members: Solo
Influences: Take your best shot, everyone else has, and they're all different...
Sounds Like: Ditto...
Record Label: Natural Studio Records, www.naturalstudio.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

3 NIGHTS WITH JETHRO TULL

Soooo&it's about 6 weeks since the last of the 3 guest spots I played on the Jethro Tull 40th anniversary tour. Well, finally here's the blog  ask ye not why the delay, what with me and my motormouth...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:16:00 PST

COMING UP ON THE BIG FIVE ZERO

On June 30th next I'll hit my half-century - to be honest, I thought I'd never get there. So to celebrate I'm going to get drunk in every possible way - guttered, blootered, banjoed, legless, 'armless...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:21:00 PST

Good friends re-met...

Myspace is a rum fellah of a thing&sometimes I don’t quite know if I like the cut of its jib. It often seems to be quite anonymous, a voice and a face lost in a sea of voices and faces. But ever...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:47:00 PST

15 YEARS BUSKING IN YORK: SOME REFLECTIONS...

On February1, 1993 I became a full-time street musician in my adopted home town of York. For some, busking is a way to see the world. For others, it's a stop-gap until the next gig or job. I used it f...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:59:00 PST

The death of a friend

I am so sad to hear of the death of my friend and fellow street musician Kingsley Hoffman, who I knew and shared the streets of York with for many years. Kingsley was found in the River Foss on New Ye...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:20:00 PST

MOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW

MOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL"Soft-spoken Scottish songwriter, David Ward Maclean, makes a welcome appearance in the acoustic lounge to a full house. David has been affectionately described as a local treasure,...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:02:00 PST

CD LYRICS

ALL LYRICS COPYRIGHT DAVID WARD MACLEAN 2006SONG WITH NO NAME I've been trying to build it upbuild it up, build it upI've been trying to build it upfalls right down around meI just want to live it upl...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:19:00 PST

My policy on Friends Requests: please read.

After a few months of running this page, it is now plain to me that there is a certain type of musician out there with whom I will have no more dealings. It is the type of musician who makes a request...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:32:00 PST

Talk magazine CD launch concert review 11/03/2006

DAVID WARD MACLEAN - CITY SCREEN BASEMENT - 11/03/06The launch gig of David Ward Macleans solo release Acts Of Faith had been much anticipated and talked about on the York circuit well before its due ...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Fri, 12 May 2006 05:45:00 PST

Sandman Review, CD Launch concert, 11/3/2006

11/3/2006 City Screen Basement Bar, York. We are informed before the gig that the set up tonight will be David Ward Maclean playing two 45 minute sets which will include the entirety of his brand new...
Posted by David Ward Maclean on Fri, 12 May 2006 05:36:00 PST