Great Big Sea meets Blue Rodeo. Energetic, infectious, raucous and fun. Canadian singer and songwriter Doug Folkins performs his songs with emotion and poise. His music swings from traditional Maritime reels, to driving Contemporary Country and Rock songs with attitude, and Celtic music reflecting his life experiences on the rugged British Columbian coastline. Doug's uptempo music with clever lyrics and premium song crafting is a great resource for all types of media productions.
After 10 years of steady gigs and a fierce schedule of writing, producing, marketing and promoting his music, Doug Folkins has returned to his roots with traditional Celtic/Country treatments of cleverly crafted songs about life on the British Columbian coast with reflections from the Maritimes. From a traditional upbringing on the cozy farmlands in southern New Brunswick to remote logging camps on the rugged coast, Doug has crafted his songs around colorful stories and characters he collected along the way.
“Folkins is both a rock artist and a folk troubadour. He follows in the footsteps of east coast artists; but has embraced the more modern aspects of contemporary Canadian roots rock music”, “Folkins’ songwriting is mature and skillful - he definitely knows his way around more than one type of song.” (Rachel Jagt - Canadian Bands.com).
"There is a definite tendency to mix other musical styles with Celtic sounds with Doug's music. The play, singing and writing/arrangements are all very much above average. It is very, very, very good." Wildy's World Reviews.
Four players at a late night poker table playing Texas Holdem. Lead dobro and acoustic guitars fit the mood and setting perfectly for this rootsy atmospheric song. Song would work well in old wild west poker scenes, river boat gamblers or modern holdem stars, bar rooms, brawling. Male Vocals, Americana, Americana
Crisp and clean acoustic roots with vocals and slide dobro flourishes. Great for film scores, trailers, interludes in drama, family, travel, documentaries, or product placement for all demographics. Male Vocals, Americana, Canada
Acoustic rootsy track about theft of old growth cedar trees for big profits. Perfect song for documentaries, science programs about enviromental degration for profit. Male Vocals, Americana, Canada
Acouctic song about lost loves. First car, first dog and first lover. Song is well suited for romantic dramas where characters are being reflective. Dark humor, nostalgic scenes, western and rural themes, man and his best friend, for car lovers, Nascar, TV and Film, memories, romantic comedy, Male Vocals, Americana, Canada
Uptempo story song about revenge. Music is rock/folk Celtic. Plot of a ancient time when a tavern keep takes revenge years later on bandits who have killed his wife. In the end he burns them alive in an abandonded church. Male Vocals, Americana, Canada
ARTIST KEYWORDS: Doug Folkins, Upbeat, postive, celtic, fun, traditional, driving, reels, Maritime, folk songs, troubadour, Canada, royalty-free stock music, flash music loops, stock music loops, background music, cheap production music, music for video, instrumental music
