All Together Now, Alan Doyle
All Together Now, Alan Doyle
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All Together Now
A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times

Author: Alan Doyle

Narrator: Alan Doyle

Unabridged: 4 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/24/2020


Synopsis

National Bestseller

One of Newfoundland's funniest and most beloved storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues.

Is there a more sociable province than Newfoundland and Labrador? Or anywhere in Canada with a greater reputation for coming to the rescue of those in need?

At this time of Covid, singer, songwriter and bestselling author Alan Doyle is feeling everyone's pain. Off the road and spending more days at home than he has since he was a child hawking cod tongues on the wharfs of Petty Harbour, he misses the crowds and companionship of performing across the country and beyond. But most of all he misses the cheery clamour of pubs in his hometown, where one yarn follows another so quickly "you have to be as ready as an Olympian at the start line to get your tale in before someone is well into theirs already." We're all experiencing our own version of that deprivation, and Alan, one of Newfoundland's finest storytellers, wants to offer a little balm.

All Together Now is a gathering in book form--a virtual Newfoundland pub. There are adventures in foreign lands, including an apparently filthy singalong in Polish (well, he would have sung along if he'd understood the language), a real-life ghost story involving an elderly neighbour, a red convertible and a clown horn, a potted history of his social drinking, and heartwarming reminiscences from another past world, childhood--all designed to put a smile on the faces of the isolated-addled.

Alan Doyle has never been in better form--nor more welcome. As he says about this troubling time: "We get through it. We do what has to be done. Then, we celebrate. With the best of them."

About The Author

ALAN DOYLE is a Canadian musician, actor and writer. His albums as a solo artist and as front man for the Newfoundland Celtic-rock band Great Big Sea have sold over a million copies, and he has starred in such features as Ridley Scott's Robin Hood and CBC's Republic of Doyle. He has written two books, Where I Belong, published in 2014, and A Newfoundlander in Canada, published in 2017, both of which were national bestsellers. Alan lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Allison on January 13, 2021

Well I don't wanna be the poo-poo pants at this party, but it just didn't do it for me. I don't doubt that Alan Doyle is the *Fun Guy* but this book is seriously Lad Culture. Lads partying, lads playing music, lads pushing and shoving each other while giggling, lads laughing hard over another beer,......more

Goodreads review by Robin on December 26, 2020

The only reason I don't give it a full five stars is that I wish it were longer! I read this via audiobook, read by Alan. The thing I love about Alan Doyle is how earnest he is in his own failings, successes, fanboy-ish nature, delights, woes, and just in general as a human being. It's in his music,......more

Goodreads review by Di on November 30, 2020

I have long been a fan of the Canadian rock/Celtic/Newfoundland band, Great Big Sea. Though the band is no longer together, Alan Doyle (who was the lead singer) has remained quite visible with his own music and now his third book. This book is sub-titled A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times......more

Goodreads review by Deedra on November 27, 2020

audible:WIcked good stories written by the author,Alan Doyle,narrated by none other than himself,Alan Doyle.Alan makes you want to be a Newfoundlander.His stories could be ours and should be shared.Give her a go!......more

Goodreads review by Laurie • The Baking Bookworm on March 05, 2021

In his latest book, Alan Doyle, front man for the (now retired) Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea and a natural born storyteller, shares personal anecdotes, funny mishaps, and beautiful descriptions of his home province of Newfoundland to help himself and his readers get through the Covid Blues.......more