Where I Belong: Small Town to Great Big Sea by Alan Doyle -a Signed Copy ( Canadian / Music / Autobiography / Newfoundland related)

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada / Penguin Random House Canada, 2014, 1st Edition, First printing , 2014. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Fine example, unread, book is tight and square, in a Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed without inscription (but with a smiley face as often seen ) by Alan Doyle "Cheers Alan Doyle", 314 pages, b&w photos ---"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."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.