{"product_id":"where-i-belong-small-town-to-great-big-sea","title":"Where I Belong: Small Town to Great Big Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSinger-songwriter and front man of the great Canadian band Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle is also a lyrical storyteller and a creative force. In \u003ci\u003eWhere I Belong\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled 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.","brand":"Alan Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47354350600428,"sku":"9780385680387","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780385680387.jpg?v=1772630029","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/where-i-belong-small-town-to-great-big-sea","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}