I've always loves Great Big Sea.
I really enjoyed this book and getting to know a little bit about Alan Doyle's childhood.
He described Newfoundland and it's people so beautifully it made me feel a little homesick, and I'm not even from there.

Loved this book! Makes me want to go to Newfoundland!

Pure delight. Alan Doyle treats us to a unique perspective on growing up in Petty Harbour in the 70s and 80s. Clearly a special place both to the author and the world. Even from away you find connections but also get a privileged appreciation of a special local culture and a a special family. I was really struck by a first hand glimpse of the deep cultural and social (beyond economic) of the cod moratorium and the implied wrenching impact on a community and its culture. Lyrical and loveable - smacking with the maturing perceptions of the world of a growing lad this book is a treasure. Thanks Alan for sharing.
It really brings a huge emotional dimension to the lyrics of his song of the same title.

A great book, as Canadian as beaver tails.
I knew nothing about the author and very little of GBS but saw this book all over St John's on a recent visit to NFLD. Then my book club read it, although I had to miss that meeting due to some adoption training. Still I didn't want it to slip by and I'm glad I didn't.
The first 2/3 of the book is all stories of growing up in small town fishing NFLD and I loved it. Family, religion, fishing, work, music, food, it's all here in charming stories that will make you laugh and make you cry. The last section of the book is more about Alan's start in the music industry but even that has many ideas that will ring true to many, about your first time alone in the big city and just throwing your hat in the air like Mary Tyler Moore.
I would recommend this to everyone, a winning book that transports to a bygone era.

Such a fun read, though I wouldn't have expected anything less from Alan Doyle. I'd like to now beg for a sequel, full of Great Big Sea stories. Highly recommended.

Maritimers really do tell the best stories :) I don't typically gravitate towards autobiographies, but this was a thoroughly entertaining and even insightful read that gave me some richer context into the makings of some of my favourite music.

I actually read the majority of this book when Mr Doyle was in Edmonton on book tour promoting his book, but for some reason, I never got around to finishing the last chapter. (So I'm not counting this as a book I read in 2015). ANYWAY, a enjoyable and funny read, especially if you are a huge fan of Mr Doyle's, like I am. It's fascinating to read about his upbringing in a tiny fishing town in Newfoundland and how he got to be the musician he is today. He's humble, down to earth and very thankful and grateful for his fans. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Doyle when he was on his book tour, and I can say he's just as awesome in person as he makes out to be in his book.

Alan Doyle is a storyteller through and through. You can hear it in his music with Great Big Sea and it comes across in this book just as loud. It was a pleasure to read and funny! As a "Townie" I can't relate 100% to his stories but they form a part of the colourful tapestry that makes up my home province, and I felt like I was back there each time I picked up the book.