Dougie MacLean. Ready For The Storm

[PEIGirl52]

I love this song. Being a MacLean, I can relate to the sea, and the deep pride I feel for our clan. Mull is a beautiful, wild isle, and the Castle is mystic and magically.

[SheChoosesReason]

Wonderful!  I also enjoyed Deanta's version. Powerful.

[biensidhe]

I've seen Dougie in concert several times, and I've had the privilege of meeting him. He always encourages the audience to join in. He is not only a superb songwriter and performer, he is a truly beautiful person.

[HGjr92]

i want to download this, help me please

cheers

[coolanddark]

Great song! wish there were some tabs for this somewhere on the net!

[HannahGrahamOfficial]

Love this song so much I found a way of playing it standard tuning. Took me a while, but it sounds awesome! xD

[JapieTakamine]

Guitar is tuned in open C minor, capo on 5th fret (e.g. played in F minor).

Great song, I am a great fan of Dougie... Should visit the Netherlands as much as I visit Scotland!

[SamTheDragon31]

This song makes me think of the night we had to take on fuel in the middle of a winter storms off the Scotland Straights. I was only eight months into the USN and it was my first refueling detail, I will never forget the roll of the waves that night and the oiler as she came about, tossing to the point where you could jump from ship to ship almost. I will never forget the cold. Luckily we broke a line and the CO called off the refueling, we made for Faslane the next day and ported in for fuel.

[CeruleanFairy]

I just love this song, it;'s so empowering and encouraging, through the sense of solitariness it exudes. It just carves itself into my heart as I see the image it paints. It's one of very few songs that touch me in this way. i also liked live versions by Kathy Mattea- she can make it quite powerful too.

[nickthomaspost]

Is he tuned Dminor? I was thinking open d, but it sounds like a minor chord

[Scotty1137]

Dougie's an absolute ambassador for Scotland.

[snancy2008]

A great song for all Brave Hearts !!!

Thanks

[clauhammer]

Is this in 'c' tuning?Such a brilliant guitarist & singer!

[ihatestairs17]

would a low whistle go well with this ???

[barrry9]

@ihatestairs17 On the album version there is a low whistle solo :)

[TheTobsias]

This is one of the best song from him !!!

[piratebri]

I like when the audience sings the chorus, but doesnt try to sing the verses.. it just ruins it here in america when you go to a show and there's that 1 guy trying to sing along with every song and his voice is just awful. I understand that he feels moved enough to do so, but cmon

[kathleenfarley]

l checked out the Cotters version.  Is lovely indeed. Kathleen Farley

[kathleenfarley]

To tell you how fantastic and long legged this song is i recorded an album years ago including this song, one of the few that were not my composition. My label in Germany shopped the album around and a number of labels bought a couple of the songs for compilations one of which was Ready For The Storm, the other my own song, Heavenly Love. i just noticed that only last month my version of this gorgeous song was put up on utube. Kathleen Farley

[nightkick]

@kathleenfarley Yes, assuming Kathleen won't ask me to pull it off, i highly recommend every check out Kathleen's version of this song (Search for "Kathleen Farley - Ready For The Storm"). It's simply incredible!

[kingwoodland]

amazing song, words are soo fitting.

great :)

[TobiasLindert]

great voice

[hobieeee]

Where can i get the tabs please help ^^

[B2004138]

does anyone have a tab for this song? it would be incredibly appreciated if so

[faeryfiction]

Beautifully written and performed. He seems to genuinely love his job, he looks amused that they love his music so much

[Gimmer3]

Every time I hear this the hair on the back of my neck stands up! I love it!

[TheCodexNecro]

@Gimmer3 Same here bro. Hair on my arms standing on end. Truly brilliant when music can achieve this effect.

[Gimmer3]

@TheCodexNecro , Sis! I am femail. It;s so fantastic, Dougie is one of the worlds best!

[TheCodexNecro]

@Gimmer3 Oh, my sincere apologies! Hehe. Yeah definitely is one of the best. I am sitting here listening to 'Inside the Thunder' Album. :)

[Gimmer3]

@TheCodexNecro , no problem. A gimmer is a ewe. I raise sheep.

[BelindaKyle]

GODS, this song is great. It's so much fun to sing, sing along with, and it gets me in a very visceral place -- which means IMHO that Dougie has made an enduring piece of art. Gorgeous.

[mannthing]

lovely version of a lovely song, nice work as usual from oor Dougie and as pointed out previously the audience deserve some credit

[legacyg6]

This song sounds alot better with male vocals in my opinion. I've heard this song done by a few people and this version is my fav

[Gimmer3]

@legacyg6 , I think so especially since it is about t a sailor.

[lastdaysguitar]

BRAVO! 

[FabianBajorat]

what a feeling must this be when suddenly the audience starts to sing along the lines which came from yourself, deep within - when you achieve to touch people...

[shannonm340]

Love that song! Heard from Rich Mullins 1st.

[TheBanyanEmperor]

The audience made this for me. I LOVE it when an audience contributes to the musicality of a performance. It is a very epic thing.....

The song itself is very well written:  Haunting, catchy, uses just the right rhythmic presentation of the lyrics....awesome.

The best version I've heard is still by The Cottars, though. They really showed what this fantastic song is worth, imo.

[BenF1978]

Just one of then best songs ever

[tonimantana26]

Quality song!! Woo

[TheScottee]

One of my all time favourite Dougie songs what a Scottish legend he is.

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[marjoriem2]

Dougie MacLean sings "Ready for the Storm". I love to hear the audience singing along!