Album Notes

The first release by Dobroist, Singer, Songwriter Doug Cox. Over 20 musicians contribute their talents on Canadian Borderline including bluegrass masters Tony Trischka, John Reischman and Slavik Hanzlik, Irish Rover ! Will Millar, blues bassman Henry Oden of the Joe Louis Walker Band and Canadian blues guitarists Ken Hamm and David Gogo.

Novel and unexpected turns of picking, song choice and instrumentation - Cox's version of Duke Ellington's Caravan is unbelievable

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& ... a tasty eclectic stew of Cox originals and unique cover choices with a variety of ethnic ingredients.

COUNTRY WAVE

Doug Cox is a roots music renaissance man. From his home on Vancouver Island the composer, multi-instrumentalist and music programmer has carved-out a diverse career as a recording artist and session and touring musician. He has played festivals, clubs, camps and concert halls across Canada, the United States and around the world from Seldovia, Alaska, to the Baseball Hall of Fame (with Chuck Brodsky) in Cooperstown, New York, to the Sore Fingers Camp in England. Cox was the first Canadian Dobro player to be invited to perform at 'Dobrofest' in Slovakia and was the first Dobro player to be a featured player at the Montreal Jazz Festival (with Todd Butler).

He has worked as a sideman and frontman with Canadian Bluesman Ken Hamm, in duos with Todd Butler and Sam Hurrie, with American songwriter Chuck Brodsky, the late British Blues Icon Long John Baldry and guitar string-bender Amos Garrett among many others.

Doug's latest release, 'Blues From The Forbidden Plateau,' is a live collaboration with Sam Hurrie.

He also released 'Slide To Freedom' in 2007, a groundbreaking fusion recording mixing Blues with Classical Indian Music. The CD is a collaboration with India's Salil Bhatt, Ramkumar Mishra and special guest, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

Although primarily known as a Dobro player, Cox also spends time on the Guitar, Weissenborn, National Mandolin and other slidey instruments. With his feet firmly grounded in the traditions of Blues and Bluegrass music, each project Cox involves himself with leads into new musical directions.

Doug's music has begun to appear on many soundtracks in film and on TV including his song 'Cold When I'm Dead' being in Terry Gilliam's feature film 'Tideland.' His music has been featured on CMT's 'The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Series,' A&E's 'The President Slept Here,' & 'Biography,' PBS's 'Real Simple,' Spike TV's 'Roadies,' Discovery's 'Extreme Engineering,' NBC's 'Race Across America,' Discovery's 'Strictly Sex w Dr. Drew,' The Travel Channel's 'Taste of America,' Animal Planet's 'Amazing Animal Inventions,' CMT's 'Dukes of Hazzard Reunion,'MTV2's 'Wildboyz,' CMT's 'Homecoming - Trisha Yearwood' and many more.

Performing solo or in many of his genre-bending collaborations, Cox's performances are always full of musical surprises.