Doug Lamey is in his mid twenties and is the grandson of Bill Lamey. Bill was an extraordinary Cape Breton fiddler and contributor to the Scottish and Cape Breton heritage in the Boston area for over thirty-five years.

Doug has studied and performed for several years all over North America and has a true pride and passion for the traditional style of Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddling, just like his grandfather, Bill Lamey.

One of Doug’s first fiddle teachers was Sheila Falls Keohane. Sheila is one of the instructors for the Comhaltas Ceoltsirm Iireann School located in Boston.

Doug has attended The Gaelic College in St. Ann’s Bay, Cape Breton and the Ceilidh Trail of Music in Inverness, Cape Breton, Boston College s Gaelic Roots Summer School in Boston Massachusetts and The Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School in San Francisco, CA. These opportunities allowed Doug to study with such renowned fiddlers such as, Buddy MacMaster, John Campbell, Jerry Holland, Carl MacKenzie, Sandy MacIntyre and Seamus Connolly and Alasdair Fraser, to name a few.

Doug has performed in many live sound environments as well as broadcasted performances, such as WGBH radio station and several local television studios in Massachusetts. He has also performed at the annual Glendale Festival in Cape Breton, the Washington Irish Festival and the N.H. Highland Games. He has had the privilege to perform in the Boston area with such artists as Andrea Beaton, Glen Graham, Sandy & Johnnie MacDonald, Cliff McGann and Mac Morin.

Celtic Musician, Fiddler 1990 - Present

• Educational Experience:
• Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music (July, 2004), Inverness, Nova Scotia
• Gaelic Roots Irish Festival (1993-2001), Boston College, Boston, MA
• Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School (August 1999), San Francisco, CA
• Gaelic College (Summers 1994-1999), Saint Ann's, Nova Scotia
• Doug Has Performed at the following venues:
• The Burren, Somerville, MA
• Stoneham Theater, Stoneham, MA
• Irish Festival, Washington, D.C.
• Celtic Colors International Festival, Nova Scotia
• Kennedy's Irish Pub, Boston, MA
• Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
• Irish Connections, Canton, MA
• Boston Celtic Music Festival (BCMFest)
• New Hampshire Highland Games, Littleton, N.H.

Western, Mid-western, Central, Southern, and Eastern United States, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and 5 Canadian Provinces.

His travel experience has given him the opportunity to network with many different types of people and integrate into several different cultures.

Other interests include: Hiking, snowboarding, rock climbing.