Dougie Brown is a festival producer, promoter, artist manager and very much more. He is the music dynamo behind The Gathering and Belladrum music festivals that have brought some of the biggest artists on the planet to the Highlands, supported talent including the irresistible songs of Katie Gregson-MacLeod and is a champion for the region on so many levels. In episode of 12 of the Good Stuff In Between podcast, he talks to host Shaun Milne about how it all began with a passion for drums and love of Guns n Roses, gigs in pubs and harbourside hotels, how vision and determination are among the qualities that can lift any situation, and how team work, talent and having the right people around can be everything. His is a story that is inspirational, fascinating and is essential listening or anyone looking to make their way in the live music scene.

Episode 12, Dougie, streaming now.

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• Belladrum
• The Gathering
• Episode 1: Naomi
• Good Stuff In Between substack

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