Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Douglas Clegg's career as a songwriter and performer began with his early training on piano, inspired by watching his father play stride and boogie-woogie. After a few years he taught himself guitar, and then fiddle, mandolin, accordion, and various other strings, winds, and open-reeds.

Clegg began writing songs in 1980, and has since made his living performing in clubs and coffeehouses, in concerts and at festivals throughout New England, the northeast, and other parts of the US. and Canada. His lively performances of original songs and traditional tunes, his expert musicianship, and strong, pleasing voice have made him a well-known and sought-after artist on the folk music circuit.

Victory Review of Seattle, Washington, says "Clegg does everything but set himself on fire, and his writing is excellent -- focused, understandable, and universal -- a refreshing change...highly recommended."

Clegg recorded his first album, Fill My Thirst in 1987. The title song has been recorded by Bill Staines, and the record received strong reviews and sales. He was a 1989 finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival (Texas) songwriting competition, and won the 1994 Song of the Year from the New England Regional Country Music Association. He has won numerous other songwriting and fiddling awards, and has gone on to record five more CD's on his own Clegg Yolk label* including a collection of children's songs and a Christmas project.

Boston's WUMB Radio says Clegg is "intense and sincere. His singing, especially, comes from so deep down; emotionally, it's very satisfying...he plays like lightning, sings like thunder." The New Hampshire Sunday News says "Clegg demonstrates a maturity of sound that comes only with time, both in the writing and the musicianship." And the Boston Globe calls Clegg "an adept multi- instrumentalist," and his style "just plain good music, performed well and without gimmicks."
Clegg performs with guitars (six-string, steel, and twelve-string), piano, fiddle, accordion, mandolin, and flute. His recordings receive airplay on over fifty radio stations nationwide, as well as in Europe and Australia. He has shared the stage with Patty Larkin, Dave Van Ronk, Livingston Taylor, Jonathan Edwards, Beppe Gambetta and many more. Bill Staines says "Doug is a wonderful songwriter with a great sense of tradition."

Now living in Santa Barbara, California, Douglas Clegg is one of the reasons that acoustic music thrives today, and the strong personal statement he makes is sure to connect with any listener and inspire any lover of hand-crafted music.