{{Infobox musical artist | name = Doug Paisley | image = Doug Paisley at Hillside 2011.jpg | caption = Paisley performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival | image_size = | birth_name = Douglas K. S. Paisley<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/881187409 |title=A DAY IS VERY LONG |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> | alias = | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Folk, country | occupation = | years_active = | label = No Quarter Records, Outside Music | associated_acts = Dark Hand and Lamplight, Garth Hudson, Russian Literature, Stanley Brothers: A Loving Tribute, Live Country Music | website = | current_members = | past_members = }}
'''Douglas K. S. Paisley''' is a Canadian alternative country singer and songwriter, formerly with record label No Quarter Records and now with Outside Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100674470|title=Doug Paisley: The End Of Solitude|last=Young|first=Andy|date=13 February 2009|work=npr.org|accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> He was born in Toronto.<ref name=Allmusic />
Paisley's "What About Us?" was featured in Mojo magazine as part of a complimentary CD entitled ''New Harvest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1802&year=2009|title=Covers Archive|date=August 2009|work=Mojo|accessdate=22 August 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702113847/http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1802&year=2009|archivedate=2 July 2009}}</ref> Paisley had previously toured with Bonnie Prince Billy under the name Dark Hand and Lamplight with artist Shary Boyle. Boyle would illuminate her art in the background while Paisley played the guitar and sang his songs. The pairing received recognition when they were selected to showcase at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noquarter.net/bands/paisley.php|title=Doug Paisley|year=2009|work=noquarter.net|accessdate=22 August 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816182734/http://noquarter.net/bands/paisley.php|archivedate=16 August 2009}}</ref> Doug performed for ten years alongside Chuck Erlichman as a duo entitled Russian Literature and as a tribute act entitled Stanley Brothers.<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|label=William Ruhlmann: "Doug Paisley"|id=p1080852|accessdate=10 December 2010}}</ref>
Paisley's released his first solo album, ''Doug Paisley,'' in 2008. Paisley's 2010 release ''Constant Companion'' received positive reviews in major publications such as ''The New Yorker'' and ''Spin''.<ref name="nryoerk2010">{{cite magazine|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|title=Gentle on His Mind|magazine=The New Yorker|date=11 October 2010|pages=14}}</ref><ref name="spinreview">{{cite web|last=Menconi|first=David|title=Constant Companion|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/doug-paisley-constant-companion-no-quarter|work=Spin|accessdate=4 February 2011}}</ref>
Paisley has been featured both on CBC Radio in Canada and on National Public Radio in the United States.
His 2014 album ''Strong Feelings'' featured guest appearances by Mary Margaret O'Hara and Garth Hudson. It received positive reviews from Rolling Stone<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Will|first1=Hermes|title=Strong Feelings|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/strong-feelings-20140307|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=7 March 2014 }}</ref> and Pitchfork.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steven|first1=Hyden|title=Doug Paisley: Strong Feelings|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18853-doug-paisley-strong-feelings/|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
In 2018 Paisley released the album ''Starter Home,'' which the ''New Yorker'' praised for its "enriching" songwriting.[9] Paisley's also contributed the song "Transient" to the compilation album ''The Al Purdy Songbook''.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/al-purdy-songbook/ "Canadian poet Al Purdy inspires songs by Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer and more"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203084800/https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/al-purdy-songbook/ |date=2019-02-03 }}. ''Now'', January 22, 2019.</ref>
In November 2022, Paisley announced his forthcoming album, ''Say What You Like'', which was released March 17, 2023 to positive reviews in Pitchfork, and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Say What You Like, by Doug Paisley |url=https://dougpaisley.bandcamp.com/album/say-what-you-like |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Doug Paisley |language=en}}</ref>
On January 19, 2024, Paisley self-released an album of country covers called ''Sad Old World''. Paisley followed that album with the May 2, 2025 release of rough-hewn original songs on the album ''Rough Master.''
==Albums== * ''Doug Paisley'' (No Quarter 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1440408|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Doug Paisley''|year=2008|work=Allmusic|accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> * ''Digging in the Ground'' (EP, Download) * ''Constant Companion'' (No Quarter 2010) * ''No One But You / If I Wanted To'' (Heavenly, UK 7″ 45 RPM 2011) * ''Golden Embers'' (EP, No Quarter 2012) * ''Strong Feelings'' (No Quarter 2014)<ref>{{cite web|last=DeRiso|first=Nick|title=Doug Paisley featuring the Band's Garth Hudson – Strong Feelings (2014)|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/01/17/doug-paisley-featuring-the-bands-garth-hudson-strong-feelings-2014/|work=Something Else!|date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref> * ''Until I Find You'' (EP, No Quarter 2014) * ''Starter Home'' (No Quarter 2018) * ''Say What You Like'' (Outside Music, 2023) * ''Sad Old World'' (self-released, 2024) * ''Rough Master'' (self-released, 2025)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://noquarter.net/ No Quarter Records]
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