Over the years, Dougie released four albums and published a book of original fiddletunes. His music travelled the globe and his compositions have been played by such notables as Jerry Holland, Sharon Shannon, Howie MacDonald, The Barra MacNeils, Solas, Rodney Miller, Otis Tomas, Liz Doherty and Maire O'Keeffe. Though not a full time professional musician, Dougie did have the opportunity to perform in Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the US. A frequent participant of the annual Celtic Colours International Festival, plans were already underway for him to be featured there next year. At the time of his death he was working on a new recording. As a child in the Queensville, Inverness County area of Cape Breton, the famous fiddler-composer Dan Hughie MacEachern was Dougie's neighbour, mentor and close family friend. Dan R. MacDonald was another fiddler-composer who encouraged Dougie in those early years. Later, as a teenager, Dougie started visiting Jerry Holland to learn and share music. They remained close friends for remaining years of Jerry's life. Both as a composer and as a fiddler Dougie was highly original. Jerry and Dan Hughie were undoubtedly proud of his accomplishments. The intensity of his music was phenomenal. His bowing and fingering were unmatched. He was truly a fiddler's fiddler.