Ewan Colin Coupar and a Touch of the Fae by Carl R Peterson

In a new take on old tales, Carl R. Peterson combines fact, folklore, and fantasy into Ewan Colin Coupar and a Touch of the Fae, a story featuring a cast of Rockkin, Elves, Brownies, and Urisks, among other faerie folk, who mingle with humans in our own world. These encounters result in children who have a “touch of the Fae” through bloodline or other connections.

Among these special children is Ewan Colin Coupar, a young boy who grew up in England but has now returned to his birthplace in Greenock, Scotland. Amid the tumultuous post-WWII atmosphere, he is delighted to find an escape from his worldly troubles in the wondrous realm of the Fae.

Joining a number of kindred spirits—other children who possess a touch of the Fae as well as a minister pursuing his interest in faerie beings in spite of his faith—Ewan embarks on several adventures and befriends many faeries, including a Druid spirit named Winthrop.

Little do they know that sinister forces are at work, seeking to steal the secrets of the past and the ancient knowledge of the Fae. Can Ewan and his friends put a stop to their malevolent plans?
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“Fun and interesting. Want more.”

Five Star Review on Amazon By Devin Peterson

It’s an astonishing read and really makes me want to visit Scotland again! The characters are well developed and frankly I can’t wait until they make a movie out of this book.

About the Author

Over the last 20 plus years Carl Peterson has undeniably become the most successful and busiest Scottish singer in North America, performing at numerous festivals and concerts, and creating nearly 30 recordings. He was the first singer/entertainer to appear in most of the east coast Scottish festivals, opening up a market for other singers and musicians.
Carl was born and raised in Greenock, Scotland, on the banks of the River Clyde, where a great shipbuilding industry flourished for hundreds of years. In the 1800’s, many Irish came to these lowland shipyards looking for work, joining the throngs of Scottish Highlanders who had been chased from their hills and glens. Seafaring men from other nations as well, joined the ranks in the Clyde Valley shipyards. One of these adventurers, a Swedish sailor, married a highland lass in Port Glasgow – they were Carl’s great-grandparents. Thus, Carl was born four generations hence, a Nordic Scot, with Swedes on one side and Highlanders on the other; an ancestry sprinkled with surnames such as McLean, McBryde, Caithness, Duke, and somewhere an Irish McGuire.
Canada
Carl came to Canada in the 1960’s where he started playing the guitar and eventually singing with two highly successful groups. The first was The Patmacs, from 1964-1965, a quartet of folk musicians singing songs of Scotland, Ireland, England and USA with a smattering of calypso thrown in. This group performed on, and produced, singer Johnnie Forrest’s first two record albums for the Don Messer Jubilee show, one of Canada’s top national TV shows. Carl was offered a spot on the show but declined for a chance at a different kind of music.

At the beginning of the British invasion in 1965 Carl was talked into “going rock” by long time friend Ron McLachlan who had newly arrived from Scotland. They were joined by another Scot, Alan Cramsie, and two Canadians to form The King Beezz. This group would go on to set trends in Canada with 4 hit songs, tours across the country and performances on many of the top pop shows nationally. Although they were based in Canada they were considered part of the British Invasion.

Following the break up of The King Beezz Carl turned his attention to folk once again, reforming The Patmacs this time with two lovely young ladies from Edmonton, an Irishman, an Englishman and another Scot. After a few short months of performing at live shows and TV appearances they were signed by Capitol Records of Canada and almost immediately embarked on a 2 year tour that took them clear across Canada with live performances and national TV shows. The group was also offered a permanent spot on another popular national TV show, All Around the Circle, from St. John’s, Newfoundland but declined in favor of continued touring.

For more information about these two groups visit patmacs.com and kingbeezz.com.

After the breakup of the 2nd edition of The Patmacs Carl went solo and settled in Montreal where he released 2 solo LPs. While in Montreal he spent two very successful years with fellow Scot Gordon Lee. They regularly “packed them in” for months at The Irish Lancer and for two years at The St James Pub.
United States
Eventually Carl turned his attention south to America where he arrived in the early 1980’s. It didn’t take him long to find success in Scottish festivals. Then, in 1994, he was signed by Community Concerts of New York. Apart from averaging about 30 festivals a year, Carl was handling 30 to 45 concerts a year from Maine to Hawaii. After five years with Community Concerts Carl spent two seasons with Allied Concerts from Wisconsin, performing mostly in the upper Midwest states. The only two states Carl hasn’t performed in are Rhode Island and Alaska. He has performed in every province in Canada except Prince Edward Island.

Over all these years Carl has released over 25 recordings, 1 video and published two books. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 Carl’s CD Songs of the South with Bagpipes and Banjos won the Vintage Album of the Year award from The Southern Heritage Music Association. It was with the release of his highly acclaimed double CD, Scotland Remembers The Alamo and the follow up release of the companion book Now’s The Day And Now’s Hour that Carl has taken an interest in writing. The double CD and the book chronicle the strong influence of the Scots and Scotch-Irish at The Alamo and in early Texas history.
Apart from writing, Carl has been enjoying his days playing golf, sailing, kayaking, he tries to stay in shape jogging and orienteering.

Meanwhile Carl’s recordings continue selling worldwide as he works on new releases at his studio in Pennsylvania.

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