Alan Doyle announces 42-date tour with 7 stops in Atlantic Canada

Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle is pictured. (Courtesy: Sonic Entertainment Group)

Canadian musician Alan Doyle has announced a 42-date North American tour with seven stops in Atlantic Canada.

The “Already Dancing” tour will kick off in Doyle’s home province of Newfoundland at the JAG Soundhouse in St. John’s. The tour begins on Feb. 28 and wraps up May 17 in Edmonds, Wa.

Doyle will also perform four nights at the Light House Arts Centre in Halifax and at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton and the Imperial Theatre in Saint John.

Tickets go on sale Friday at noon local time.

Doyle is set to release a new EP, also titled “Already Dancing,” on Feb. 20. It’s first single, “Nancy,” is available now.

JUNO Award-winning folk duo The East Pointers of Prince Edward Island are featured on the track and will perform during the tour’s Canadians dates.

New York-based group Bandits on the Run will perform during the U.S. leg.

Doyle currently stars in the “Tell Tale Harbour” musical at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre until Nov. 2.

He will also release his fourth book “The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador” on Nov. 4.