If there’s any truth to the old adage “the couple that plays together, stays together,” Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland are truly in it for the long haul.

In the professional music world of non-stop touring, it seems perhaps the husband-wife songwriters, guitarists and singers have come up with a winning strategy — making music and touring together.

Doucet plays in McClelland’s band and has produced her last three albums. She plays in his band as well, and the two are touring together this summer as part of Sarah McLachlan’s band.

But before that, the musical power couple is going to finally make an album together this spring, Doucet said.

“We’ve never actually made one together,” he said. “That’s overdue.”

With all the bands, albums and projects, Doucet said the next four years or so are going to be insanely busy with making music and touring. He said he feels lucky to be a gainfully employed musician for the foreseeable future.

Despite the crazy schedule, and though he plays with McClelland “a ton,” it’s actually been several months since Doucet’s band The White Falcon has been on tour. So Doucet said the group will be “really excited” to get on stage together in Whistler for a free show on Sunday (March 14).

“I think it’s going to be an energetic, really loose and really fun show,” he said.

The band members are “incredibly intuitive,” Doucet said, likening them to Neil Young’s band Crazy Horse. “That’s what I think of the band,” he said.

McClelland will be there on stage, playing the role of Doucet’s “favourite guitar player.”

At age 36, Doucet has already enjoyed a long and storied musical career. If you’re looking for an entertaining read, check out his bio at www.lukedoucet.com.

Born in Halifax, Doucet started his first band at age 15 — a blues band he and his dad played in together. He first joined McLachlan’s band at age 19 and has played with her off and on ever since.

Over the years he’s been in several bands such as Acoustically Inclined and Veal, and has played genres ranging from salsa and acid jazz to bluegrass, pop, country and rock. He’s a guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and guitar instructor.

“I just like doing a bunch of different things. I get bored easily,” he said.

Plus, Doucet’s father taught him to treat music like any trade — be on time, have your gear in order, etcetera. So when someone calls and asks him to play guitar on a record, his first response is “of course,” he said.

“I really enjoy working with other people,” he said. “It gives me a wealth of perspective.”

Though Doucet said he understands the reason for genre classifications as a way to describe music, he’s “hard pressed to endorse any interpretation of what I do.”

When you put together the elements of classic blues, folk and country Doucet draws from for his own music, the end result is usually rock, he said. He doesn’t believe he’s doing anything unique. Doucet said he simply draws on the classics and tries to take a tiny step outside those sounds.

“I feel like I still reference the same set of records that were made in the early 1970s, the records I grew up on,” he said.

So, while he considers the new record he’s currently finishing to be rock ‘n’ roll, Doucet acknowledges that you might disagree.

However you might describe Doucet’s sound, he’s a Canadian powerhouse with a future that’s perhaps even brighter than his past. Keep an eye on this one if you can keep up with his myriad of albums and projects.

Luke Doucet and The White Falcon play in Village Square on Sunday (March 14) starting at 5 p.m. Opening acts include local band Brother Twang and Mimosa, starting at 3 p.m.