'The Ballad’ is the autobiography of a larger than life character who hails from the Scottish town of Arbroath. In his local vernacular, Billy ‘Mad Dog’ McLeod tells his life story: a riotous series of highs and lows that has Mad Dog rampaging around the North Sea, enjoying less than harmonious relationships with the police, and invading the Vatican. Many of the stories recount tales from Mag Dog’s active service with the The Famous Tartan Army, the world-renowned and much-loved travelling supporters of Scotland’s national football team. Mad Dog’s Ballad stands as a wholly authentic, and therefore important, insight into the culture of The Tartan Army. Fellow footsoldiers and civilians will warmly welcome the book. It is a bawdy trove: human, hilarious and true.
At the time publication Mad Dog is living with cancer. All royalties from The Ballad are being given to Macmillan Cancer Care.