He later attended Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he met the other members of Great Big Sea.

A devoted lifelong learner, Power was named Memorial University's 1999 Alumni of the Year, along with his bandmates.

[3] The formation and growth of the band has been written about extensively by Doyle in his memoirs Where I Belong and A Newfoundlander in Canada.

Subsequent efforts went Gold, as did the twentieth-anniversary greatest hits collection XX and the live concert CD Road Rage.

He has since made guest appearances with the 7 Deadly Sons at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival and with Great Big Sea at Torbay 250.

[7][8] Power wrote and produced the theme songs for the successful provincial political campaigns of Premiers Williams, Dunderdale, and Ball.

[11][12][13] In January 2018, Power launched a series of solo performances at the small Black Sheep pub in downtown St. John's.

[19] He ran on a platform of reduced taxes, improved efficiencies at city hall, and development of cultural industries.