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David Dalton wrote:
> Wednesday, November 19, 9--11:30 p.m., at Folk Night at
> The Ship Pub in St. John's, Newfoundland, the headliner
> will be bluesman Doc MacLean. Cover is $5, there are
> door prizes, there is an open mic set between the two
> headline sets, and open mic performers get a free beer.
> Also the kitchen is open until 8 p.m.
>
> Here is Doc MacLean's bio from nlfolk.com :
>
> A rare one here for you folks. After pretty much a lifetime on the road
> playing and living the blues, Doc MacLean is finally making the trip
> over! This is a definite "do not miss" for any blues fan.
>
> Son of a civil rights lawyer and a fiddle player, Doc MacLean was
> exposed to country blues and folklore at an early age. By his early
> teens he was performing in coffeehouses and festivals, and was appearing
> on radio and television variety shows. Answering the call of the road,
> Doc traded a guitar for a 1948 Dodge and set out to explore America.
>
> In a relentless cross country ramble, Doc MacLean sought out every
> living old time blues player he could find. Significantly, he met and
> became friends with artists such as Son House, Tampa Red, Sippi Wallace,
> Yank Rachel, Robert Pete Williams, Rev Robert Wilkins and Bukka White.
> Meanwhile he toured and performed with artists as diverse as Peg Leg Sam
> the Medicine Show Man, Blind John Davis, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother
> Montgomery, Rev Pearly Brown, Colin Linden, Mose Scarlett, the Carter
> Family, and Sam Chatmon. With Linden, he became a popular opener for
> Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, and John Hammond.
>
> Performing on bottleneck and standard guitar, Doc MacLean now appears
> solo and with upright bass and percussion. While his lyrics are mainly
> contemporary, his approach as a guitarist-songster reflects not only his
> exposure to southern string bands and jug bands, but also to Delta
> players and storytellers such as Charlie Patton, Son House, and Sam
> Chatmon.
It was a great night of acoustic blues. Tomorrow
(Thursday) night Doc MacLean is playing at the
S.S. Meigle bar in Conception Bay South.
There is another good blues show coming up Saturday
night at The Rockhouse on George Street, the CD
launch of Denis Parker and The Modern Saints, with
teen players Joseph Coffin and Nick Earle opening.
That show starts at 10 p.m. and cover is $10 and
CDs are only $10.
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David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"Never say goodbye/Never say goodbye/
What kind of precious fool am I/To never say goodbye" (Amelia Curran)
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