Doc Maclean’s Cross Bones Blues tour details
Doc continues to mentor a number of younger artists, and will present guitar workshops as his tour schedule permits.
DOC MacLean’s second African tour, ‘Cross Bones Blues’, finds him returning to many of the places he visited on his previous ‘Zulu Skies’ adventure.
As if that tour wasn’t big enough, ‘Cross Bones’ includes nearly 50 shows from the gala tour launch at the Canadian High Commission to the massive OppiKoppi Festival, to theatres, cafes and wild little juke joints. A number of ‘Cross Bones’ shows will feature collaborations with South African blues and roots artists.
MacLean, who was thrilled by the musicians he met last year, is working to create opportunities for these artists to tour North America. South Africa and Canada have much in common, and he believes that a broader exchange of artists would serve both well. In addition to fostering cultural, diplomatic and economic contacts, Doc continues to mentor a number of younger artists, and will present guitar workshops as his tour schedule permits.
Full tour details for in and around Johannesburg:
· October 4: reception/tour launch, CDN High Commission, 1103 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria. With special guests Albert Frost and Marcia Moon.
· October 5, 6, 7: OppiKoppi Festival.
· October 20, 21: Alma Café, Cape Town, 20 Alma Rd., Rosebank.
· October 28: Cafe Barcelona, Pretoria. 53 Thomson St., Elardus Park Shopping Centre.
· October 29: Otter Lake German, Pretoria. Plot 26 Kameelfontein.
· November 2: Decibels Studio Concert, Pretoria. 64 Elephant Rd, Monument Park.
· November 8: Jazzies Inn, Wattville Township, Benoni, Johannesburg.
Dates and routes may be subject to change. MacLean established his annual, 100 plus show, National Steel Blues Tour to play all parts of North America. In the process, the tour itself became legendary.
For full tour details contact warren@plugmusicagency.com
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