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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   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.   
      
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