Showing posts with label Maple Blues Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maple Blues Awards. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2017

Thrill of the Road


Another year on the open road.

Another year on the River of Life. My 2016, National Steel Zulu Skies Blues Tour was an adventure from beginning to end. Nine Canadian provinces, a bunch of US states, and most of South Africa. A good tour, and one that gives me plenty of ideas as to how my future travels may unfold! My friend James Dean captured this Twin Peaks moment at the recent Canadian, Maple Blues Awards. Deep in the dark woods of the music business, one can never be sure what the next dance will be.

You can follow the 2016 Tour from beginning to end in the posts found below. I will also publish a link to my 2017 plans here (right here), as soon as I have enough details to print. Hint: I came home very tired this year, so it is likely that some regions won't be visited on an annual basis anymore.

Meanwhile, Tour goes on! The Media sidebar to the right has all of the most up to date links for authorized promos, bios, pics, videos, interviews, reviews, etc.– as well as links to the previous decade of blogs for the National Steel Blues Tour. You can read and learn for business or pleasure, or quickly find whatever you need to advance or promote a Doc MacLean show.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Home


I made it home. Alive. I don't feel very strong, and I'm tired, but I made it! Toronto, Canada. I'm reunited with The Big Lincoln. She's so fine! All of my gear arrived intact, and quickly found it's way into familiar places. I'm resting for a few days. Seeing a few doctors. Sleeping. It's a quiet town close to some big highways and an airport. The longer I'm here, the more I think about the big highways and the airport. Africa! It was a great Tour, under Zulu Skies. Forty shows! And, of course nine Canadian provinces and over a hundred concerts at the front end of it all. Possibly the longest tour I've ever done. I'm sorry I missed Newfoundland and the Yukon this time around.

I'll take a couple of weeks to wrap the details of the 2016, National Steel Zulu Skies Blues Tour. Then I'll attend the Maple Blues Summit and the Maple Blues Awards. By the end of the month I'll be announcing my plans for the upcoming year. Expect: recording, writing, and some interesting shows. The Tour will definitely return to South Africa. Details to follow! But first– laundry.