Century Blues Tour: Century Mark Reached!!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Century Mark Reached!!! — One Hundredth Show

An easy five or six hours from Yorkton, SK, and we'll be in Winnipeg. And early enough to check out some Pawn before the show.

We were not counting down— it's all going too fast— but tonight's show marked 100 performances on the Tour! By happy coincidence this historic show took place at Times Changed High and Lonesome in Winnipeg, MB. Nice to have this show happen in Big Dave's hometown and in such a cool venue. A capacity crowd carried us through the evening. We had a ball, and raffled off the second to last Tour Jacket! Nice for me to be made so welcome here. We'll get all the pics up and the blog filled in now that we have a little more time. Just had to post this 100th show!!

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K-K-K-KatieNovember 24, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Way to go, fellas!
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Century Blues Promo & Links

For Immediate Release: September 1st, 2009

Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean Announce 100+ Shows

Biggest Blues Tour Starts

Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean are pleased to report that their National Steel “Century” Blues Tour has grown to a record breaking, 100+ back to back shows spanning 9 provinces and 2 territories. Riding high on the roots revival, the veteran bluesmen will launch the tour at Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., Toronto, on Wednesday, September 9^th.

The most comprehensive Canadian blues-roots tour ever mounted, the Century is setting new benchmarks for independent artists. “I think it’s the biggest tour anybody has done in this country,” says Doc MacLean, who claims to run the whole enterprise out of a virtual office consisting of “a laptop, a cell phone and a guitar case.”

Operating without arts funding, the Tour is absorbing the costs of bringing the blues to remote rural locations and the far north. “It’s something Big Dave and I feel very strongly about,” explains Doc, “a national tour should be national— not just a string of big cities on a highway.” Building on the “blues coming to your town!” theme,Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean have partnered with music retailer and educator Long and McQuade to offer complimentary, blues guitar workshops and masterclasses at locations across Canada.

To commemorate the Tour, Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean have released a special, live CD, “Big Road Blues.” The limited pressing, recorded and produced by Catherine McLelland for CBC’s “Canada Live,” will only be available at Century Blues Tour shows.

Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean thrilled sold out halls from Halifax to Vancouver Island on their original Big Road Blues Tour. Back by popular demand, don’t miss this opportunity to hear them interact again, up close and personal in this epic, all acoustic songs and stories presentation. Loaded with new songs and old favourites, the Century Tour promises to be a classic, "must see" event.

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The Century Blues Tour. A Cool One Hundred. The lines of the horizon and the smell of barbecue. Broken strings, broken hearts, broken glass. Laughter and tears. Late nights and Cadillacs. Two of Canada’s best loved bluesmen playing vintage National Steel guitars, sharing songs and stories from Coast to Coast to Coast.

Contact and Info— Doc MacLean doc@docmaclean.com

Visit the 2007 Tour: http://bigroadbluestour.blogspot.com

Hear what it sounded like:

Visit http://www.sonicbids.com/docmaclean and play “Jimmie Lee Jackson’s Blues,” and "Feel Like Goin' Home."

Follow the Century Tour: http://centurybluestour.blogspot.com

Big Dave McLean is a Juno winning, Stony Plain recording artist: http://www.stonyplainrecords.com based in Winnipeg. His new acoustic release “Got ‘em from the bottom” is the 2009 WCMA "Blues Recording of the Year," and was Juno nominated "Blues Album of the Year." Big Dave was Maple Blues Nominated "Acoustic Artist of the Year" for the second year in a row, and this time was also nominated for "Entertainer of the Year." Last year he won the "Lifetime Achievement Award." It's gonna be a Big year for Big Dave as the album and regional nominations keep rolling in. See why he's being called the next "Prime Minister of the Blues."

Doc MacLean was recognized as "Acoustic Blues Master" at last year's Black American Music Awards. He's got a bunch of new songs you won't want to miss. "An audio version of the movie, Sin City," said Blues Revue. "The Master of Darkness." His coast to coast fanbase will make the Century Tour a great success and a wild adventure. Doc now hangs his hats in Toronto.

Century Blues Tour Schedule

The Century Blues Tour
Tour Schedule Version: 5 Sept 09

R3/9 Toronto, ON CIUT-FM

F4/9 (Ottawa, ON) CKCU-FM

S5/9 Toronto, ON Bluz-FM

S5/9 (Ottawa, ON) CKCU-FM

6/9 Toronto, ON Travel day

W9/9 Toronto, ON Hugh’s Room

R10/9 Ottawa, ON Rainbow Bistro

F11/9 Burnstown, ON Neat Food Café

S12/9 Ottawa, ON Long & McQuade

S12/9 Kingston, ON RCHA Club, Blues Society

Su13/9 Quebec City, PQ Pub Limoilou

M14/9 Riviere du Loup, PQ (TBC)

T15/9 Fredericton, NB Travel day

T15/9 (Saint John, NB) CBC-1

W16/9 Fredericton, NB CBC-TV, in-studio

R 17/9 Fredericton, NB Long & McQuade

R17/9 Fredericton, NB Harvest Jazz & Blues

R17/9 Fredericton, NB Harvest Jazz & Blues

F18/9 Charlottetown, PE CBC-1

F18/9 Middle Musquodoboit, NS Bicentennial Theatre

S19/9 Charlottetown, PE Long & McQuade

S19/9 Breadalbane, PE The Dunk

M21/9 Mount Stewart, PE Trailside Cafe

R24/9 (Saint John, NB) CBC-1 (TBC)

R24/9 Halifax, NS Long & McQuade

R24/9 Halifax, NS Bearly’s

F25/9 Windsor, NS Spitfire Arms

S26/9 Sussex, NB Broadway Cafe

Su27/9 Quebec City, PQ (TBA)

M28/9 Isle Perrot, PQ Smoke Meat Pete’s

R1/10 Picton, ON Acoustic Grill

F2/10 Oakville, ON Moonshine Cafe

S3/10 St. Catherines, ON CFBU-FM

S3/10 St. Catherines, ON Golden Pheasant Pub

S3/10 Kitchener, ON Boathouse

Su4/10 Etobicoke, ON Private Function

M5/10 Mississauga, ON Private Function

T6/10 (Kincardine, ON) The Coast 95.5 FM

W7/10 Port Hope, ON Private Function

R8/10 London, ON The Lounge

R8/10 London, ON Fanshaw College

S10/10 Wallaceburg, ON House Concert (TBC)

Su11/10 Kincardine, ON House Concert

M12/10 Winnipeg, MB Travel day

T13/10 (Kamloops, BC) CFBX-FM interview

T13/10 Saskatoon, SK Vangelis Tavern, Blues Society

W14/10 Wadena, SK Shadow House Concert

R15/10 Nokomis, SK Nokomis Hotel

F16/10 Vermilion, AB Mistahyia Ski Lodge

Sa17/10 Edmonton, AB CKCU-FM

Sa17/10 Edmonton, AB Haven Social Club

Su18/10 Yellowknife, NT CBC North- Top Knight Pub

M19/10 Dawson City, NT In the Schools

M19/10 Dawson City, NT Youth Centre

M19/10 Dawson City, YK KIAC Masterclass

T20/10 Dawson City, YK Klondike Institute Art & Culture

W21/10 Whitehorse, YK Masterclass (TBC)

R22/10 Whitehorse, YK Old Firehall

F23/10 Calgary, AB Ironwood Grill

S24/10 Calgary, AB Long & McQuade

S24/10 Lethbridge, AB The Slice

S25/10 Black Diamond, AB The Stop

M26/10 High River, AB Carlson’s on MacLeod

T27/10 Invermere, BC Strand’s

W28/10 Revelstoke, BC Regent Inn

R29/10 Kelowna, BC Minstral Cafe

F30/10 Kamloops, BC Midday Television

F30/10 Kamloops, BC CFBX-FM, in studio

F30/10 Enderby, BC Lorenzo’s Café

S31/10 Kamloops, BC Long & McQuade

S31/10 Ashcroft, BC Private Event

Su1/11 Spence’s Bridge, BC Packinghouse

M2/11 Vancouver, BC (TBA)

T3/11 Surrey, BC (TBA)

W4/11 White Rock, BC Pacific Hotel, Blues Society

R5/11 Victoria, BC House Concert

R5/11 (Nanaimo, BC) CHLY-FM

F6/11 Duncan, BC Duncan Garage Showroom

S7/11 Nanaimo, BC Long & McQuade

S7/11 Nanaimo, BC The Caprice Theatre

Su8/11 Hornby Island, BC Blues Society- Community Hall

W11/11 Port Hardy, BC Travel/Rest Day, BC Ferry

R12/11 Prince Rupert, BC Tom Rooney Playhouse

F13/11 Terrace, BC Kiva, NWCC Campus

Sa14/11 Quesnel, BC Billy Barker Casino

Su15/11 (Winnipeg, MB) CJUM

Su15/11 Prince George, BC ArtSpace- Blues Society

M16/11 Banff, AB Wild Bill's

T17/11 Medicine Hat, AB Travel Day

T17/11 (Regina, SK) CJTR-FM

W18/11 Regina, SK The Exchange

R19/11 Redvers, SK Redvers Community Halll

F20/11 Yorkton, SK Gallagher Convention Center

S21/11 Winnipeg, MB Times Changed

Su22/11 Winnipeg, MB Times Changed

W25/11 Brandon, MB (TBA)

R26/11 Weyburn, SK Pump Jack’s

F27/11 Swift Current, SK Art Gallery of Swift Current

S28/11 Bow Island, AB Blues at the Bow

Su29/11 Winnipeg, MB Travel Day

Route schedule as of 05/09/09. Subject to Change. Unless specified, all dates noted are contracted or have contracts pending. All non-listed dates or TBA are available.

Century Blues Tour

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Century Mark Reached!!! — One Hundredth Show

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