Lovers of music and literature are invited to a blues and books tour coming to Wallaceburg Thursday.
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John Gardiner has been called one of Canada’s most authentic and heartwarming writers and Doc MacLean is known as a hard-working and honest blues musician, a release said.
They will present Blues & Books at the Wallaceburg Legion at 7:30 pm The show is sponsored by the Wallaceburg and District Council for the Arts.
MacLean will be fitting the tour in between his successful travels in Ireland and the UK, and another tour through parts of Africa.
“(It’s) something he has done seven times before – bringing the music back to the people – and presenting it the way it was intended, raw and unfiltered,” the release said. “Indeed, Doc has taken the traditional blues into many of the far reaches of the planet.”
Gardiner has held readings in Ottawa, Toronto and Hollow Valley this year as he continues to take his writing to potential readers and listeners in a personal and intimate way.
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He has also taken part in 100 readings over the last seven years “in an effort to breathe life into his work and keep it alive. He will make you laugh and maybe shed a few tears as he reads from both of his literary collections.”
The two performers will share the stage, taking turns with MacLean playing the blues and telling stories about his years on the road while Gardiner will read from his memoir about growing up and coming of age in the 1960s and also from some of his short stories or emotional thoughtscapes.
Tickets are $20 from the Wallaceburg Legion and Wallaceburg Museum, or by calling 519-627-5978.
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