DOC MACLEAN
Legendary, solo acoustic blues and stories: one of the last of the true road warriors.
Little Whelan’s • Fri 8th August 2025
Forty-five years ago Doc MacLean was playing Charlie Patton songs in Son House’s living room. More recently he’s been self driving across Africa with a battered National guitar and a small PA, playing in places where things are burning by the side of the road.
Doc started on the Flying Fish label out of Chicago. With his musical partner, Colin Linden (Dylan, The Band, T-Bone Burnett), he played, toured and recorded with Sam Chatmon’s Barbeque Boys, Blind John Davis, Little Brother Montgomery, Sunnyland Slim, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee… Opened shows for Muddy Waters, John Hammond, Jr., Johnny Winter…
Now a celebrated, solo storyteller-songwriter in the delta tradition, Doc performs as many as 200 shows annually across Canada, United States, Ireland, UK, and greater southern Africa.
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TICKETS
€16.50 available online from Whelan’s – 50c per ticket service charge applies.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the Silent Disco in the upstairs venue & the Karaoke in Little Whelan’s – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos