John Doan will be taking Europe by storm again this year, delighting audiences with his magical harp guitar and delightful stories.

The tour this year includes a Harp Guitar Workshop on May 26, 2013, in Scotland as part of the Edinburgh Guitar and Music Festival. John will be offering additional workshops, seminars, and special performances along with his concert tour.

The tour includes Scotland, Britain, and the Netherlands this year in addition to other European countries.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Thursday, May 10th 2012
• City: John Doan in Strasbourg
• Venue: TBA
• Country: France
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: Details of this concert will soon be posted.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, May 19th 2012
• City: John Doan in London
• Venue: TBA
• Country: United Kingdom
• Admission: TBA
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Cancelled
• Notes: John will return to London for this concert. John will be joined by Paul Prince on guitar.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, May 4th 2013
• Time: 8:30pm
• City: John Doan in Le Mans
• Venue: Maison Pour Tous Jean Moulin
• Address: 23 Rue Robert Collet
• Country: France
• Admission: Donation
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John has been invited by Sarthe guitars and Philippe Fouquet who are presenting Europe’s first annual festival devoted to the harp guitar. Five international harp-guitarists will meet on stage to share their world of music. There will also be the first exhibition in France dedicated specifically to the harp guitar. A multimedia conference devoted to the harp guitar will also take place. The festival aims to showcase the instrument and the passion of those who play and make them today. Jason Carter, John Doan, Philippe Fouquet, James Kline, Yaouen the sailor, Gregg Miner, Benoit Meulle Steff, Cédric Ice, Sean Wooley will share their passion for the instrument with you!
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Sunday, May 5th 2013
• Time: 3:00pm
• City: John Doan in Le Mans
• Venue: Maison Pour Tous Jean Moulin
• Address: 23 Rue Robert Collet
• Country: France
• Admission: Donation
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: The same line up of harp guitarists will perform on Sunday but will play a different performance. Guitares en Sarthe et Philippe Fouquet présentent la 1ère édition d’un festival international consacré à la harpe guitare. Cet instrument aux cordes multiples est une extravagance de la guitare. Ses basses profondes et ses aigus cristallins ornent la polyphonie de la guitare de nouveaux horizons sonores, prétextes à de riches émotions musicales. Cinq prestigieux harpe-guitaristes de dimension internationale se retrouveront sur scène pour faire partager leurs univers et les faire se rencontrer. Deux concerts jamais réalisés encore offriront émotion, plaisir et convivialité. Se tiendra également la première exposition de lutherie en France consacrée spécifiquement à cet instrument. Une conférence multimédia consacrée à la harpe guitare aura lieu. Ce festival a pour objectif de faire découvrir cet instrument et la passion de ceux qui en jouent et les fabriquent aujourd’hui. Jason Carter, John Doan, Philippe Fouquet, James Kline, Yaouen le marin, Gregg Miner, Benoit Meulle Steff, Cédric Verglas, Sean Wooley vous les feront partager!
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, May 11th 2013
• City: John Doan in Colmar
• Venue: “Musée du Jouet”
• Address: 40 rue Vauban
• Venue phone: +33 (0)3 89 41 93 10
• Country: France
• Admission: 15€/12€
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Box office: +33 (0)3 89 41 93 10
• Notes: John will perform a concert in this toy museum!!!!, it’s a truly amazing place to play music. It is located at 40 rue Vauban and will start at 8:15pm.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Tuesday, May 14th 2013
• City: John Doan in Firenze
• Venue: Six Bars Jail Folk Club to Circolo ARCI SMS Serpiolle
• Address: via delle Masse 38
• Country: Italy
• Admission: 10 Euro
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Box office: 0039 3343993472
• Notes: This concert is sponsored by “Six Bars Jail” a very enthusiastic guitar club that presents concerts in Tuscany, Italy. The 9:30pm concert is titled “Beyond Six Strings” where John will play music from beyond borders from his travels in Europe, China, and the United States as well as making a bow to guitarists who went beyond the ordinary such as Jimi Hendrix, Mason Williams, John Fahey, and Burl Ives. John’s let performance for Six Bars Jail was standing room only so come early for a seat.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, May 18th 2013
• City: John Doan in Buckingham
• Venue: St Peter & St Paul, Buckingham Parish Church
• Address: Castle Hill
• Venue phone: 01280 821509
• Country: United Kingdom
• Admission: TBA
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will play in this magnificent church setting. More details about his concert will be posted soon.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Tuesday, May 21st 2013
• Time: 8:00pm
• City: John Doan in Bath, Sommerset
• Venue: Chapel Arts Centre – St James’s Memorial Hall
• Address: Lower Borough Walls
• Venue phone: 01225 461700
• Country: United Kingdom
• Admission: £8.00 advance/Door: £10.00
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Box office: 01225 463362
• Notes: Emmy-Nominee, John Doan is a master twenty-string harp guitarist and storyteller. His Celtic inspired “Eire – Isle of the Saints” won “Best Celtic Album of the Year.” His concert performance includes original as well as expanded arrangements of works by Jimi Hendrix, among others. With the expanded range of the instrument John redefines what is possible to be played on a guitar. “John Doan’s music is both history and dream cast in the whole glorious, resonant range of the harp guitar.” Acoustic Guitar Magazine
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Friday, May 24th 2013
• City: John Doan in Birnam, Dunkeld
• Venue: Birnam Arts Centre
• Address: Station Road
• Venue phone: 0044 1350 727674
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will perform in concert with harpist Andy Lang in this state of the art facility near the gorgeous Celtic site of Dunkeld, the centre of celtic spirituality in mainland Scotland after iona was given up because of Viking raids.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, May 25th 2013
• City: John Doan in Edinburgh
• Venue: Edinburgh Guitar and Music Festival
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John plays the Edinburgh Guitar and Music Festival Saturday from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. This is an amazing event!
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Sunday, May 26th 2013
• City: John Doan in Roslin
• Venue: Rosslyn Chapel
• Venue phone: 0131 440 2159
• Country: United Kingdom
• Admission: £12.00
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will be in concert with harpist Andy Lang in the beautiful and historic Rosslyn Chapel. Built between 1446 and 1484, it has been described as an “Architectural Wonder” and a “Library in Stone”. Practically every surface of Rosslyn Chapel is covered with carvings of individual figures and scenes. People travel from all over the world to see the carvings, and there are many different interpretations of their meanings. Myths, legends and Hollywood fiction writing have given Rosslyn a unique sense of mystery and wonder. This evening of music will truly be one to remember.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Sunday, May 26th 2013
• City: John Doan in Edinburgh
• Venue: Edinburgh Guitar and Music Festival
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will conduct an hour long seminar. John will lead one of the most exciting seminars to be held in years. The harp guitar a most magical instrument in both it’s aesthetic and sound. John will cover the techniques various styles associated with the harp guitar. A must see and hear and if you do book this seminar be prepared to want a harp guitar!
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Monday, May 27th 2013
• City: John Doan in Hartlepool
• Venue: TBA Hartlepool
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will perform with harpist Andy Lang and singer songwriter Anna Raine. The concert is held in the beautiful St Hilda’s,Church Close, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS24 0PW. Call 01429 267030 for more details.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Monday, May 27th 2013
• Time: 12:00pm
• City: John Doan in Lindisfarne Island
• Venue: ST MARY’S, HOLY ISLAND
• Venue phone: 01289 389351
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John performs his ‘Beyond Six Strings’ concert at St. Mary’s on the sacred tidal island of Holy Island. The sea reclaims this outcropping of the coast as an Island with every tide. John Will tell stories from his travels around the world.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Tuesday, May 28th 2013
• City: John Doan in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
• Venue: St. Peter’s Church
• Address: St Peter’s Way
• Venue phone: 0191 5160135
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: St Peter’s, Monkwearmouth is one of the oldest churches in Britain, where Christians have gathered for more than 1300 years. John will play in concert with harpist Andy Lang and singer songwriter Anna Raine.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Wednesday, May 29th 2013
• City: John Doan in Escomb, County Durham
• Venue: Escomb Saxon Church
• Address: The Vicarage, 2 High Escomb, Bishop Auckland
• Venue phone: 01388 602861
• Country: United Kingdom
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: John will appear in concert with harpist Andy Lang and singer songwriter Anna Raine.
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, June 1st 2013
• Time: 8:00pm
• City: John Doan in Barchem
• Venue: Landgoed Morgenstern
• Address: Witzand 4
• Venue phone: Tel.: (0573) 44 19 20
• Country: Netherlands
• Admission: donation
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: This is an intimate concert held in a magical setting at Landgoed Morgenstern situated in the woods outside of the village Barchem. For tickets write Oscar van de Boezem .
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• Artist: John Doan
• Tour: Europe 2013
• Date: Saturday, June 8th 2013
• City: John Doan in Ottignies
• Venue: Grange de la Ferme du Douaire
• Address: Avenue des Combattants 41 1340, Belgique
• Venue phone: 0496 27 87 98
• Country: Belgium
• Admission: 15 €
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Box office: 0496 27 87 98
• Notes: John returns to Brussels for an intimate concert bringing the magic of the harp guitar to Ottignies. This year’s concert has a special treat featuring a special guest, a very talented 11 year old girl who will be performing on the harp, a perfect accompaniment to the harp guitar, each bringing their unique talents together to honor these ancient, historical, and related instruments.
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