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July 4, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #667
There’s a nip in the air, fogs in the morning, and the sun just doesn’t seem to have that bite any more. It’s time to get off to the Winter Blues Festival!
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June 19, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #666
A couple of weekends ago, the fates took us riding through the Dandenong Ranges, to Olinda to be precise. After we’d blinked and totally missed Olinda, we ended up in Belgrave, where we happened upon Sooki Lounge, a purely random choice.
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June 6, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #665
One of my grandfathers disappeared on his wedding night. Not for good though, he arrived back shortly after midnight to his bride of less than 24 hours, and before she could say anything he poured a hat-full of gold sovereigns over her, enough to buy two blocks of land in Ivanhoe.
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May 27, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #664
Who can forget that amazing Bluestone when Sammy Owen did an impromptu set with Greg Dodd and the Hoodoo Men to cover the absence of a band? The two of them were an inspiration and produced a sound much talked about.
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May 10, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #663
Where’s that place they reckon that if you stand there everyone you know will walk past you? It was Grand Central station, or maybe Flinders Street clocks, it doesn’t really matter.
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April 23, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #662
Tomcat Playground is a new act on the blues scene, but if I was to mention Ali Penney and the Moneymakers, The Jacky Howellers and the Sound of KoKo, that would probably ring a few bells.
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April 5, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #661
I thought I should cast my net a bit further afield this time. After all, heading out of town from Geelong is no problem, there are venues in every direction.
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January 30, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #656
A little bit of good news this issue. The first one concerns Way Out West.
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January 19, 2017 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News #655
Oh boy! Start of January, and I am still not sure when the exhaustion of Bluestone and New Year’s Eve will wear off. Hope you all survived it as well.
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November 15, 2016 in Blues News, Columns
Blues News 651
Wangaratta, Friday night, straight into it!
The Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival has come and gone for 2016, and some very wonderful musical experiences are now history.
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