Songman Claude Hay has added another string to his musical bow by finding some living, breathing musicians to make music with. However, we’ll focus on him as a solo musician for this one. As a solo muso, well, he can pretty much make a full band sound by using live looping – something he is very good at. Hay hails from the Blue Mountains and kicks out jams heavy with stomping traditional blues, hard rock and booty-shaking funk. You may also know him as the dude that makes his own instruments, including ‘Betty’, his double-necked guitar made out of a kitchen bench top. Claude Hay: a man so good he can play in a band and as a band. The Loft, Warrnambool – November 28.