Hello Canberra Blues Society (CBS) members! My name is Dave McRae and I’ve taken over the reins of Presidency from the very capable Dean Edgecombe, who is overseas for some fun for 12 or so months. I have been playing drums around Canberra for more years than I would like to think. I’ve played in […]
Welcome fellow blues lovers. Well our illustrious president has settled into life in England and has sent us this little message “First Blues Jam last Thursday was a blast. Not as many players as CBS but everyone who got up could play. My bass still needed a little work so I only sang. Ended up doing […]
Welcome fellow blues lovers. It turns out my last month’s Presidential Musing was just a little premature. I did have one more before we head off to the UK on 10 July. Last month’s jam was hosted by the wonderful Black Hat Band. Keith Joliffe did a superb job filling in on bass for Peter […]
Welcome fellow blues lovers. I trust you are all keeping warm this month with a good dose of rhythm and a shot or two of blues. As always there is plenty happening in June. Steve Grieve & The Mourners are playing at the Polish White Eagle Club on Saturday 9th & have offered CBS members […]
A very merry month of May to all our blues people. As usual, there is a feast of blues and blues related shows on around Canberra this month and a couple of festivals for any intrepid travellers or those who just have to get out of town for a few days. Touring acts include legendary […]
Greetings fellow bluesers. I trust you all had a wonderful Easter and those who were lucky enough to get to the Byron Bay Bluesfest are recovering nicely. We will have a write up and pics in next month’s Blues News. Planning is well underway for our own mini festival in celebration of International Blues Music […]
Greetings fellow blues people. Summer has flown by and the year seems to be getting away from me already. I guess I’ll just have to console myself by checking out a couple of the top line acts we have coming up in Canberra in March. There are a couple of must sees in Collard Greens […]
Greetings blues aficionados. As we all know February is usually a big month for Blues goings on around town, particularly with the Goulburn Blues Festival at our doorstep. We’re gearing up for our two Jams at the Goulburn Club on Friday & Saturday night of the Festival. Drop in & say hi. This years’ festival […]
Well fellow bluesers, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. The silly season is now behind us but the Blues Festival season is just about to hit full swing. Over the next month or so we have the Thredbo Blues Festival on the weekend of 19-21 January, the Goulburn Blues Festival […]
The festive season is with us again; it seems to come around so quickly these days. Our last jam for the year will be hosted by the Groove Kings, one of our most talented blues bands and without doubt our leading exponents of Chicago style blues. The Groove Kings are a bit of an institution in Canberra but if you haven’t […]