thanks Jerry, this kitchen is a good place to be.

The Big Wheel are a particularly good blues band in Sydney. They are full of energy, have a New Orleans style piano player (Don Hopkines), and include gospel, country and more Louisiana blues .

Jim Conway has played harmonica with Brownie McGhee, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, Circus Oz, Shane Howard (Goanna Band), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Bob Brozman, Slim Dusty, Jan Preston, Dutch Tilders, and many others. He has put together a great band and the quality of their music is just fantastic. I saw them at the Harp Hotel, a good place to go for folk & blues in sydney.

I'll drop into mudchat when I get my computer back (at present it's making a high pitched squeal - this is a quickie on a borrowed space) and look forward to a good natter.

best wishes, freda