Dundee Blues Bonanza

Just reporting back from the Dundee Blues Bonanza. We had a blast playing at the Bond on the Saturday evening. Also loved Robert Benn from Detroit who played on Friday and Sunday nights. John O'Leary, ex John Dummer Blues Band and Savoy Brown, was also a star attraction. We are disappointed that there continues to be criticism from one quarter about the status and popularity of the Dundee Blues Bonanza; criticism of the headlining acts and the fact that the organisers don't book "name" acts. We believe that the whole point of DBB is to keep it at street level and make it affordable for everyone. I've had plenty experience of paying loadsamoney to see a name act who has inevitably disappointed. Anyone who saw Robert Penn could not deny his ability - he was hot! Of course events like this can always learn from others and make improvements each year, but it still remains a mammoth task of organisation and co-ordination. The irony of all this is that we have had to reluctantly withdraw from playing at the R n B Festival at Colne - they are a big festival and we were getting paid far less than at Dundee! So, big doesn't always mean better. Anyway, we are still loving our music and putting out feelers to newer venues like the fantastic Red Shoes Theatre in Elgin (formerly the famous Two Red Shoes, with bands like Pink Floyd and the Beatles playing there in the sixties!) and the north of England. Thanks again to all our supporters for coming out in big numbers and loving our music. You can view some our stuff on old blog postings, on youtube and we now have a myspace site which we are developing with original material.