Well, we made it!!! Our tour with Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers with special guest Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin (see entry below) has come to a successful conclusion - just a few heart-felt thank-you's to round it all up...
Thanks to CHRIS WILSON (harp & vocals) for duty above & beyond, and for providing Bob's amp.
I also appreciate the hard work of the rest of the Fortune Tellers band - MARK GRUNDEN (drums) and DEAN ADDISON (double bass) - thanks guys...
MATON guitars for their on-going support - see links page for more info
MANNY'S Music Stores (Prahran & Fitzroy, Melbourne) who have helped us out on more than one occasion for a great Fender amp on short notice - thanks, Manny! See link page for more info...
In Tasmania - thanks to PETE CORNELIUS (a fine guitarist in his own right, fronting his own outfit Pete Cornelius and the Devilles -see www.petecornelius.com ) - for being our tour guide, taxi service and supplying backline.
STEVE SLOAN, editor of 'Blues Revue' magazine (USA) and 'Blueswax' ezine who accompanied us on the tour -thanks for your companionship and staying power. 'Blues Revue' are looking forward to getting more involved with the Australian blues music scene, so look out for their subscription deals (see Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society on links page or email me at backporch@fionaboyes.com ) and check out Blueswax on-line...it's full of fantastic stuff.
Big thanks to ROB ROWE, manager of the Williamstown branch of the Bendigo Bank, for keeping the fiscal wheels oiled!
AND...Thanks to BOB MARGOLIN for the music - and to all the festivals, venues and punters who support that live music.
Last and never least - STEVE CLARKE (the Preacher) for spiritual guidance and tour management.