Diana Harris returned to Gisborne with Grant Haua on Saturday, 11 August! Check out her site here: www.dianaharrismusic.com

It was the first time we’ve run a blues jam night in January and obviously it’s a great idea!

It was standing room only and the music went on until the wee hours of the morning….

I’m happy to report that even though our staunch club captain (monsieur Clyne) abandoned his post for the night – (or was that an opportunity for others to step up – we may never know….) things went off reasonably smoothly and we were treated to a huge variety of music and blues styles – some more bluesy than others but at the end of the night, I think the consesus was that everyone had a great time and it’s a great venue for a January gig.

My camera’s back in action with the luxury of a couple of extra lenses thanks to a good friend – so photos will be posted each month that we run a jam, (every first Tues. at 8pm).

Here’s just some of the photos we captured on the night.

Let me know if anyone wants any copies for themselves, I’ve had to reize these for posting on the website so the originals are huge and I’m sure would be fine printed out and framed.

Cheers for now – your new Vice P.

Darren H.

p.s. Don’t miss our upcoming HARBOUR THE BEAT Blues Festival 31 March/1 April for only $45/ 2 days. Not to be missed!

Thanks to Geoff from the Saloon Bar in Wairoa and the Wairoa Musicians and those from the Poverty Bay Blues Club that came through to play – it was fantastic!

You guys were great! It was awesome to see such talent in Gisborne and you had us both spell bound and entertained.

I loved the story and the use of the familiar jingle that is the chime of our own town clock – that was brilliant.
Also, the “story by drums” by your German drummer, was awesome – we all had lots of fun and I hope our
Gissie heat wave was not enough to deter you from coming on back.

We’ll have some video up here in the next few days guys so please do come and check that out and in the meantime if you’d like to leave a comment and a word of appreciation, we’ll be sure to forward it on to Jan.

December gig was awesome – arguably still recovering from too much of the “Gizzie Green” on the night, should know by now not to change horses mid stream but the beer was tasting good at the time and it seemed like a great way to see out the end of what had been a bloody long year for a lot of people – myself included.

Blues music is very much alive and well in Gisborne and we look forward to the opportunity to share and enjoy throughout 2011 and beyond!

Kudos to Ian and thanks so much for making the effort to join us mate!

Heres a link to Ians website by way of saying thanks - http://www.iangoodsman.com

No vids – but a few photos – if anyone wants the original full size image – drop us an email.

The weather once again did not deter both muso’s, club members and public coming down and enjoying some entertainment – blues style.

If anyone captures photos or vids they’d like to share – please feel free to pass them on, the more content the better!