Hi and happy Easter to all the members of the New Crawdaddy Blues Club mailing list. Hope you have had a good break and how about this weather?! We had a precursor to Summer this last Thursday when Primo Blues played a storming set at the Club and raised the temperature to tropical levels with a fantastic mix of rock, blues, funk, reggae and all points in between. Many bands might be compromised if they received a call shortly before a gig to say their singer was unable to make it. Not so Primo Blues! They now have three other singers! It is self-evident why Sam has won so many awards. His drumming is so tight and exciting and yet he makes it seem effortless. TJ plays guitar beautifully, his style somewhat unorthodox but very effective and his vocals cross a variety of styles. Spy on bass is spot on, whether playing funk, reggae, rock or anything else. He also has a great soulful voice which brings me on to keyboard player Paul Jobson. His instrumental skills are superb and, as I am aware from a previous gig, he is also no mean drummer. However, for the first time we were treated to a Paul Jobson vocal and he proves that he has a very good voice, very soulful and strong and with quite a range. It was a revelation and very exciting and showed yet another side to his prodigious talent. The band's material ran the whole gamut with Labi Siffre songs sitting alongside reggae, rock and all sorts. In closing Sam commented that it may not be Blues as is it commonly understood but it is based in the Blues. And damn fine it was too.

Paul and Station House will be playing the Soul Britannia Gig at the Barbican Centre on Sat 3rd Feb. Paul will be playing with founder members of Cymande and Station House will be playing throughout the evening backing artists Madeline Bell, Carol Grimes, Linda Lewis, Root Jackson (FBI) and Hamish Stuart (AWB). The concert will be televised on BBC4 either on Fri 9th Feb or Fri 16th Feb.

The Guestbook has been fixed so please leave a message. I have also updated the gigs page. It would be great to see you. Come along and help to keep music live.">