Paul Read
Slide Guitar
A published songwriter with
Mushroom Music, Paul has toured extensively in Europe and Australia. Paul’s early influences were Elmore James, John Mayall, The Allman Brothers,
Little Feat, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Canned Heat, Hound Dog Taylor and
the Stones. Paul grew up on US and UK import blues and boogie albums and
generally always more interested in the songs and the sound of the band
as opposed to the virtuoso solo acts. He has jammed with Elvin Bishop
and performed opening shows for John Mayall.
Michael Barry
Harmonica and Vocals
Michael took up the
harmonica under the guidance of a secret harp kung-fu master who shall
remain nameless and has since gone on to play in seedy bars from Bangkok to Hawaii and various points in between. He is presently stuck in cross harp. He also sings stuff that
Paul writes and complains when Paul rearranges stuff he writes, but then thinks
better of it and has a lie down.
Michael Rosenthal
Lead Guitar
Michael was once told by an
Indie band that ‘we don’t play blues here.’after sneaking blues licks into the
set. So instead, he found him a few nice chaps who’d oblige him with some 12
Bar Blues and he now sneaks the Indie licks in instead.
Mal Forester
Bass
Mal is a Sydney Blues
Veteran and keen student of American Styles, conducting regular pilgrimages to
the States. He is also the owner of the single largest Acetone amplifier we’ve
ever seen.
Antonio Fedele
Drums & Percussion
Tony picked up his beats from Ric Macann and studied at the Australian Institute of Music under legendary drummers David Jones, Gordon Reitmeister and Andrew Gander, plus a stint at the Conservatorium of Music under the Latin master Fabian Hevia. Tony has played with bands such as Slipstream, Cool Down Boy, Coloured Toyz, Planet Fluro, Alive and Kicking( the Simple Minds Show), Shooga Katz and Cocker Down Under. After several years in hibernation recovering from all that, he’s back with them blues folks making late night sounds once more!
