‘Oh what a night'. No, this wasn't ‘December 1963' but February 2013, at the Marchwood Blues Picnic in Whakamarama. The event was well organised and hosted by Peter Archer who made everyone welcome and played mouthorgan alongside other musicians.
The event went on with a host of wonderfully talented people that made the countryside come alive and feet tapping. The afternoon opened with No License, followed by that great guitarist Mike Garner, Black Velvet with Tara Watson, Gun Shy, Kokomo and guitarist Anton Tipi Elkington, who had the crowd shouting for more.
It was a wonderful day out and with great respect to all the musicians, for me it was ‘Beasley Street', who brought back memories of the 80s. They came on stage and lifted the crowd to their feet to dance.
Let's hope that they'll be tempted back to perform as a team again.

Peter Pratt, Judea.