Canberra Blues Society May Pro Blues Jam

BARROW OF FIENDS hosts the MAY Pro Blues Jam

In the vast ocean of Canberran music, these five f(r)iends have been sailing around each other, waving from different vessels for quite some time. From The Cherrypickers, Escapado Sol, Raising Cain, Wally and Eric, Jetson Five, Andy and the Roys to KillWater, they have navigated around each other to finally come together and make the musical crew, Barrow of Fiends.

They are as comfortable playing rock songs as they are playing from their blues roots. Listening to them play you are likely to hear songs by Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Gary Clark Jnr, and ZZ Top. The band prides themselves on having five members who can all sing, so listening to their harmonies will make you weep.

The band is made up of:

• Tania (Crazy) Ladyzhynsky – Vox and percussion
• Arron (Grange) Grainger – Vox and percussion
• Gary (Gadget) Innes – Lead and acoustic guitar and backing vox
• Ian (Johnno) Johnson - Drums and backing vox
• John (JVB) Van Buuren – Bass and acoustic guitar and backing vox

Come along and see Barrow of Fiends hosting the CBS Pro Jam. They’ll make you feel part of the band and you’ll leave with a smile and a song in your heart.

CBS members: $10 / General: $15 / kids under 16: Free Entry

• Jammers are expected to meet a competent standard of musicianship and be familiar with standard 3-chord, 12-bar blues songs.
• CBS provides a lyric folder of classic blues songs if required.
• If this is your first time, ask to speak to the Jam Session Coordinator to secure a place in a jam session.
• Jammers are encouraged to have their names on the whiteboard by 1pm.
• Late arrivals (after 1.30pm) cannot be guaranteed a spot in the Jam Session.
• The coordinator will try to give everyone an opportunity to perform.
• A rehearsed act may do a set as a band if it is prearranged at least 24 hours in advance of the jam by contacting the musicians representative via the contact us or the enquire now buttons.

NOTE: This is a Blues Jam so it is expected that blues orientated songs will be played.