House of Blues - Jam Night

Tuesday 30th March 2021

Feature act: PAUL BUCHANAN'S VOODOO PREACHERS

6:30pm: Doors open + KITCHEN OPEN AGAIN FOR MEALS (6:30pm – 9pm)
8:00pm - 8:45pm: Feature act
9:00pm - 11:00pm: Blues Jam Session
(Jammers to register by 8.30pm)

FREE ENTRY – ALL WELCOME.

IMPORTANT: The MBAS are following Govt. mandated Covid venue procedures for your safety. All attendees must enter their contact details by scanning a QR code on entry (via smart phone).

Attendees are encouraged to pre-book for table seating due to limited venue capacity under Covid-safe regulations. Please 'BOOK' a single or multiple (Group) ticket below.

PAUL BUCHANAN'S VOODOO PREACHERS were born out of Covid19 isolation and lockdown versions 1 and 2... With no gigs for the foreseeable future, nowhere to play and no one to play to, Paul Buchanan gathered local members of Amnesia Blues Band (Ning Hopkins on guitar, Darryl Kerr on bass and Stuart Anderson on drums) and The Blues Lizards (Marc Leyshan on guitar), in a shed outside of Maffra to create Paul Buchanan’s Voodoo Preachers.

Over several months of rehearsals and recording at Stuart’s Sellings Studio, the Voodoo Preachers refined their swampy, yet slick sound and recorded their debut album "Testimony". Comprising six Paul Buchanan originals, the album tells stories of Buchanan’s life, mingled with the cast of underworld characters that inhabit his head. Also included is one fiery Ning Hopkins funk blues number. Then five classic blues tracks spanning the last century and reinterpreting tunes from Robert Johnson’s 1930 "Walkin’ Blues", via The Allman Brothers, Robert Cray and William Clarke, up to Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts 2007 The Law. This is the band's testimony to the Blues. In its first month, "Testimony" went straight to #3 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart.