I'm very excited to say that Surreal Memphis Blue went to No. 1 in the Blues genre, and at no. 2 - Big Belly Blues. They held that position all day Christmas Eve and all of Christmas day - at www.acidplanet.com - there's a fair amount of competition there, so we are pretty pleased about this.

I'm so very proud and happy to say that our CD has been getting really nice comments. Everyone who has bought a copy has asked for more!!! Now I call that really nice feedback. On the positive note still, I was delighted to hear that our Canadian distributer, Bent Music, has set up a page for the CD. I've been mailing out copies to any radio station that expresses an interest (no unsolicited mailouts!) so right now we out in Denmark, Spain, Croatia, Belgium, the U.S. of A., Australia, Japan and Canada .....pretty keen

Yay! Just got an email from The Song of the Year contest that Christmas Shopping Blues was awarded Runner Up status in the October contest.

We just got a lovely review at a French site called Blues Again http://www.bluesagain.com/courant/selection/Select ion.html Here's a translation to English if you don't understand French: Although recorded in the studio, the atmosphere that emerges from this disc gives the impression of a club session. One where the cozy atmosphere makes you want to linger a long time. The general tone is casual. The blues is there, but depending on the track, it takes a jazzy tone, complemented with a touch of folk, echoes of bluegrass, rock and more exotic, pulsating rhythms . No wonder that when we know that before this joint venture each member of the group evolved into one or other of these worlds. The sound is clear, the atmosphere is warm, the voices are pleasant and you let yourself be lulled from one fun song to another. The band is comprised of Louise Peacock on vocals, Tony Quarrington on guitars, mandolin, percussion, and vocals, Tony Laviola on bass and background vocals and Terry Martell on drums. Surreal Memphis Blue signals the birth of the band, with Louise Peacock and Tony Laviola already working together since 2007, then joined by Tony Quarrington in January 2009, and in April 2009 they were joined by Terry Martell to enter the studio and record original 15 tracks, the production of which is well worth the final result.