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The latest album from Blue Shaddy, Bury My Ghost, is due for release nationally through MGM in January 2008.

Have a sneak peak of "WA Sun" on their myspace site at www.myspace.com/blueshaddy

The album will be on sale pre release exclusively at Bridgetown Blues Festival, 10 November 2007.

Hi all

 We've just uploaded a track from the Blue Shaddy Vault. We discovered it amongst random recordings recently.

The track is called Crab Boy. It was recorded in Jim's back verandah in 1999. The song was never played before then and hasn't been played since.

It existed for that moment in time and was totally spontaneous.

Feel free to download it and pass it around.

Cheers
Blue Shaddy

AWWWWWWSUMMMMMMMM!!!!!
I cannot remember going from zero knowledge to hard-core fan in the space of 3 or 4 hours on anything ....

Thanks to Juls for surfing the net one wet saturday arvo to find out what was on and saying check these blokes out I think you'd like em..... like em I damn near followed them home and offered to wash their cars!!!

High Voltage, original and tight, the energy and zeal with which Jim, Belly and Arun belted out their original tunes with gusto times a gazillion made every song sound like I knew.... a tribute to the both the songwriter and the musos who delivered it.

I recently saw Ian Moss (ex Cold Chisel for those that don't know... and I am suprised at how many don't) do a 30 minute acoustic set and Jim is right up there with him on the ability to make six strings and two hands sound like an orchestra of blues/funk and just when you think it can't go anywhere else Belly contorts his tongue around his harp, jumps up and down like a younger hairier version of Peter Garret (before he went into politics) and defys both gravity and all know laws of physics to infiltrate another dimension of acoustic mayhem that becomes a simply brilliant and uniquely personal style of harmonica playing with an electric edge. I am sorry I missed hearing Sandy play but Arun made up for it with his inimitable barefooted percussion style that perfectly complemented the boys out front and I was not dissapointed when the legendary chicken box came out for his signature front row hand dance.

Thanks to the power of myspace I could listen to the four tracks off their latest album (which I bought on the night and played on the way home as well) and re-affirm my decision to brave a coolish night in Perth at the Indi Bar in Scarborough - so big thank you to whoever put your "space" together - it works!

Thanks to Blueshaddy and Juls and I will definitely be at your next Perth gig!!! please put me on your e-mailing list and bring some of your previous albums as I would have bought them all if you had them there last night.

Kindest regards

Coxy & Juls
Perth W.A.

Hey All

Blue Shaddy are featured on the April/June issue of Groove Magazine.

check it out...

www.groovemagazine.com.au

available at all good newsagents in Western Australia

Colours of skin      

Kanchana Karunaratna

Vicki Ramakrishnan

Arun Satgunasingam                            

featuring guests Jim and Belly McClelland (blue Shaddy)

Venue:             Kulcha

1^st Floor, 13 South Terrace, Fremantle

Show Date:      4 August 2006

Kanchana, Arun and Vicki have been performing in the Perth Music scene for many years.

Between them they have provided the beats for local bands such as Blue Shaddy, the Hybrid Collective and Steve Tallis as well as international acts such as Michael Franti, Jeff Martin and Marcia Hines.

The three renowned percussionists come together for one night to perform an array of rhythms from each of their backgrounds. They are joined by W.As famous blues and roots brothers, Jim on guitar and vocal and Belly on harmonica from Blue Shaddy.

Expect a dazzling display of percussion and groove with the infectious energy of Blue Shaddy.

Tickets:

$14 door, $12 pre-sale, $10 Members

To pre purchase tickets visit www.kulcha.com.au