Ninth blues festival planned

The ninth Patonga Blues Across the Bay Festival will be held on Saturday, November 20, at Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre.

A local indigenous "welcome to country" ceremony will start proceedings at 12:30 and the festival will finish at 5pm when everyone is ferried back to Patonga,

The line-up will include Queen of the Boogie-Woogie with Jan Preston playing for the first time at the festival.

Hatz Fitz is back, this year accompanied by wife Cara Robinson.

Steve Garry and his new outfit The 21-20s will also play.

"We always look for a great musical balance, but always stick to that very broad genre of the blues," said Patonga Sports and Community Club president Mr Pete Segol.

Website, 27 Oct 2010 Email, 29 Oct 2010 Jill Tweedie, Patonga Sports and Community Club.