Ever had the urge to put a harmonica to your lips and start playin'
the blues? Maybe you've tried, but sounded more like Dylan on a bad
day than Sonny Terry or Little Walter.

'Mouth from the South' Tony Maguire is coming to the rescue with a
series of beginners harmonica workshops in July covering Sydney,
Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Orange and Wollongong.

"The workshop gets you playing simple blues riffs within the first
15 minutes and you walk away with a solid foundation to develop your
playing," says Sydney-based Maguire, who got the 'Mouth from the
South' tag when he lived and played harp in the Northern Territory,
where his 'Clarry's Blues' can be heard as the intro theme to a
radio blues show beamed out of Alice Springs each week. Closer to
home (well, MOST peoples' homes!), he was a competitor in the Golden
Harmonica Championships at Tamworth this year.

Called Introduction to the Harmonica, the workshop tour starts
Sunday July 1 at the Harp Irish Pub in Tempe, Sydney, then goes to
Newcastle on Saturday July 7, Port Macquarie Sunday July 8,
Wollongong Saturday July 14 and Orange Sunday July 21. Workshop
times are 11:30am-3.30pm.

There are 20 spaces available per workshop. Cost is $125 including
lunch, practice CD and a gleaming new Silver Star harmonica courtesy
of workshop sponsor Hohner.

Enquiries: Tony Maguire 0402 388742 tmaguire01@...

PS: Go to http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1846449.htm to see
Mouth from South being interviewed on ABC breakfast radio in
Brisbane during his last workshop tour early this year. You can also
hear a 15 second grab of him playing live on air if you've got the
right media player!