Have you ever had the urge to put a harmonica to your lips and
play some blues? Maybe you've tried, but sounded more like Dylan on
a bad day than Little Walter or Sonny Boy Williamson.

'Mouth from the South' Tony Maguire is coming to the rescue. He's
running a special beginners harmonica workshop at Canberra's
Statesman Hotel on Saturday February 3, then another beginners'
session at The Artery in Melbourne on Sun Feb 4.

Sponsored by Hohner, which is providing a `C' harmonica for each
participant, the four hour workshop is called Introduction to the
Harmonica and runs 11:30am to 3:30pm. Cost is $125 including the
harmonica, instruction CD and lunch.

Maguire has been playing harmonica since the age of five.
The 'Mouth from the South' tag came when he lived and played 'harp
in the Northern Territory, where his playing can be heard every
Saturday morning as the intro tune to a blues show on 8KIN FM in
Alice Springs.

"It's called Clarry's Blues and it's a tribute to the show's
compere big Clarry Satour, who gave me a lot of encouragement when I
was in the Territory," Maguire says.

Most recently Mouth from the South has played with The Keith
Armiger Band, Missing Button and Steve Flack of 'Guitar Heroes'
show fame in Sydney in tandem with holding the beginners' harp
workshops.

Workshop places are limited to 20 people a session. For a copy of
brochure/registration form, send email headed 'harp workshop' to
tmaguire01@... or phone 0402 388742

PS: 'Mouth from the South' will be showcasing his full-tilt playing
in advance at the Canberra Blues Society jam, Statesman Hotel, mid-
afternoon Sunday Jan 21st.