Bluguru is composed of multi-instrumentalist Andrew, guitar whiz Josh Bennett and vocalist Parvyn, the daughter of world music maestro Dya Singh.

Together they present a twisted tale of Indian, blues, Celtic, swing, jazz, bluegrass music, daring to go where few others do.

They begin this leg of the tour tonight at Mullaley Public School with an outdoor concert starting at six o’clock after a full day of music workshops with children from neighbouring schools.

Adults are $15, concessions $10 and primary school children are admitted free with an adult ticket holder.

As the sun sets over Mullaley, patrons are encouraged to bring a blanket and/or chairs for this outdoor event.

BluGuru’s debut album, Ragas 2 Blu Riches, was hailed a triumph for acoustic music and covers everything from jazz and bluegrass to Brazilian samba and meditative Indian pieces. 

The live DVD would make an excellent companion to the CD as it features live performances from some of Tamworth’s brightest stars, including Tom Donald and Brookie Schiemer at the Capitol, one of the premier venues in the North West.

Tomorrow, the intrepid travellers cross the range to perform at the Dorrigo Old Gazette Theatre and then head back to Tamworth for Saturday night’s show at the Oxley Bowlo.

It’s an ideal opportunity to catch up with Andrew before he returns to Berlin next month.

Tickets are $30 or $25 concession. School kids accompanied by parents are admitted free. 

A special offer for Tamworth audiences: buy the DVD and claim 50 per cent off your admission price.

ONE of my favourite music industry writers is David Dawson. 

He’s been around for a long time and has seen more concerts and interviewed more stars than most of us have had baked dinners.

I regularly check out his Dave’s Diary column on the Nu Country website (www.nucountry.com.au) and if you enjoy a good read, you could, too.

Being based in Melbourne, he gets to quite a few shows and as part of 

Nu Country TV, has his finger on the pulse of the latest happenings in the country music world.

This week’s Dave’s Diary features a CD review of former Tamworth musician Dan Conway.

Most of us who have followed Dan’s career from the age of 12 would have seen him join The Baileys when 

he arrived in Tamworth from his home in Caboolture.

One of the highlights of his time with the band was opening shows across Australia for Dwight Yoakam.

He left the band to pursue a solo career and the next we saw was his progress through to the finals of 

Australia’s Got Talent.

Like a fair few others, I wondered what was next for the young guitar prodigy, who’s now 21 and bursting with talent.

Dan has two pieces of good news. One is he’s joined Lee Kernaghan’s touring band and secondly, he’s been very productive in Glen Hannah’s studio recording an original album, New World Order.  

I’ve yet to hear the album, but the snippets of clips I’ve seen on YouTube have been enough to whet my appetite to haunt a few music shops in search of it. In the meantime, check out Dave’s take on the disc at the Nu Country website. 

I RECEIVED two lots of bad news this week with a couple of unexpected deaths in the Australian country music fraternity.

Bev Daniel, a longtime committee member of the Tamworth Songwriters Association, lost her battle with motor neurone disease on Saturday at 6am. She’d only been diagnosed in January 2013. 

Her funeral is today in Nerang, where she and husband Ron have been managing an apartment complex since leaving Tamworth about a decade ago.

For anyone wanting to send a card, the address is: Ron Daniel, PO Box 1486, Oxenford 4210.

I’m sure Country Music Notes 

readers would join me in extending deepest condolences to Bev’s daughter Anita and family and to Ron, her reason for breathing in and out.

The other unexpected departure from this life was a bloke who epitomised fun and joie de vivre, Bruno “Fox” Borriero.

He wasn’t a country music star, but he was a star of the dance floor. He and wife Rhonda loved their music and loved to cut a rug. 

Bruno and Rhonda were regular supporters of the Sydney live music scene, and never missed coming to Tamworth for the festival, decorating dance floors at shows all over town with their ballroom-style moves.

Sadly, Bruno was riding his motorcycle through Liverpool last Wednesday when it collided with a bus. 

His funeral service was held yesterday in outer Sydney.

For many years Bruno and Rhonda were the official carers and chauffeurs of Chicka, the man in black. At least  Chicka has his driver back now.

You just never know when your time is up, do you? Like Bruno, we should all live life to the full and as if each day is our last.