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A Different Shade of Blue
News from Oz by Frank Davidson
After a highly acclaimed 14 date Australian “Brush with the
Blues” tour in 2025, UK Sax sensation, Tom Waters and
renowned Australian Guitarist Geoff Achison returned for a
second regional tour in February 2026.
Frank Davidson, host of A Different Shade of Blue on 3WAY FM,
Warrnambool, grabbed some airtime and spoke with Tom
about his background and forthcoming UK tour later in the year
with Geoff.
’Peter Gunn’
Frank Davidson: They call
themselves Tom Waters and
Geoff Achison, with the all-star
band. “Night Driving” is the
name of the album, recorded
live at the Canberra Blues Club
last year on their debut
Australian tour. And on the line
this morning , for A Different
Shade of Blue , literally just
stepped off the plane from the
UK is Tom Waters. G’day Tom,
welcome back to Australia.
Tom Waters: Hey, Frank. How
you been?
FD: I'm good, thank you. What
a song, the “Peter Gunn Theme”
what a song, Now, that was a
tour you did with Geoff about twelve, eighteen months ago and this is your second
tour here in Australia?
