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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?
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