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A Different Shade of Blue

News from Oz by Frank Davidson

For his radio show in Australia, Frank Davidson interviewed Fiona Boyes about

her new album. He started his show with a recorded track from her.

Frank Davidson: This is A Different Shade of Blue on
3WAY FM, and that was Fiona Boyes from an album that
was released in 2003, titled “Blues for Hard Times”.

But we thought we'd find out a bit more about her brand

new album “Live at Bluesfest 2004” with a woman I
consider to be the happiest woman in the blues.
Hello, Fiona Boyes.

Fiona Boyes: I like that. You know, I have been
told that I smile too much to be in a blues band,
but there you go. I want to play the blues, but I
think generally, blues should be about losing

your sadness; that is more to my cup of tea.

FD: Absolutely, and every time I've seen
you perform, you certainly always get
rid of my sadness and make it make
it a fun musical set.

It’s always a treat to have a chat with
you. We are going to talk about live at
Blues Fest 2004 and it brings back a lot of
fond memories for me. I can imagine what
your reaction was when you discovered the
long lost tape.

FB: Look, it's quite amazing. I am quite a hoarder, and I have, you know, boxes of

memorabilia and various bits and pieces. And over the years, I've had a lot of relocations.
I've moved a lot of times, and you know, at one point I've lived in ten houses in eight years
in two different countries.