Little Dixie regrouped at the George Hotel, Reforne, Portland on Sunday 28th Feb, at 4.30 p.m. As always, it was a great afternoon at the George, a tiny pub with a fantastic atmosphere, and an extremely discerning audience that knows its blues/soul/roots music inside out. This was followed by a Dixie debut at the Pen & Quill, Shuttern, Taunton, Somerset on Friday 2nd April.

It's Dixie time again at the Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport on Friday 9 th April, followed by an ‘unplugged' version of C Sharp Blues at the Park Hotel, Grange Road, Weymouth, starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday 11 th April.

There's lots of developments regarding the Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra – a live recording of the Orchestra's performance of the Rolling Stones classic Jumping Jack Flash, recorded at Bryanston Arts Centre and featuring ex-Stones guitarist Mick Taylor, is due for release as a single on Monday 24th April, 37 years to the day after the original Stones single hit the streets. There's a lot of media interest about this event, and a tie-in with Bournemouth Football Club is emerging. More details as things develop.

Speaking of developments, Robbie McIntosh is now officially a part of Norah Jones' band. Anyone who's heard his wonderful acoustically-orientated album ‘Unsung', or heard his playing in an unplugged-type environment will know how much sense it makes. He'll be touring with the band soon – check out www.robbiemcintosh.com for details.