Blues Union

Please note that the picture above was the #2 version of Blues Union after the first version, with the exception of Lesher, went on to be Showdown.

Lesher reformed the band with these different members: Ken Moran, Glen Haley: guitars/Nick Hall-Patch, Bill Burdick: Bass/Tony MaCauley, Andy Hall-Patch, Graham White: Drums/Bob Lesher: Harmonica & vocals

The #2 version was a mainstay group at the Brown Jug, working in-town and up-island for Dave Ringland.

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The first version of Blues Union was a different band from the #2 line-up in many ways. It embraced "British Blues" and modern blues artists much more while the Blues Union-2 was heavily influenced by time-tested Chicago Blues, the bulk of its material being as such. Blues Union-1 featured songs like 'Stroll On' by the Yardbirds, 'She Caught The Katy' by Taj Mahal and it's big set-closer 'Boogie Chillen' by John Lee Hooker. The band had a huge run at The Purple Onion, filling the place, Friday & Saturday nights, for several weeks.

See Blues Union performing at the Victoria Music Hall of Fame 2009 by visiting the following address on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8k8emifQ_Y

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Blues Union Victoria Music Hall of Fame Presentation 2009

In this Video Artist(s) Blues Union, Ken Preston, Ian Harris, Glen Haley, Ken Moran, Nick Hall-Patch, Tony McAuley, Andy Hall-Patch, Graham White, Bryan Hunt, Bob Lesher Resource(s): Bill Burdick, Michael Balfe

Posted: Nov. 6, 2015

Filmed: Sep. 1, 2009

Blues Union Victoria Music Hall of Fame Performance Septembe...

In this Video Artist(s) Blues Union, Bob Lesher, John Fisher, Bryan Hunt, Ken Preston, Sean McCool

Posted: Oct. 8, 2015

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