THE BAND

RICH LUETCHFORD

HARMONICA/VOCALS

"The Poor Boys love playing the Blues - and it shows!"

ANDREW MORRISON

GUITAR/BASS GUITAR

"Blues has always been a mainstay in my general approach - if you can’t feel it - don’t play it."

DENNY JUDE

BASS GUITAR/GUITAR/VOCALS

Listening to the great Otis Spann's "Blues Don't Like Nobody" - click the YouTube link above to see the video.

ANGAI FAKAVA

DRUMS/KEYBOARD

"Blues ain't easy, but it ain't hard music. It can be challenging but that's what made me the musician I am today."

OUR NEW BAND MEMBER

ANGAI FAKAVA

Angai brings a whole new vibe to Rich and the Poor Boys, and it's great to have him on board. He is, in his own words "Full Tonga, born and raised in Dunedin. I learned piano and drums at the age of 7. I grew up playing keyboard for my church, and picked up the guitar in High School when I was 14. I've been in many bands - Reggae and Christian music have always been my favourite genres - though Kava Tonga music consists of a lot of Blues which I love, and why I have a lot experience playing many genres including R&B, Soul Rock, and Funk. It's been over 5 years since I've played drums and getting back into it, Blues ain't easy, but it ain't hard music. It can be challenging but that's what made me the musician I am today."

bluesmen WHO INSPIRE OUR MUSIC

RICH

"Early UK influences were The Rolling Stones, Savoy Brown (with John O'Leary) and Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green). Now listening to some of the greats: Little Walter, Rice Miller (aka Sonny Boy Williamson II), Howlin' Wolf and Junior Wells."

ANDREW

"My primary interest has alway been Blues - my first record purchase when I was 11 years old was a compilation of the greats - John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Elmore James etc."

DENNY

"For me, it's all about the old guys - Robert Johnson, Son House, Skip James, Sleepy John Estes, Charley Patton etc. Having said that, I've got to include Willie Dixon!"