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."

Angai

Our new drummer - 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."

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!"