The Chris Harland Blues Band

The word is out, and the word is good: Canberra has got the Blues.


The Chris Harland Blues Band - a trio magnifico sure to eager folks back for another serve of that hot Chris Harland guitar.

... High-voltage. Hot-wired.

Chris Harland was voted best instrumentalist of the year by the Canberra Blues Society in 2008.

The simplest formula. The maximum impact. The Chris Harland Blues Band has the command and the precision to nail every number they play. Every CHBB set remains a memorable, musical event, revisiting the best of the Blues standards: B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters… the list is long, the excitement sustained.

UK guitarist Chris Harland brought to Oz the tradition of British-made Electric Blues, the authentic riff-driven Chicago sound, a high-voltage heritage of Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green.

Bassist Paul Leeder has backed the best: Jeff St John, Wendy Saddington, Angry Anderson, the O’Donnell Brothers. Paul’s bass drives The Chris Harland Blues Band like a diesel locomotive, smooth and strong as a polished steel rail.

Drummer Mitch Preston has been on the live music scene since 1975. He's just about played it all: rock, jazz, blues, reggae, funk, country, big band - even the odd stage production.


A Lick of Blues

The CHBB sound is strong; assured; enticing. When this trio works a room, people buy another drink, move towards the music, applaud and shout for more – and they spread the word. See More