The Story of the West Coast Blues Club so far...
The club burst onto the scene with its opening night on 1st August 2001, when an appreciative crowd of around 150 people enjoyed a great night's music. The house band was
supplemented with several Perth Blues Club stalwarts, who had made the trip down from the "big smoke" to give the club a warm welcome on to the Blues scene. It is hoped the Perth Blues Club will
continue to provide musicians a variety of venues, and for the two clubs to mutually help spread the Blues word amongst the West Australian music loving public.
Here are some shots from the first night's entertainment
Please click on the thumbnail to view the larger picture.
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Why do we charge an entry fee?
The West Coast Blues Club has to raise all the monies needed to run the Club, and to pay the performers you get to watch at each venue. To do this we have to charge an entry fee
for each gig, but we keep the cost as low as we possibly can. We also make some money from our own bar sales, the weekly raffle and our Club merchandise.
Where does all this money go to? Well, the bulk of it goes to pay the performers so that they can put some food on their plates. The Club also uses some money to advertise and
promote events, to produce the free two-monthly Club newsletter to pay for the hire and running of the sound equipment each week, and to cover all the incidental costs associated with running a
(not-for-profit) club like this. It costs us money to mail out the newsletters, special offers, AGM notices and the other correspondence that Club Members receive, to run a Post Office address, and
even to keep this website on-line!
You can be assured that none of the Club commitee receive a fee for their services, the Club is run entirely on a voluntary basis, and a huge commitment is made by these
people in ensuring that the best possible event is enjoyed by all patrons.
The 2007 - 2008 Elected Club Committee are:
- President : Darcy Davey - 0432 823 766
- Vice President : Michelle Knott - 0402 461 744
- Secretary : Ashlea Reale - 0401 082 872
- Treasurer : Deborah Norris - 0402 159 555
- Events Coordinator : Fiona Read - 0408 904 806 - wabluesmusic@hotmail.com
- Bar Manager : Darcy Davey - 0432 823 766
- Editor - Newsletter : Ashlea Reale - 0401 082 872
Webmaster : Nick Leach - nick@westcoastbluesclub.com.au
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