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This site is the home of music from Gary Preston. I've got a range of groups from my solo harmonica and piano work, to the duo Preston & Bonkowski, the Gary Preston Band, and the KingmiXers - all playing real music - based on blues and R&B, but covering a wide range of styles.

We are back from good ol' Belgium on the 3rd Blues and Roots tour - huge thanks to Aubin and to the various venues. There's a bit of video of Preston and Bonkowski at the Bruce and Blues up on You Tube.
Preston & Bonkowski - "Things We Said Last Night"

The Vancouver Island Musicfest (July 9 to 11) was simply great - did a harmonica workshop with Carlos DelJunco, and was on the mainstage for Friday night hooplah after Roberta Flack's set - the "Festival All-Stars" with Amos Garrett, Tim Williams, & others wailin' away to close off the fun on opening night. CBC got it on tape for Holger Petersen's Saturday Night Blues - so I'll let you know about when that comes up.

Here's a clip from the "Something Old, Something Blue" concert on March 20, with the U Vic Big Band - it's just me and John Wright playing Sonny Boy's "Mighty Long Time":
Mighty Long Time

I've posted audio clips of the latest Preston & Bonkowski CD, "Bright Lights" - just click "Music Bits" above to give them a listen. I'll have on-line ordering for the new CD "Bright Lights" soon; meantime, just contact me to order one. CD Baby has the first Preston & Bonkowski CD "Satisfy Somebody"; check it out!.
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Here's some CD reviews:

"...they create one heck of a formidable duo. GARY & ANITA are to this arena what Fred & Ginger, Bogart & Bacall, Burns & Allen and Lucy & Desi were to theirs...GARY's harp is equal to, if not better than, any of those other cats that constantly make everyone's top five harmonica player lists."
PETER "BLEWZZMAN" LAURO, mary4music

"Satisfy Somebody" is a wonderful mixture of songs...Gary and Anita meld their talents together as they magically compliment each other...I give "Satisfy Somebody" my highest rating of ***** Stars."
BLUES UNDERGROUND

"Gary and Anita are yet another pairing of such fine, fine talents emerging from Canada...Just grab your washboard and play along! Very much worth a listen! Fab!"
BRIAN HARMAN, bluesartstudio (Vienna)

"...exceptional blues style...great feeling for authenticity...blues lovers cannot ignore this CD!"
ROOTSTIME (Belgium)

"I like it! The grooves are right on the money...you two are a swingin' little duo. You should sell a lot of these, and get a lot of gigs..."
DAVID VEST, Trillium recording artist