I was born and raised in Kamakura,southwest of Tokyo,Japan.When I was a kid, I liked listening to music on the radio,especially some songs sung,not in Japanese,but in weird sounding words.Those were rhythmical and made me dance.Years later I learned the language,English.My favorite band back then was the Rolling Stones and they led me to the blues world.Then I bought a harmonica and tried to pick up Little Walter licks. I came to Toronto in 1994.I started playing at blues jams in downtown.Soon I joined some bands.Since then I have never stopped blowing my little magic box.I have been a part of Parkdale rock stars Jay Clark & The Jones, multi-talented Mike O`Grady`s celtic/rock orchestra, amazing piano man Julian Fauth`s blues combo,and also playing with many other wonderful musicians. As you hear on this album,blues harmonica is my thing.I love harp.I also tried to add some noise with guitar and my voice.Kenmi did great electric guitar solos.He is fantastic. I coudn`t afford a real studio recording,so l did what I could do on my 8-track tape recorder,but not that bad to stay low-teck as long as you`ve got a feeling.Got some beer?.Now enjoy the music. Ken Yoshioka April,2006 Arigatou(Thanks): Kenmi for nice guitar playing,Uncle Herb & Fran for helping me finishing this CD,James caroll for assist on lyrics,my family & friends in Japan ,all the musicians I have played with,all my friends who came to gigs and had drink with me, the staff at Graffiti`s,The Session,Mitzy`s Sister,Gate 403,James Joyce,etc. who got me gigs and free beer,Dark Holler`s Julian & Mike,Jay Clark & The Jones,Mike O`Grady and his gang,Bill Heffernan and friends,Dick Ellis Revival,Mike Reed for mic repair,Kim Wilson & Fumio Ishikawa for inspiration,Fumiko & Ken-bo,Satoshi,Yasushi,Toshiki,Tomo,Sumi,Machiko,Hiro & Yuko, Eiko & movie crews,Murata-kun,Kenji,Kai,Meiji Univ`s Capers,Bits Magazine,Little Tokyo on Augusta,Sakawaya, and Rebecca