Blues lovers may have noticed Whelan's front bar has been frequented recently by a top notch musical combo of familiar faces playing the sounds of Chicago and New Orleans blues and '50s R&B.

Well the outfit is called Square Pegs and features the sublime talents of Colm Quearney, Graham Hopkins, Keith Duffy, Justin Carroll and Michael Buckley.

You can catch them back in the Wexford Street venue tonight and at the following locations : The Harbour Bar, Bray (April 3); Whelan's, Dublin (10); Levon Helm Tribute, The Sugar Club, Dublin (19) and they are back in Whelan's for a batch of dates on April 24, May 8 and 24.

Catch them while you can.