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Good morning Motlies and greetings from a cold crisp frosty South Wales.
Seeking inspiration this morning, and having eliminated Zydeco, I thought back to the first music event I ever went to - The 1970 Bath Blues Festival - and decided what you all need on the first Monday after Christmas is a little Carlos, so here to start your day is Black Magic Woman . . . So what's on your mind today?