CUTTING A RUG AT PAPA MOJO'S
	Maple Blues Award-winning sax player Shirley Jackson has no trouble getting people to move their feet. Now she's looking for people to introduce Nova Scotians to a new way to cut the rug – the Carolina Shag. Where better to look than the source? With a research grant from Nova Scotia's Tourism and Culture Department tucked in their horn cases, blues ambassadors Jackson and her trumpet player, Dave Harrison, will step off the plane and into Papa Mojo's Roadhouse in Durham, N.C., on Jan. 9. At 9:30 p.m., they will hit the stage, backed by some of the area's best jump/blues talent. Jackson and Harrison will continue their research in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., taking in the Mid-winter SOS Dance Event. There they hope to connect with dancers and event organizers with an eye to organizing a Carolina Shag event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this coming fall and generating more interest in similar live music/dance events. With several CDs nominated for Canada's East Coast Music Awards, the band was floored by the dance when visitors from the Carolinas strutted their stuff in a Halifax blues bar. Then, Jackson learned of the huge following the Carolina Shag has, that her music was getting airplay on Carolina radio stations, and that Shag fanatics dance to the style of music that she performs. All roads seemed to lead to the Carolinas to join forces with local musicians, dancers and event co-ordinators to implement a cross-border cultural exchange. Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin' Daddys recognize the support of the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Culture Division to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians."