The Reels

Original line-up: Dave Mason (vocals), Craig Hooper (guitar, keyboards), Colin 'Polly' Newham (keyboards, sax, guitar), Paul Abrahams (bass), John Bliss (drums; ex-Thundaband) Originally formed in 1977 in the NSW provincial city of Dubbo as Native Sons and then The Brucelanders, The Reels were one of the most original and invigorating pop bands to emerge from the Australian new wave movement of the late 1970s. Initially the band's music was almost entirely rhythm oriented, a mix of simple and…