Reels, The

Reels, The Rock band (1976–92) formed at Dubbo, NSW, when songwriters Dave Mason (vocals) and Craig Hooper (guitar, keyboard) joined the Brucelanders. Public recognition followed after radio 2JJ Sydney asked the group to record; they moved to Sydney in 1977 and became the Reels, gaining their first recording contract in 1978. In 1979 the group toured the pub circuit and released their debut single, Love Will Find A Way, and first album, The Reels. Perhaps the most idiosyncratic band ever to…