Shagawa Shorty and the Greenstone Gals came together almost by accident. Shorty met Julie at a jam session at a friend’s house and they began playing together so Julie could learn the bass and Shorty could play tunes outside of his typical blues repertoire. Not long after, Shorty saw Aurora perform with her sister at a local open mic. He was instantly smitten by her voice and said to himself “I wanna be that gal’s band!” So several weeks later, with consent from Julie, Shorty summoned his (admittedly minimal) courage and asked Aurora to play with them. (A seventy year old geezer approaching a much younger woman can always seem a bit questionable, but intentions were honorable!) Fortunately she said yes. Their eclectic repertoire includes blues, folk, contemporary songwriters, Americana, Gospel, and anything else they feel like playing.