The Royal Mail - In the key of G
Channel: John Laird
Date: 2018-11-23

The Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna is operated by father and daughter team Andrew and Addie Café. It’s a little wooden pub that’s withstood a number of floods since the late 1800s, surviving the latest in 2011. 
Andrew has had the ‘Mail’ for over 30 years, and during that time he’s been able to cultivate a niche  blues music venue. Every weekend from Friday night, it’s music time and only the best perform there.
Wiley Reed was a well-known American born blues performer who came to Australia during the 1960s and until his death in 2012, called Brisbane home, spending a lot of time at the Royal Mail. It was well known that Wiley’s preferred key for his vocals was the key of ‘G’.
One of his biggest fans is Harry Miller. He is quite a character. Harry and wife, Carol, are known for hosting their famous house parties held in a do-it-yourself club built under their Brisbane home. 
Over a 20-year period , Wiley featured in many performances at what became known as Legends. Harry took videos of performers at his parties and they are featured on his own YouTube channel.
One of Andrew’s favourite performers is the talented Marshall Okell and the work of young Gold Coast videographer, Cassie Bennett, is showcased with Okell’s song “Amsterdam”.
This short documentary tells of a unique venue that has earned a reputation as the little wooden pub that could – by keeping the blues alive.