Effective period / Period of releases: 2001 - 2004

Members: Nick Bollinger, Steve Cournane, Arthur Baysting, Bill Lake, Andrew Delahunty, Rick Bryant (2)

The Windy City Strugglers are one of New Zealand's most enduring country blues bands. Their music is based on the singing, songwriting, and guitar playing of Bill Lake, and the vocals of Rick Bryant. Their long-serving band members are Andrew Delahunty on guitar, harmonica and mandolin and on double bass Nick Bollinger who has a career as writer, critic and broadcaster and head of Red Rocks Records.