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AUGUST 2021 Issue #412 interview with hALLeY DeveStern interview with eDDie MArtin LAwrence Lebo’S coLUMn bLUeS boYS A LonG wAY FroM hoMe (ArticLe) cD reviewS viDeoS Halley DeVestern CONTACT:email: [email protected] We www.bluesinthesouth.com : @bluesinthesouth IN THE MEAN TIME, DON’T GO TO GIGS IF YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE THEY ARE COMPLETELY SAFE, MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE AND REMEMBER: The CORONA VIRUS DOES NOT CIRCULATE PEOPLE CIRCULATE IT MUSIC VENUE TRUST LAUNCHES #TAKEATEST INITIATIVE Live Music Fans Urged to Self-Test Before Attending Gigs London, 19th July 2021 - Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has announced a new campaign to encourage live music fans to take a voluntary lateral flow test ahead of attending gigs. The #takeatest initiative follows the UK government’s lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions from today (July 19th), allowing music venues to fully re-open for the first time in over 16 months and is a response to the move towards ‘personal responsibility’ as the principal guidance moving forward. Music Venue Trust, in consultation with grassroots music venues around the country are launching a social media led campaign urging music fans to accept responsibility to keep themselves, their fellow gig-goers safe and the staff at music venues safe as restrictions are lifted. Using the hashtag #takeatest the messaging will be very clear: Be Kind: Be respectful. Be part of the live music community #takeatest or Artists are taking a test to protect you. Staff are taking a test to protect you. Be part of the live music community: #takeatest before you attend a show Music venues, artists and fans themselves will be asked to promote the initiative on their own social media platforms before they host, perform at or attend an event. Free lateral flow tests can be ordered online and are available from local pharmacies or for home delivery by visiting www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests Mark Dayvd, CEO of Music Venue Trust said, “We have spoken at length to our community about reopening venues safely as restrictions are lifted, and whilst there are differing opinions on some aspects of how we will achieve this there is a consensus about asking music fans to accept personal responsibility to keep themselves and others safe. We have an opportunity through this strong, unified #takeatest messaging across the live music sector to persuade audiences to accept that responsibility and to take a lateral flow test before attending. This is a voluntary initiative that speaks to the sense of community across the grassroots live music sector. We are confident that live music fans will respond positively to this direct appeal from venues, promoters, artists and their fellow gig-goers.” People are asked to begin using the #takeatest hashtag on their social media platforms from 11am on Monday July 19th. BLUES GIGS: FROM EXMOUTH TO EASTBOURNE AND A BIT MORE BESIDES 01/08 Junco Shakers @ The Dolphin, St Denys, Southampton, 15:00 01/08 Hugh Budden & Andy Stone @ Kings Arms, 27, High Street, Langton Matravers, BH19 3HA, 14:30 03/08 Hugh Budden & Andy Stone @ The Lord Nelson, The Quay, Poole BH15 1HJ, 20:30 04/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords @ Norden Farm Campsite, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5DS, 19:00 06/08 The Catfish Kings @ The Brunswick, Hove 06/08 Junco Shakers @ The Bird in Hand, Fareham, 21:00 06/08 Catfish @ Cranleigh Arts Centre, 20:00 07/08 Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham @ The Brook, Southampton 07/08 Hugh Budden, Andy Stone & Jamie McGarrick @ Ye Olde Two Brewers Inn, 24, St. James’ St, Shaftesbury SP7 8HE, 19:30 07/08 Kevin Brown @ The Southgate Inn, Devizes, 19:00 07/08 Andy Grant Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton, 21:00 07/08 Nigel Bagge Band @ The Three Lions, Farncombe, 21:00 07/08 The Big Blue @ The Hare & Hounds, Framfield, 15:00 07/08 The Relics @ The Nag's Head, Lyme Regis, 20:30 08/08 Pete Harris & Jon Vaughan @ Platform Tavern, Southampton 08/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords @Poole Hill Brewery, Poole Hill, Bournemouth BH2 5PW, 15:00 08/08 Me and The Devil @ The White Hart, Truro, 16:00 08/08 Andy Broad @ The George Inn, Portland, 16:30 08/08 Tim Staffell & Paul Stewart @ The Brunswick, Hove, 19:30 08/08 The Big Blue @ The Red Lion, Pevensey, 16:00 12/08 Kaboodle @ Customs House Cafe, Poole, 21:00 12/08 Harv & Hugh’s R & B Jam @ The Cricketers Arms, 12 Park Lane, Wimborne BH21 1LD, 20:30 12/08 Brixham Blues Second Thursday BBT2@ The Old Coaching Inn, Fore Street, Brixham, 20:30 13/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords @ Platform Tavern, Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2NY, 21:00 13/08 Sykick Surfers @ Queen's Head, Gosport, 21:00 14/08 Stompin' Dave @ New Inn, Shipton Gorge, Bridport 14/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords Unplugged @ The Kings Arms, 27, High Street, Langton Matravers BH19 3HA, 20:00 14/08 Lewis Clark @ The Southgate Inn, Devizes ,19:00 15/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords @ The Lord Nelson, The Quay, Poole BH15 1HJ, 15:00 15/08 Junco Shakers @ The Taphouse, Wimborne, 16:00 19/08 Krissy Matthews Band + The Sharpeez @ The Beaverwood, Chislehurst,19:30 20/08 The Blunter Brothers @ Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, 20:00 21/08 Aynsley Lister @ Arlington Arts, Newbury 21/08 Paul Lamb & Chad Strentz @ Community Centre, Milford on Sea 21/08 Howlin' Mat @ The Southgate Inn, Devizes, 19:00 21/08 The Big Blue @ The Bricklayer's Arms, Crowborough, 21:00 26/08 Remi Banklyn & The King Bees @ The Rec Rooms, Horsham,,19:00 26/08 Dana Gillespie and The London Blues Band @ Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, 20:00 27/08 Voodoo Room @ The Hawth Studio, Crawley, 19:45 27/08 Vince Lee and The Big Combo @ The Chintz, Falmouth, 21:00 27/08 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion @ Chapel Arts Centre, Bath, 20:00 28/08 Not Dead Yet @ The Stables at The New Inn, Amesbury, 20:30 28/08 Pete Robson @ Acoustic Cafe, Father's House, Shaftesbury,19:30 28/08 Vince Lee and The Big Combo @ The Millbridge Inn, Plymouth, 21:00 28/08 The Relics @ The Ale House, Taunton, 20:30 28/08 Chicago 9 @ Chandler's Ford Central Club, 20:30 29/08 The Flotonics @ The Stables, New Inn, Amesbury 29/08 Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral @ Chaplin's Bar, Bournemouth, 20:00 29/08 Vince Lee & Becca Langsford @ The Finnygook Inn, Crafthole, 21:00 30/08 Hugh Budden & The Blue Chords @ The Phelips Arms, The Borough, Montacute, Yeovil TA15 6XB, 14:30 31/08 Hugh Budden & Andy Stone @The Lord Nelson, The Quay, Poole BH15 1HJ, 20:30, 01/09 Colosseum @ Sub 89, Reading Listings are provided as a guide only. DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE VENUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME to ensure that the gig is still on. The listing here is far from complete, so check out www.bluesinthesouth.com/gigs as that is updated all the time: Last date for inclusion here is the 10th of the preceding month - ie., 10 Jan for Feb. Lots of venues are OPEN for music gigs When you start getting new bookings, don’t forget to put them on the BiTS website ‘Gig Guide’. www.bluesinthesouth.com/gigs YOU CAN ENTER THE GIGS THERE YOURSELF—IT’S VERY EASY—OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE, SEND THE INFORMATION DIRECT TO OUR GIG GUIDE MASTER Andrew Cadwell <[email protected]> THE BITS GIG GUIDE HAS BEEN CALLED “THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GIG GUIDE I HAVE EVER SEEN” BY DJ AND GIGGING MUSICIAN IAN MCHUGH (Jazz FM). Tell your friends about it too and let’s get back to NORMAL! BiTS INTERVIEW: Eddie Martin According to The Times newspaper, Eddie Martin is ‘among the UK’s foremost blues musicans’. Touring 35 countries with 15 acclaimed original albums and a string of National and International Awards and Nominations (including Winner, Best Solo Artist category in 2018 European Blues Awards) he has become known as “The Ambassador of British Blues”. Eddie’s new album “The Birdcage Sessions” has just been released. Ian McKenzie spoke to him on the telephone. BiTS: Eddie, first of all, tell me how you’ve been affected by COVID, first of all. Has it really damaged your business? EM: Yes, of course. Like all musicians who rely on gigging for a large part of their income, it’s been totally taken away for nearly 18 months and with gigs going, it means you’ve got less opportunity to sell your merchandise and sell your CDs. Face to face guitar lessons have gone out the window. Currently, they’ve picked up a bit by Zoom lessons. If I hadn’t qualified for the government grant, it would have been absolutely dire. I’ve been a professional musician since 1997, semi-pro for ten years before then, and this was my livelihood, so it was quite a shock. BiTS: Are things gradually starting to creep back? EM: Because the rules keep changing, you get used to the idea that you’re going to be resuming the work that you had in the diary and then as it gets closer, the rules change and it gets put back another month and gigs get cancelled, so it’s not really approaching normality at all. We can’t really say that that’s going to be happening for the foreseeable future because with this new upsurge in the virus and the Delta Plus waiting in the wings later on in the year, I’m pretty pessimistic, to be honest.