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THE BiTS INTERVIEW: Trevor Babajack

Trevor Babajack (born 21 April 1963) is a British blues musician. He is best known for

his work with his former band Babajack, and his subsequent solo career. To date, Trevor
has released three solo albums and been nominated for numerous British Blues Awards,
winning Best Acoustic Act in 2023.
Since the release of his third solo album “Not Far To Go”, he has been joined regularly at
live shows by percussionist Jesse Benns and violinist Jo Chambers, known as the Trevor
Babajack Trio.

Trevor lives on a narrow boat with his wife Emma in Gloucestershire. He is also an
accomplished woodworker and has hand made several of his guitars.

BiTS: Okay. Well, let's make a start.
I really want to talk to you about

how you're feeling about your
career after the success at the
British Blues Awards?

TB: It's a bit of a surprise, you
know? It was amazing, yes and
something quite unexpected,

really. It was fantastic to be
nominated but to actually win it, it
was incredible. Yes, I wasn't

expecting it.

BiTS: I'm not surprised, to be
honest with you, because you've

dedicated yourself to this for a
number of years now.

TB: Yes, and I do just do acoustics.

I've never owned an electric
guitar; I've never played electric

guitar. I've never recorded with
one, so I have kept on the acoustic
path.

BiTS: Yes, absolutely. What are
your plans in the future? How are
you intending to take advantage of this?

TB: Well, hopefully, some better gigs will come in [chuckles]. So I was thinking about
do I need an agent now and stuff? I think I'm just going to try and dedicate myself a
bit, give myself a bit more time looking for gigs and better-quality ones. I'm also