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wise, and yes, as you know, it was received so well by the IBBA DJs, and it got to number one in the
IBBA charts, which was mind-blowing.

BiTS: That's wonderful, absolutely terrific stuff. What about gigging as well? Have you got any
proper gigs coming up?

EW: The next proper gig, I'm performing on the introducing stage at the Great British Rock and
Blues Festival at Skegness in Butlins and that's January, Sunday 17th. I hope I've got the date right.
Fingers crossed it goes ahead. Five o'clock on the Sunday, I'm doing Butlins.

BiTS: Do I understand from what you've said that you actually play piano yourself?

Great British Rock & Blues Festival 2021

EW: No, no, no. I don't play the piano. The piano on the album was two different piano players,
George Hall and Dean Stockdale.

BiTS: Do you play any instruments?

EW: I played the clarinet to grade five, which I can't believe and cello to grade two and it's like
what Woody Allen said, 'she was the only cellist in the marching band'.

BiTS: [Laughing]. I haven't heard that before, that's wonderful.

EW: You can play cello and sing. When you're a teenager, you don't think you're going to need to
play the clarinet unless you're going to be a professional clarinettist, but I am considering, this is a

slight exclusive, I am considering buying a tenor saxophone.

BiTS: Are you now?

EW: I am, Ian, and I haven't said that to anybody.

BiTS: That's a very big, heavy instrument, maybe you'd be better starting off with an alto or

something before you get that.

EW: I know, but I know how to play the tenor. The alto's different fingering, isn't it? Well, yes, I
never thought of that [laughing]. Maybe I'll just rest it on a stool and be lazy, but I think I could
bust out some solos, but I'd love to play the guitar. I have visions of playing slide guitar, yes, I'd
love to play slide guitar. It's one of my absolute dreams. I thought oh, slide looks easy. That looks

easy, you just wangle the bar up and down the strings. That looks dead easy. That's easier than
playing lead [laughing]. What a fool I was. I'd love to strap on a guitar and play a slide solo in the

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