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- A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR -


      When  BiTS  was  first  published  in  1987  under  the  editorship  of  the  Southampton  blues
      musician  Bob  Pearce,  it  was  intended  to  be  a  guide  to  blues  and  related  gigs  in  the
      Southampton area.  When it started it was two sides of A4. Since then it has grown a bit!

      The ‘advert’ above tells a story, not only about Andrew Cadwell’s ‘retirement’ but also about
      the gig guide itself. The need for a Gig Guide Co-ordinator is clearly revealed if you examine
      the pages immediately before this.  In the last few months we have (often) had close to or
      more than, one hundred gigs per month. Andrew has stopped chasing people and venues, and
      there are fewer than 50 gigs entered on the website for the next four months.

      A couple of years ago, Blues DJ Ian McHugh, called the BiTS gig guide one of the best he had
      ever seen.  I for one, want to maintain that.

      If you are a gigging musician, a gig organiser,  a venue,  a festival organiser or whatever EITHER

      1)Enter the details of gigs directly into the website at:
                            https://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/BITS

      2)Send details of the event to gigs@bluesinthesouth.com  and they will be entered for you.

                               LET’S MAKE BiTS GREAT AGAIN




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