Meeting a hero - Wizz Jones (Full Article)
Meeting a hero - Wizz Jones
| POSTED BY: jetbrennan | POSTED ON: 06/21/07 23:38:13 | ||
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Picture a small town in Cornwall, SW England. We've driven 200 miles to get here -a surprise break arranged by my partner- basically I was told to pack enough for a couple of days and get in the car! We're going to stay in Polperro but we've stopped off in Looe to stretch our legs and look at the harbour. On the way back to the car, I notice a familiar face, and the game is up! The Boss had spotted that one of my guitar heroes was playing a gig in Polperro and organised the break so that I could finally see him live: Wizz Jones, the man Eric Clapton and John Renbourne cite as an important influence. And there he is, just mooching, killing time. A quick introduction - he was in on the surprise apparently - and we're off to Polperro with me wondering at the Boss' capacity for keeping a secret for so long! So now it's nine p.m. in the bar of the Old Millhouse Inn in Polperro. I've got the best seat in the house and and an hour and a half of Wizz Jones to look forward to. It's hard to avoid feeling like a groupie while I'm watching him like a particularly hungry hawk but his fingerstyle and timing have to be seen to be believed. He's an English folk musician who has played with most of the names but unforgivably has never broken through to the top flight. If you don't know his work, have a look at his website www.wizzjones.com - it has links to youtube too. Listen to National 7, Lucky the Man and Happiness Was Free and get a feel for Wizz'z work. And if you're in the UK go to one of his gigs - listening and watching him play is like sitting in on a master class! I ended the night feeling uplifted and inspired and it wasn't just the Guinness!!
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