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Welcome to
PLAYING OUT LOUD!
FEBRUARY 2004
An online monthly guide to live music in the South.

    Welcome to the February 2004 edition of Playing Out Loud, POL for short. More comprehensive than ever with in-depth articles and interviews. As regular visitors will know, and there are thousands of them now making 60,000+ hits per month, our mission is to stimulate interest in live music and let you know what’s on and where in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire and parts of adjoining counties. Jazz, pop, blues, folk, country, rock, soul and classical music are all covered - if it’s live it’s here. But POL is not just a gigs listing site.
      Our Message Board has proved a popular innovation, but has been mainly used to recruit band members or announce last-minute gigs. So this month we will be starting an Articles For Sale section for anyone who wishes to sell albums, CDs, books, musical instruments, magazine, music ephemera - in fact anything music-related. And it’s completely free. We will continue to review gigs, CDs, books and restaurants and provide you with the latest news.
      We also offer our services, for a small fee, to bands and performers
looking to improve their press, media or web content, and help them get more gigs.
      With over twenty years media experience, I personally know what is required to get media coverage and how to present it, so email me for more details. If you like the look of this website my website manager can also help you set up your own website or improve your existing one. Again, just email for more information.With over ten years experience as a professional photographer, Claire has a huge library of photographs which are available for reproduction. She is also available for promotional photography - just ring her for a quote.
      New for this month is the gallery page featuring the work of the highly rated and extremely talented photographer, Claire Edwards. Claire Edwards has just returned from two years in the USA where she has been photographing top music and entertainment stars. Click on the Gallery link for a closer look!
      You can also read a special Playing Out Loud column in the fast-growing AND Magazine read by thousands across the South. We will be pleased to consider contributions to go on the website and in AND Magazine - just give us plenty of notice. Now get out there and enjoy some live music!
Playing Out Loud UK. (POL) THE guide to live music in the South UK! Live music Listings, News, Reviews, Articles, Festival guide, Food guide, Messages, Archive and more! Written by Peter Ashton.

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FEBRUARY
Featured artists:
(see
Articles for info)

Martha Reeves and Jimmy Ruffin - The Anvil Basingstoke - Saturday February 21
Martha Reeves and Jimmy Ruffin
The Anvil Basingstoke
Sat February 21

The Searchers - Mr Kyps, Poole - February 28
The Searchers
Mr Kyps, Poole
Sat February 28

Dolly Varden - The Brook Southampton - Sunday February 22
Dolly Varden
The Brook Southampton
Sun February 22

Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson - Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth - Saturday February 28
Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson
Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth
Sat February 28

Paul Kelly - Talking Heads, Southampton - Thursday February 19
Paul Kelly
Talking Heads, Southampton
Thurs February 19

Sophie Yates - Turner Sims, Southampton - Tuesday February 8th
Sophie Yates
Turner Sims Southampton
Tues February 8th

Freed - See Playing Out Loud News for full tour details
Freed
See News for
full tour details

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