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

    Welcome to the January 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.
      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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JANUARY
Featured artists:
(see
Articles for info)

The Black Keys - The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - Sunday January 18
The Black Keys
The Wedgewood Rooms
Portsmouth
Sunday Jan 18

John Idan - Basingstoke Blues Club - Saturday January 17
John Idan Basingstoke Blues Club
Saturday Jan 17

Digby Fairweather - Southampton Jazz Club - Various dates throughout January
Digby Fairweather Southampton Jazz Club
Various dates throughout January

Tyla Gang - The Brook Southampton - Thursday January 29
Tyla Gang
The Brook Southampton Thursday Jan 29

Tina May - The Regent Centre Christchurch - Sunday January 11
Tina May
The Regent Centre Christchurch
Sunday Jan 11

Salisbury City Hall - Various dates throughout January
Salisbury City Hall Various dates throughout January


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