"Con Alma de Blues Magazine" Nº7 English Edition Con Alma de Blues Magazine Nº7 /English Edition | Page 78

Starlite Campbell Band
INTERVIEW
MS:Would you like to share with us any anecdote
about recording, touring or just a nice memory ?
Suzy: When playing at Mannifest (a large outdoor
festival on the Isle of Man) Simon and I both
lunged forward towards the front of the stage and
I took a hit to the head from his Telecaster sending
me reeling across the stage. The audience cheered
thinking the dramatic move was a part of the stage
show: it wasn't rehearsed and I have the scar to
prove it...
Simon: Whitefire were playing the Deeply Vale
Free Festival in 1977 which was situated near Bury
in the North of England and predates Glaston-
bury. I remember it being such a loving and warm
feeling as we were camping there very much like
an English version of Woodstock. We played to a
very mellow audience of 10,000 with a stage so full
of gear, it started to sink. I recall using 4 x Orange
120W amps all on full which certainly sent my
leather flares flapping...
MS:What’s the present and future of the Starlite
Campbell Band?
Well we are in the process of relocating to the Isle
of Man / UK at the moment and looking for a
home for our studio so time will be spent doing
that along with booking and playing gigs. It’s going
to be busy!!
We have already started to write songs for the next
album which we will be recording in 2018.
MS:Is there any personal advice to those who are
starting with the Blues or think that everything is
already created?
Blues is all about storytelling. It started as Black
American folk music but of course now it spread,
like a thin layer of butter, over the whole world. It’s
important to report your experiences and a fee-
lings based upon you culture and personal expe-
riences.
The blues features many variations of the 1-4-5
chord progression and we think really that this
simplicity is so important in the music; it defines
the blues. Of course you can move into other areas
which push it more towards rock or jazz, but the
heart are those three chords…
But, taking all this into account, it’s all about the
feel which cannot be learned; you have to be born
with it :)
MS:It was a real great pleasure to know you. The
album is fantastic! We wish you great success and
thank you again for your time!
Mabel .