John Hunt Edinburgh Fringe 2011

0131 226 0000.

or online.

www.edfringe.com

John Hunt - Press Release.

Edinburgh Fringe 2011

John Hunt; Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues & Swing

at The Jazz Bar.

A breath of fresh air for blues, John not only writes his '21st Century up-blues' songs, he also built his guitars. The first in 1986 from papier-mache, his second in 2008 from a B&Q shelf, which turned out to be the World's first solar powered electric guitar.

‘John Hunt is a master of the blues slide guitar. His style isn’t overtly slick, nor is it tacky as the kind of blues you might associate with certain American beer brands.’ Edinburgh Evening News/Scotsman-Barry Gordon

John Hunt has moved around in pursuit of inspiration. He spent five years living in a shed on the Isles of Scilly and a similar time in Orkney. He has emerged from the mud of the River Thames at Deptford into a true blues legend. Hunt, 46, picked up the guitar when he was 10 and last year stormed the audience at The International Jazz and Blues Festival in Edinburgh.

'John Hunt played a storming blues set, like Seasick Steve in a science Lab, brilliant.' - Ian Rankin.

'His homemade guitars have emerged from stuff that’s been lying around, like the pile of Melody Makers, the former music industry bible that went into building his famous papier-mache semi acoustic guitar, or the solar panel that forms the battery charging scratch-plate on his latest model that has a built-in PA system and microphone.' The Herald - Rob Adams.

You can forget 'I woke up this morning my dog was dead' kind of blues, John brings a playful sence of humour to his finger-picking blues. - 'Hunt launches into a gritty number about a priest, who bribed by the offer of cheese and beer, tried to baptise him on the Scilly Isles. But if that wasn’t bizarre enough, there’s also a boogie-woogie nod to Milton Keynes as well as a funky version of Cole Porter’s ‘ I've got you under my skin’. - Barry Gordon - Edinburgh Evening News/Scotsman.

Influenced by Liightnin' Hopkins & John Lee Hooker, John Hunt swings easily into Cole Portor and Sinatra with fresh bluesy arrangements uncommon for just guitar and vocal, showing us that Willie Dixon was right when he said, ' The blues is the roots and the rest is fruits'.

" Fantastic " - Jools Holland

TITLE - John Hunt. Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues & Swing.

VENUE 57. The Jazz Bar. 1a Chambers St. Edinburgh.

DATES/TIME. Aug, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28. 4.pm. 1 hour show. Friday's & Sunday's.

TICKETS. £9 / £7. From the Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000

PRESS CONTACT NUMBER 07531 105 831 John is based in Edinburgh and will be in London from 23 - 25 Aug.

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	John Hunt Edinburgh Fringe 2011 Six performances at Edinburghs award winning Jazz Bar.


		This is John's papier mache semi acoustic guitar. He made it in 1986 out of chicken wire, glue and copies of The Melody Maker. It's another Frankenstein guitar. The neck and 2 pick ups are from a dead Vox Marauder. Tuners are from a dead Hofner Galaxy. 3rd pick up is from a dead Ampeg. The bridge is from a dead Jedson and the tailpiece is a mystery. Along with the solar powered Shelf, these are John's two main gigging guitars. The Worlds first Solar Powered Electric Guitar. Made from Six dead guitars and a B&Q shelf. Photo by Margaret Bruce.
Tickets available direct from the Fringe Box office. The Herald - Rob Adams. If you enlarge this article you will be able to read all the words that Rob wrote.
	0131 226 0000. or online. Click here to book www.edfringe.com John Hunt - Press Release. Edinburgh Fringe 2011 John Hunt; Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues & Swing at The Jazz Bar. A breath of fresh air for blues, John not only writes his '21st Century up-blues' songs, he also built his guitars. The first in 1986 from papier-mache, his second in 2008 from a B&Q shelf, which turned out to be the World's first solar powered electric guitar. ‘John Hunt is a master of the blues slide guitar. His style isn’t overtly slick, nor is it tacky as the kind of blues you might associate with certain American beer brands.’ Edinburgh Evening News/Scotsman-Barry Gordon John Hunt has moved around in pursuit of inspiration. He spent five years living in a shed on the Isles of Scilly and a similar time in Orkney. He has emerged from the mud of the River Thames at Deptford into a true blues legend. Hunt, 46, picked up the guitar when he was 10 and last year stormed the audience at The International Jazz and Blues Festival in Edinburgh. 'John Hunt played a storming blues set, like Seasick Steve in a science Lab, brilliant.' - Ian Rankin. 'His homemade guitars have emerged from stuff that’s been lying around, like the pile of Melody Makers, the former music industry bible that went into building his famous papier-mache semi acoustic guitar, or the solar panel that forms the battery charging scratch-plate on his latest model that has a built-in PA system and microphone.' The Herald - Rob Adams. You can forget 'I woke up this morning my dog was dead' kind of blues, John brings a playful sence of humour to his finger-picking blues. - 'Hunt launches into a gritty number about a priest, who bribed by the offer of cheese and beer, tried to baptise him on the Scilly Isles. But if that wasn’t bizarre enough, there’s also a boogie-woogie nod to Milton Keynes as well as a funky version of Cole Porter’s ‘ I've got you under my skin’. - Barry Gordon - Edinburgh Evening News/Scotsman. Influenced by Liightnin' Hopkins & John Lee Hooker, John Hunt swings easily into Cole Portor and Sinatra with fresh bluesy arrangements uncommon for just guitar and vocal, showing us that Willie Dixon was right when he said, ' The blues is the roots and the rest is fruits'. " Fantastic " - Jools Holland TITLE - John Hunt. Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues & Swing. VENUE 57. The Jazz Bar. 1a Chambers St. Edinburgh. DATES/TIME. Aug, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28. 4.pm. 1 hour show. Friday's & Sunday's. TICKETS. £9 / £7. From the Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000 PRESS CONTACT NUMBER 07531 105 831 John is based in Edinburgh and will be in London from 23 - 25 Aug. click for more press stuff and albums.