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Radio Seagull on air: Bex Marshall
External websites:
bexmarshall
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my space |
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Hailing from Devon, now settled in London, a croupier from the age
of 18 and her travels took her around the world, dealing illegal
poker games in Amsterdam to hitch hiking around the world and
always with a guitar on her back, busking, to headlining she’s
done had her fair share of character building adventures
being
a writer/player and singer her musical influences are varied and
many Muddy Waters to Led Zeppelin, Joplin (Scott and Janis) to
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Feliciano to Dylan she takes a little from a
lot!!
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And
being the product of two completely different family’s, one blue
blooded, landed gentry the other Irish Romany’s she had a great
live musical background growing up going to the gigs of her
uncles, one gave her a 1963 Gibson Hummingbird when she was 11
which inspired her to get serious.
Classical guitar playing was her first passion then flamenco to
country and on to blues roots rock, she is a troubadour, telling
her tales with factual humour and wit, a musical inspiration,
poetry to blues, instrumental energy, sing-a-long like you known
the song forever, emotional empathy and raucous interaction people
gawp at her passionate playing, every gigs a winner baby! ....
always Bex, but never the same! Bex was the first and only ever
woman to be invited to the International guitar festival in
Clonikilty festival in cork this September....sharing the t-shirt
with Thin Lizzys Eric Bell, Preston Reed, Matt Churchill etc. .
Glastonbury festival 05 saw Bex play on four shows (inc acoustic
and leftfield stage) leading up to a full 28-date summer tour with
the U.K sell out bluegrass band Hayseed Dixie culminating at the
London Forum. The Reno brothers, Dale and Don Wayne Reno also
guest on three of Bex studio tracks on the new album. Bex Marshall
gig at Americana Tonight at Douglas corner hosted this spur of the
moment performance of Duelin Banjos by Bex Marshall and Don Wayne
Reno from Hayseed Dixie.
The Fleadh 04 was also a special time when she was on the bill
with Bob Dylan, The Counting Crows and John Prine.... The debut
album Bootlace has been greatly accepted on local and National
Radio through out the U.K and Europe.
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Her
guitar style has been compared to Rory Gallagher in Ireland and a
female Stevie Ray in Austin! and her unique combination of blue
grass pickin, slide blues and electric riffs has been burning
audiences all year, All this and much more from a solo artist who
never uses backing tracks or special effects, its…”One Girl, One
Guitar…One Off!!! . Bex Marshall is about to take the world of 6
strings by the notes and nine ball it. Your musical vocabulary has
just been updated!!!!!! |
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Bex muses: "Every where
is just a day away" that's if your off peak. Drives a Yamaha XJ900 when I
don't have to take a P.A with me!!! Resides in North London best place in
the world and im hardly ever here!! My work is my hobby and my hobby is my
work..lucky eh! Loves Travelling... usually on a motorbkie or in a vintage
car! Scrannying through second hand shops;..BARGAIN!,... Top quality food
and drink.....i live in the best restaurant in the world you know!!!
Cowboy boots..i have over 30 pairs.... Jumping into cold swimming pools
after running for 20 mins, ... Encore after encore,...you gotta get 'em at
it! ... Civilized late night drinking .. oh go on then.. People who are
humble and are hugely talented dont know it! Finding money in pockets,...
New strings on my guitar...sponsors welcome.... ,.... Watching SOPRANOS.
EH WHATTDYA GONNA DO!!! Hosting n throwing parties cause mine are the
best!,..... Hammocks...Double ones, Gardens in constant bloom,.....
Getting off the plane in NY,..... Feeding people off my fork.... Playing
in a Rock N Roll Band. Performing a solo show and getting all the guitar
solos perfect ha ha ha ha!!!! Presenting radio shows for the lost, lonely,
sados, losers, greebos, boozers, wasters, strays, lovers, nutterz,
crackpots, jackpotters, and the beautiful people of the night!!!!....Naps
(I'm a lazy lioness....)BALANCE in everything is the secret of life and
lots of water...especially after a bender.... debut Album Bootlace limited
signed copies available....artists who have soul, perform with
feeling....people who are enjoying the journey." |
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