HW: Huw/Widowmaker/etc.

[Kevin Perry]

It was early issues of Guitarist magazine.  Who now virtually point-blank
refuse to accept all knowledge of Huw's existence.

An ex-DJ on our local radio station (now sadly gone the way of many
commercial radio stations) used to run a twice weekly rock show.  He also
knew Huw from years back and sometimes got him along for interviews.  The DJ
eventually started a local guitar club, and the first special guest was Huw!
It's a very strange feeling to be standing next to one of your guitar heroes
in a pub in the middle of nowehere in the gents...

But I did manage to get to talk to Huw afterwards (even though he's a tad
deaf!) which was absolutely brilliant for me.

That was about 4 years ago.  Since then, I've seen Huw a couple of times
playing at festivals in Wales and West England, but haven't heard anything
about the festivals for a couple of years either.  He was still playing
extremely well, and would guest with harvye Bainbridge and Friends And
Relations (Hawkwind tribute band).

Kevin Perry
Sonic Energy Authority
http://freespace.virgin.net/kevin.perry/

>I'm a big fan of Huw's playing.  I truly think he's one of the unrecognized
>greats, and he really has a recognizable style quite unlike anyone else.  I
>read somewhere that he had written a regular column for a UK guitar
magazine
>in the 80s.... Does anyone have those magazines?  Or does anyone even know
>what magazine that would be?  Perhaps I could contact the magazine, if I
>only knew which one, and try to find those ancient issues.  I'd be curious
>what he has to say about guitar playing.  Does anyone know what he's up to
>now?  Any recent releases?