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29th June at 7pm - The BluTone Band Plays Oakington Village Day

 
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About Blutone


Hi! I'm BluTone, aka John Hicks.  I am a Cambridgeshire based entertainer influenced by genres such as Blues, Rock n Roll, Jazz and Funk.

I regularly gig as a solo entertainer, a duet with Blutone & The Druid and with my Blues band.

For many years, I have played bass in many bands and realised at the age of 50 that I had never done my own thing and lead musical projects or fronted bands, something that I needed to address, give it a go and see where it took me.

I recently asked myself why I hadn't written about one of the most important aspects of my life, playing guitar and so this was how Blutone's Boutique Baby! came about.

The aim of 'Boutique Baby!' is to write about guitars and gigs and share joy as I explore guitars, amps, pedals and tone in general.

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Please note that I am not paid to endorse products and so my views are my own, I just get a small fee should you be curious about what I am writing about and decide to click through to find out more.

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If you need some music in your venue or for an event, do get in touch with me to talk about me playing for you.  Parties, pubs, indoors, outdoors, I am keen!

Let me review your guitars, amps and pedals.

I am keen to review guitars, amps and pedals and share this with my readers.
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