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I was so pleased to read Neville’s column in issue 470 as it made me feel so human knowing that at least one other person has experienced what I have. It was New Year’s Eve 2018/’19 and a gig in our local pub. There were two sets. I started with our ukulele band, The Kettleleles (we come from Kettleburgh and we play ukuleles), using a basic rig of a PA for vocals and separate amps for instruments. Then a short break before my solo effort as ‘Squibnocket’ where I use two amps for the guitar through a pedalboard, the same PA for vocals and homemade backing tracks made on Boss drum machines, recorded on a MiniDisc player.

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