Eddy Dark and the Salvos - Brian Mapstone interview - Glastonbury 2010 - (part two)

BROADCASTER AND NEWSPAPER REPORTER MERVYN COLENUTT CONTINUES HIS INTERVIEW WITH, BRIAN MAPSTONE, AT GLASTONBURY AUGUST 2010. THE INTERVIEW FOLLOWS THE FINAL APPEARANCE OF SINGER EDDY DARK WITHE THE SALVOS. BRIAN IS RHYTHM GUITARIST AND SINGER WITH THE SALVOS WHICH HE CO-FOUNDED IN 1960.EDDY DARK AND THE SALVOS WERE SOMERSET'S TOP BAND IN THE EARLY 60s, WITH A HUGE LOCAL FOLLOWING AND FAN BASE.THEY RE- FORMED IN 2004 FOR THE LAUNCH OF A BOOK ON LOCAL ROCK N ROLL, WRITTEN .BY BARRY SOWDEN.BRIAN, HIS WIFE CAROLE AND PARTNER GARTH MUTON, ALSO RAN WESTSIDE PROMOTIONS,A SOMERSET COMPANY WHICHIN THE 60S PROMOTED ROCK N ROLL SHOWS AND DANCES THROUGHOUT THE WEST.GLASTONBURY TOWN HALL WAS THEIR MAIN VENUE, AND THEY BROUGHT THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC TO THE TOWN. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE MICHAEL EAVIS'S FANTASTICALLY SUCCESSFUL GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL STARTED, BUT LOCALS WERE OFFERED NAMES LIKE GENE VINCENT, FLEETWOOD MAC, T'REX,AMEN CORNER, BIILLY J KRAMER,ALEXIS KORNER, CHAMPION JACK DUPREE, THE MOODY BLUES, ELTON JOHN ALSO MADE AN APPEARNCE AS PIANO PLAYER FOR BLUESMAN LONG JOHN BALDRY. THE PREVIOUS SHOW HAD BEEN EDDY DARK'S FINAL APPEARANCE WITH THE SALVOS, EDDY(RON FELLOWS) WILL NOW FOLLOW HIS LOVE OF ACOUSTIC AND COUNTRY MUSIC,AND CONCENTRATE ON SONG WRITING AND RECORDING. IN THE LATE 60s RON WROTE AND RECORDED AN EXCELLENT ALBUM OF COUNTRY STYLE SONGS ENTITLED 'FOR THOSE ALONE' ALONG WITH GUITARIST PAUL TOPLIS THEY WERE KNOWN AS 'SOFT SHOE' THE ALBUM IS STILL A COLLECTORS ITEM AND APPEARED IN THE 'URBAN PUNK CHARTS' IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN PIRATED AND IS SELLING SUCCESSFULLY ON E BAY. THE SALVOS WILL CONTINUE AS A 5 PIECE, NEXT APPEARING IN GLASTONBURY JANUARY 2011

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[fairplaysomerset]

@dpsowden1 I am so sorry to hear of your sad loss. Barry was a great bloke, and I will always be grateful to him for getting The Salvos back together, He will be greatly Missed,. If you want to get in touch my email is mapstonef@aol.com. Brian

[fairplaysomerset]

@dpsowden1 Hello Mate I am so sorry to hear about your Dads death, He was a great bloke, and I would have loved him to see all the stuff that The Salvos have got up to since we got back together, purely because of his efforts.He gave a new lease of life to hundreds of old Rockers with his books and enthusiasm. I had tried to get hold of him a few times, but had lost the numbers , and couldnt find him on google or facebook.. If you want to keep in topuch email me . mapstonef@aol.com. .

[dpsowden1]

Isnt it a shame that dad never got to write that book. Dad passed away suddenly a month ago very suddenly. A great loss. Tried to get hold of Brian but no longer is at Westside.