It’s before soundcheck in a cool (in both senses) cellar at Bristol’s Exchange venue and prolific blues stalwart Charlie Parr is part way through a UK tour, his first since the pandemic. We immediately get to talking about tour exhaustion and finding the time to play guitar, something Charlie has managed to remain consistent with for decades. “Yeah, playing guitar is something I do every day, no matter what,” he says, firmly. “The nice thing about lockdown was that I got to practise – because when you’re touring you never get to do the kind of practice that you do at home. Soundchecking and performing are definitely not practising; your focus is on something different and the rest of the day is spent travelling, so you can’t play.”
Charlie’s dedication to his instrument is clear, which must have made the time after breaking
