For me it would be shifting the emphasis of music in the blues room to a greater emphasis on blues than swing. The first time I attended Southport in Feb 2007 it was fab and bluesy, and sold me on the whole notion of Southport. The two times I've been back since I've been incredibly disappointed. I've still enjoyed the swing music, but it doesn't generally inspire me to dance to it.
Blues music, of the kind played this weekend at Kirriemuir, however, is a different matter entirely...
There's a place for swing, but what's come across from the aftermath threads since Feb 2007 is a general disappointment about the lack of bluesy music played.
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