{"id":1106,"date":"2019-11-29T14:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T14:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2023-02-20T18:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:46:23","slug":"the-final-reckoning-trailer-star-bows-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/2019\/11\/29\/the-final-reckoning-trailer-star-bows-out\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final Reckoning- Trailer Star bows out&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/suitad-300x210.jpg?resize=300%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s gig at Bar 71 will be more like a wake as I bring nearly 18 years of Trailer Star Productions to an end. Trailer Star was always a way of presenting my songwriting from behind a mask (or hat). I had little confidence in early days as singing and guitar playing poor (since improved on guitar). It owed much to the country music I grew up listening to and tonight&#8217;s gig will be a tribute to my Uncle Brian who inadvertantly introduced me to Townes Van Zandt at a young age and passed away recently &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I will not be singing his favourites Crystal Chandeliers and Distant Drums but then he was always a better singer&#8230;.he won a Butlins Country talent contest&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1106 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/deux\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/deux.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/deux.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, 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