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Taking the Syvret Letter out of the equation for a minute, by far the most talked about subject in Jersey in the last two weeks is the satirical music styling of Hedley le Maistre.

Hedley has been drip feeding the awaiting masses a series of songs that give the listener a unique insight into island life, from talk of road works to a night on the town. Hedley鈥檚 even penned an anthem for Jersey.

It all started with 鈥楤ack in Jersey, ay鈥� a song about, well about a night on pull really. It follows our heroes attempt to get laid and resultant disasters that follow him from each club.

鈥楤ack in Jersey鈥� was written a while ago and Hedley was encouraged to put it on My Space by a number of friends who had heard him playing it. He told us 鈥淎h only posted 鈥楤ack in Jersey, ay鈥� on the old mar-space at the request of a couple of local leds who鈥檇 heard me howlin鈥� it at a local gatherin鈥�

Fans of Hedley, and they are growing in number by the day (his three songs have been listened to nearly 7 thousands times so far), will be pleased to know that, in addition to the three songs on My Space, there are many more to come.

Hedley told us 鈥淎h鈥檝e got a few more tucked up mah sleeve, ma boy...other than thet ah鈥檒l just wait and see what happens.鈥�

As it was raining, Hedley agreed to take a break from the fields, put down his guitar, and help the 麻豆官网首页入口 with their enquiries.

THE INTERVIEW

麻豆官网首页入口:听 So Hedley, where in the island were you born?

Hedley le Maistre: Ah don鈥檛 want to give too much away 鈥榖art ma particulars, if thet鈥檚 okay with you ma cock. Ah鈥檝e heard all abart them rapparazzi and qwuart frankly I wouldn鈥檛 want them trapisin鈥� over ma fields with their cameras droppin鈥� their crisp packets and empty coke cans and the lark. Let鈥檚 just say ah鈥檓 St Ouens through and through, me. Thet鈥檒l do.

麻豆官网首页入口: Can you imagine yourself living anywhere else in the world?听 If so, where? And why?

HM:听 St Mary鈥檚 is quite narse in the summer. Ah suppose St Peter鈥檚 at a push, though thet鈥檚 getting鈥� a little too close to tahn for ma larkin. Marnd you everywhere鈥檚 a bit too close to tahn these days.

麻豆官网首页入口: One of your comments were "s**t the bed and call me Glenda, I've hit the two thousand mark!"听 Back in Jersey has now reached over 4,800 listens.听 Are you surprised by the interest your music is generating?

HM:听 Well yes it鈥檚 very narse and a real surprass to have thet many people lissenen in! Ah only posted 鈥楤ack in Jersey, ay鈥� on the old mar-space at the request of a couple of local leds who鈥檇 heard me howlin鈥� it at a local gatherin鈥� and before ah knew what was happenin鈥� it had gone arland-wahrd! Ruddy marvellous thing the internet, ay? Enough to turn one鈥檚 trahsers brann.

麻豆官网首页入口: How do you plan to cope with this sudden local fame?

HM:听 Ah鈥檓 not too interested in fame, me. These celebrity tarps seem like a silly bunch of buggers, though ah wouldn鈥檛 marnd doin鈥� a duet with thet Narinda Pallot when she gets back from prattin鈥� rand in London.

麻豆官网首页入口: What inspires you to write a track?听

HM:听 Whatever鈥檚 on mah marnd thet day; thet鈥檚 what tends to come out. Ah鈥檒l be shovelling muck or geldin鈥� a hoss or something and all of a sudden one鈥檒l hit me an鈥� arm straight on that guitar of mine and bangin鈥� it out for all to yer.

麻豆官网首页入口: Is there a secret stash of tunes that you plan to drip feed us with? Or are you writing as your go right now?

HM:听 Ah鈥檝e got a few more tucked up mah sleeve, ma boy...other than thet ah鈥檒l just wait and see what happens. You can鈥檛 force these things, as mah Uncle Micky used to say, before the constipation took 鈥榠m.

麻豆官网首页入口: What are your greatest concerns for the island?

HM:听 Ah feel sorry for them young 鈥榰ns lookin鈥� to start up homes over yer, what with them greedy buggers overseas buyin鈥� up all them properties just to have somewhere to air their farts come June. Not much for the kiddies to do over yer either - ah caught a bunch of them siphoning diesel from mah tractor the other day 鈥� they wouldn鈥檛 be doin鈥� that if you gave them a park for all them skates they keep whingin鈥� abart.

麻豆官网首页入口: How do you feel about island events such as the Battle of Flowers?

HM:听 So long as they鈥檙e not run by ruddy morons ah鈥檓 all for 鈥榚m. One more thing to stick in the travel brochures, ah suppose. The tourists must get sick of lookin鈥� at all them photographs of sand and cows.

麻豆官网首页入口: Did you support the decision to bring Jodi Marsh over?

HM:听 Did I buggery! What a waste of good taxpayer鈥檚 money! If they were so desperate to get one of them celebrity tarps over then they should have got that Dimmock woman with the green fingers or that little Scottish doctor who鈥檚 always sticking her nose into other peoples鈥� muck. At least they鈥檝e half a brain between them. That Marsh girl was all make-up and udders. Marnd you, ah suppose the Bettle IS all about the float, and let鈥檚 face it - she would.

麻豆官网首页入口: In your opinion who would make the ideal ambassador for the Battle?

HM:听 That fella who always ended up going down the hill in a bathtub from 鈥楲ast of the Summer Warn.鈥� Now THET鈥檚 talent worth celebratin鈥�. Either 鈥榠m or that one that reads the news 鈥� whassisname - Pexman. He鈥檇 be good.

麻豆官网首页入口: Would you support the idea of a 13th parish? If so what would they call it?

HM:听 Ah thought Grouville WAS the thirteenth parish. Ah suspect you鈥檝e got yer sums wrong mah cock.

麻豆官网首页入口: Did you support the lifting of the No Dancing On A Sunday Law?

HM:听 It鈥檚 been lifted, 鈥榓s it? Incredible isn鈥檛 it, what passes fer progress these days. No wonder the arland鈥檚 youth is in such disarray. They鈥檒l be having sex in the streets next, you mark mah words.

麻豆官网首页入口: There are calls for you to stand for the States. You up for it?

HM:听 Ah give it some thought, for a wharl there. Trouble is it鈥檚 an awful long trek in on the old tractor each mornin鈥� just to sit there lissen鈥檔 to them dronin鈥� on abart this and thet warlst makin鈥� a general balls-up of it all.

Ah鈥檝e an uncle slipped into a coma having accidentally left the ray-de-oh on during a larve States debate a few months beck. Took three of us to drag his todger down a length of electric fencin鈥� before he finally came rand. Mumblin鈥� gibberish for days, he was. Don鈥檛 think ah鈥檇 fancy thet marself.