MIKE WILGAR
BLUES HARP AND LEAD VOCALS
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JONNY “SKIP”CRAWFORD
DRUMS/VOCS
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DAVEY “DT”TURLEY
LEAD GUITAR
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LEON “THE HITMAN”GOODMAN
RYTHEM GUITAR
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KEVEN”KESS” BRANNIGAN
BASS/VOCS
Influences
MUDDY WATERS,BLUES TRAVELER,LED ZEP,ERIC CLAPTON,RAB MCCULLOUGH AND ALL THINGS BLUE................................................................................................................................
NOW CHILL LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS AND PLAY THE GAME ...................................
Sounds Like
SOUNDS LIKE MIKE WILGAR AND THATS THE WAY I WANT TO KEEP IT
Playing blues harp from the tender age of nine Mike didn’t hit the stage until a guest appearance with local blues and folk legend Murray McDowell 2003 with in a week Mike was asked to make a guest appearance with Rab McCullough in the Belfast Empire music hall. Word soon spread throughout the Northern Ireland blues scene and Mike received several offers from various blues bands . He took on a few part time rolls with some of these bands Namely ” Legal Tender” and “Keep Err Lit” in order to gain stage experience, meanwhile Mike was invited by Murray McDowell to form a new band with him, Mike named the band “TEN FEET DEEP” with Murray on vocals and Mike on blues harp ,Ryan Ferris joined as lead guitarist and John Hammel on bass. A surprise addition to the line up was Keith Semple a multi talented individual who had achieved fame on the POP IDOL television show Keith was to take the roll as drummer and second vocalist although he can be heard playing guitar and keys on some of the bands studio recordings.
Mike also took up a part time roll with “The Rab McCullough Band” Rab had achieved success with a No 1 Album in the French blues charts and also in the USA were he won several awards and also had chart success with his albums. Mike still plays the with Rab when possible.
After “TEN FEET DEEP” members decided to go their separate ways Mike formed a band with a selection of talented musicians the drummer was Paul McCusker he named the band “THE FUN_DA_MENTALS” Mike brought guitarist Andy Finlay and vocalist Warren Boyd to their first band experience bass players can some times be hard to find so an add in the local paper soon brought a result Joe Mahwinie filled the roll perfectly.
The Fundamentals were a more funk orientated band and lasted for about a year when mike left to form the MIKE WILGAR BAND he wanted to concentrate on his own brand of blues and rock with hard driven blues harp and guitar.
AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HE HAS DONE !.....................................................
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Cheers Mike. I jut made the Citybeat playlist from tomorrow (Saturday). So, COME ON MIKE, get on to Citybeat and request it a few times for me, eh? lol Thanks, Lee
It'd be good to see ya at the Jam. Hope no one goes tonight or they'll be bitterly disappointed. lol. I mite trace down to Donigans on saturday for a while mate. Work permitting.
Hi everybody, We've finally moved the repair workshop from Jamaica Street to Otago Street in Glasgow's West End. We'll be open for business again on the 21st of June. Check the website for more details.Thanks for all the support,
Hey Mike Wilgar Blues Band It's been awhile so I thought I would stop by. Great page and great tunes. Feel free to drop by any time, and leave a comment. Take care my friends. BWWT
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You guys were awesome last night at the BT Blues Club. The crowd loved you and it was great to catch up with you all again. DT was excellent on the old geetar as ever. Get yourself a Mesa Boogie mate. You sounded fuckin amazing!!!
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Hi Mike, Great to meet up with you at "The Bangor Blues Jam" :) We had a great time, & listened to your c.d. the whole way back to monaghan, where our Harmonica player confiscated it, haha.. Hope to see/hear you again soon. "All the Best" Dez.
Thanx for comin along last night Mike. Nice to meet you. Strange we've never chatted before. You play a mean harp bro. Maybe see you next time. Our jam's are on the first tuesday of every month
Here at Music Galleria we're famous for our customer service & great prices - but it's our 2nd anniversary so we're going even further & having a sale! Yeah!!
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