Spike Oatley - Vocals & Guitar.
Gareth Maude - Guitar Mandolin & Vocals.
David Willis - Bass Guitar.
Ben Johnson - Violin, Guitar & Vocals.
Dave Shelton - Drums.
Rich Murphy - Percussion/Bass Guitar/Vocals.
Kit Joliffe - Drums/Percussion.
Influences
In an abreviated nutshell........
Boarders, lines, fences, rules, fields, skies, oceans,forests, animals, people, love , fear, feelings, emotions, friendships, music, all and everything possibly even you!!
Sounds Like
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First in the series of 'Live From The Loo Seat'... more to follow soon!'- Judging Stones- Spike Oatley
Record Label
If you want to book The Wild Oats call 07779129473
When I first saw The Wild Oats play live it hit me quite unexpectedly that I was witnessing something extraordinary, something very different and something very exciting. For a start there were six of them packed in tight on a small stage, six young dudes belting out a seamless hybrid of rock and folk music. No sign of pretentiousness, no strutting and posturing, just an amazing sound that was as hard to define as it was foot-tappingly good. What's more they all looked like they were having the time of their lives......I got the distinct feeling that even if the crowd hadn't been there they still would have been playing with the same passion and still having a great time.
I think I experienced a rare thing that night and as a result I had that realisation that I was looking at a band who were making music and that's it, the only strings attached were the ones on their instruments, no ulterior motive about fame and recognition, just an honest to goodness live infectious vibe that I couldn't help but be swept along with. I experienced that moment when you think "hello!" and you're only halfway through the first song and when afterwards on the journey home you think....I want to be part of that! ....and that's the key of course, because I can be part of it when I see them live or I buy the albums/singles just like when I bought Close Encounter of the Third Kind and the book of Gaudi's complete works.
I believe The Wild Oats are one of those things that occasionally comes along and changes things, they do innovate, they do refuse to compromise and bow down to trends and they seem to follow a vision inspired only by a passion for their craft. If you don't believe me then check them out live for yourself, I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed.
Hello! Our second single ‘Bill Hicks’ is now available for pre-order on download, 7" and CD, and it's currently #1 on the play. com download pre-order chart.
We are self-managed, self-published, and self-released on our own record label and our debut single "Trauma Town" entered at #9 in the Official UK Indie charts. We're hoping to make this one go even bigger -
cheers for getting involved, it was nice having some very different styles of music who all have two things in common, having fun and energy! was a real good night!
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sup fellas? spin a while int it?! hows all the folking n that going? do you guys ever play your music in southampton anymore? hope you're all chipper. mollie x
