Mike Beck and The Bohemian Saints......
Mike Beck:Gibson AJ and Fender Telecaster B Bender guitars....Vox AC15......
Tom Ayres: Gibson SG Rickenbacker 12 string...Fender VibroVerb......
Marty Lydon: Gibson SG Bass.........
Monty Montgomery: 60's Rogers Sparkle Drums
Influences
Clarence White,Ramblin'Jack Elliott,Ian Tyson, Buck Owens, Rolling Stones, Bill Monroe, James Burton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger,
Beach Boys, Buddy Miller, The Byrds, The Who, Stanley Brothers, Fairport Convention, Tom Petty, The Band.
"MIKE BECK-HORSEMAN-PICKER-GUITARIST EXTRAORDINAIRE"
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Mike plays guitar like a Byrd.His strings do things mine could never do.they obey the slightest finger touch commands like a fine reining horse."
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"Makes me want to load up my guitar and ride for the high points.In today's dizzy world of Freeways ans Expensive ways,here is a fellow who has found value in a heritage from the past that is fast disappearing.Mike understands the mind of the cowhorse and it lives in his strings.And the words are true.Keep on pickin'and writing and ridin'"
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FRIEND-RAMBLIN'JACK ELLIOTT
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Mike Beck is one of those writers with the cowboy in his heart.These songs are filled with braided rawhide and mission bells...Listen up,Friend!"
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TOM RUSSELL
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You are awesome!!! Thanks for being a friend!!! Wrapped Up In Me is #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #21 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!! It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Wrapped Up In Me is now #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart and #21 on the Indie top 30 Chart!!! On radio stations across the nation, you can request it NOW!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Congratulations on the standing room only 4-show series you did these past two weekends. Loved the Bohemian Saints performances... and your acoustic solo show was fabulous, too. OLD BLUE needs to be placed on a new CD when you can do so. You and Tom Ayres are simply amazing when you play back and forth together on this song! Love the new tunes, too, our favorites! Our friends - returning to see the band again and those new to your talent - enjoyed all of the concerts, as well. So..the usual question...when are you coming back to Monterey? Soon, we hope!
It was great to see two of your songs included as part of the list of The 13 Best Cowboy Songs of All Time in the April, 2009 issue of Western Horseman. Congratulations!!!
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
You and the Bohemian Saints were absolutely awesome at the Wave Street Studios earlier this month. All of my friends loved the band's performance. Can't wait to see the video!
Hey Mike, Wish I could see you guys Sat but we're playing in Aptos, we had a great time when you were at the Pelican last year. If you're free Friday we're at Monterey Live with the Mods and Rockers Ball hope you can come by. Vince Sanchez Le Strange
Next time ice cream in the Space Ship, with jams over a cliff in Big Sur. I will bring some Chunky Monkey. Looking forward to the next show! I had a great time as usual.
