WILL WILDE BAND
WILL WILDE BAND – THE GEORGE HOTEL – SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER – 8.30 PM
Will Wilde has taken the harmonica way beyond its traditional blues roots since he first emerged on the music scene in 2010, always pushing forward, evolving and redefining his sound. He gained popularity on YouTube with his awe-inspiring harmonica covers of classic rock guitar solos such as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird.
Wilde’s hard-edged harmonica steals the spotlight from the traditional blues rock guitar, with a sound that owes as much to Gary Moore as it does to Sonny Boy Williamson. “I’m always looking to make new sounds with the harmonica, pushing its boundaries, trying to change people’s perception of it.” In fact Wilde has gone one step further and created his own signature “Wilde Tuned” harmonicas so he can play licks that weren’t possible before. “The Wilde tunings help me take things to the next level. They enable me to hold my own with any blues rock guitarist.”
Wilde has released four studio albums and one live album: Unleashed (2010), Raw Blues (2013), Live In Hamburg (2015), Bring It On Home (2018) and Bad Luck Friday (2022), as well as appearing as a guest harmonica player on albums by Walter Trout, Earl Thomas, Toby Lee, Dani Wilde, Marcus Malone, Krissy Matthews and Brave Rival. His early music reflects more of a traditional blues sound, but over time he has developed a more aggressive style that draws from the classic rock and blues rock music he grew up on.