MARK WILSON news

2006-02-25T20:17:00.000Z

2006 Gigs!

2006-02-22T12:43:00.000Z

I'm pleased to announce that I will be touring Australia in April. I'm performing in Melbourne, Deniliquin and Sydney during my 3 week stay and I can't wait to perform my music to a completely new audience and experience some of what Australia has to offer.

I will be retuning to Amsterdam in May for some more shows after the success of the February tour. I have been invited back to play at Overtoom 301 and will give a debut performance at the Nachtchade Festival. More details to be announed soon.

I shall be back in England at the end of May and my first gig U.K. gig for 2 months will be the Guitar Virtuoso Night at The View 2 Gallery in Liverpool. The night will see performances from John Smith and Jon Gomm and will be a night not to be missed.

I'm also pleased to announce that I will be appearing for the third successive year at The Wickerman Festival in Scotland as well as performing at The Sunrise Festival in Somerset.

For more details go to the Live page.

New Album Update

2006-02-21T23:59:00.000Z

My debut album 'Play With Fire' was launched late last year and songs from the album have received airplay on Radio 1 and BBC Radio Merseyside amongst others.

If you would like to hear some tracks off the album please click here.

The album has been reviewed by the BBC and many music magazines and websites. You can read these on the reviews page.
Here's what they have been saying about the album.

“A terrific songwriter and musician” - BBC
“Couldn’t want much more from a record” - Americana UK
“A master of percussive and melodic possibilities” - Sandman
“A one man guitar and percussion unit” - Whisperin and Hollerin
“Music how it should be done, direct & from the heart” - Vibrations
“Superb Percussive Blues” - Blues Matters Magazine
“Anytime, anymood listening” - Live Magazine
"One hell of a class act" - Unpeeled

"An outstanding virtuoso performance" - The Folk Mag

I am pleased to announce that my album will be distributed by an independant music distributor and be readily available in music stores and via music webites. More details to follow shortly. The 500 limited edition copies are now sold out.

BBC Merseyside Award and Airplay

2006-02-21T23:58:00.000Z

I was extremely privileged to receive an award from the beeb in December last year.

I was awarded BBC Liverpool Unsigned Artist of The Month and appeared on Dave Monks 'The Pool' show. You can listen to the show by clicking here. I'm on the show from 11 minutes and 30 seconds onwards. I also received airplay on Billy Butler's BBC Radio Merseyside show and I'm due to appear live on Billy's show on my return to the U.K.

BBC Liverpool also reviewed my album and can be seen on the reviews page.

New Website

2006-02-20T19:33:00.000Z

At the moment I'm working on a new website which will feature more downloads and video clips as well as some other new bits and bobs.
Should be all ready to go in a few weeks.

Management Deal

2006-02-20T19:27:00.000Z

I am really pleased to announce that I will be managed exclusively by Storm Productions. Looking very much forward to working and undertaking new venutures with them over the next 12 months and beyond.
Please contact Adi with regard to gig booking and business enquiries.

Being Solo is Very Lonely!

2006-02-20T19:25:00.000Z

As being a solo artist is an incredibly lonely persuit (cue the violins) I'll be doing some one off shows with a band in future! Just to mix everything up a bit.

I recently did a few gigs in Amsterdam with backing band 'Murmurs of Tension' and it was great to perform my songs in a different way to a completely new audience.
The band will be accompanying me on my tour of Amsterdam in May and our first UK gig will be in June. For more details go to the Live page.

Glastonbury: Mud, Floods and Rock 'n Roll

2006-01-22T12:40:00.000Z

I had to brave rain, floods, a leaking tent and lots of mud to perform at last year's Glastonbury Music Festival. The best gig I've done thus far came at a heavy price as my guitar was destroyed by the conditions and my car blew out on the way home. Still it was worth it!
My performance was on the Eartheart stage in the Greenfields area late on Friday night and I've been invited back to perform in 2007.

Over the year I also played at Haigh Hall Festival in Wigan, Bradford Music Festival, Music With a View Festival in Coniston and Liverpool Music Week. I also took to the stage at Scotland's premier music festival 'The Wickerman' for the second successive year and I will be performing again at this year's festival. Roll on July!