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To CONTACT - Les Wilson & the Mighty Houserockers email: lesandchris@eircom.net telephone :(Ireland) Les Wilson ++ 353 (0)23 55307 address : Aultaghreagh , Dunmanway , County Cork , Ireland ( please note Ireland does not have any post/zip codes ! ) I'm also on www.myspace.com/leswilsonandthemightyhouserockers check out these LIVE VIDEOS from my show at Bikes n Blues club , Amstelveen, Amsterdam , Holland 13 April 2008 ......................... The links for THE VIDEOS are most easily found on my MySpace page ................. www.myspace.com/leswilsonandthemightyhouserockers TO HEAR LIVE TRACKS FROM LATEST CD CLICK THE 'LISTEN' PAGE.
short biography/info': Les Wilson is without doubt one of the UK's best blues guitarists , and a fine singer too Having established the Houserockers in 1981 , the band is well known in the UK and Europe, and enjoyed a 3rd headline spot at the British Blues Festival at Colne 2004 . The Houserockers perform frequently in Holland and Belgium - for example headlining the Drijf-In blues festival - Giethoorn in Holland August 2005 & the Luxembourg Jazz & Blues festival 2004 and the t'Eiland Blues Festival at Oudenaarde/Belgium July 2006. 2007 saw the UK Banbury Blues festival in March . "2008 has 4 visits to Belgium/Holland with a blues festival at Zelzate, Belgium in August and the Koekelare Lettens Blues festival for October in Belgium .
Houserockers by name - Houserockers by nature ! There are 7 albums on the prestigious world wide blues label ' Red Lightnin ' - with several tracks being picked up by major label blues compilation albums. Walk into any store - you will surely find Les Wilson on at least one compilation album in the blues rack - go on , take a look ! www.redlightnin.com ( click here for more blues and soul albums on this great label ) Famous tracks - A masterful re-working of Albert King's ' I'll Play The Blues For You ' has made friends for Les Wilson right around the world ( see the reviews page ), an equal high spot in the set is Buddy Guys 'Damn Right I Got The Blues ' - and a Houserockers show just wouldn't be complete without a sweat drenched , nuclear powered ' Madison Blues ' . There is something about the way Les plays that slide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many a famous name has been completely blown away trying to follow the staggering energy and virtuosity of Les Wilson. You can hear all 3 of these tracks ( and others ) in by clicking on the 'LISTEN ' page . these links courtesy of Red Lightnin ( www.redlightnin.com) LATEST ALBUM - RECORDED 'LIVE' AT ALREWAS VILLAGE HALL - recorded as part of Les' 50th birthday celebrations .Now available - see CD's page to order.
' ROCK AWAY THOSE BLUES ' RLCD102 - over 70 mins and 14 tracks it features hot slide favourites 'New Boogie' & Just Can't Make It ' - alongside emotionally charged songs such as 'Feels Like Rain' and Norah Jones ' What Am I To You ' . BB King's ' When It All Comes Down ' is a standout track ( click ' LISTEN ' to hear this one in full ) , and an unusual one is Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice' which sounds a natural blues song . Plus many , many more ................................ PREVIOUS ALBUM RELEASED 5TH OCTOBER 2004 - ' Slide It On Over ' RLCD101 issued on the Red Lightnin label - over 75 minutes & 17 tracks - half are Les Wilson originals. This is the 6th Les Wilson album - and some features are :- two Fabulous Thunderbirds songs here - ' Why Get Up ' and ' Look at That ' ( live show favourites ) , hear also - a great version of Sonny Landreth's ' Bayou Teche ' , click ' LISTEN ' to hear this one too! - and check out a storming take of Hound Dog's ' Gimme Back My Wig ' , - along with one or two surprises such as ' San Diego Serenade ' from Tom Waits. REVIEW OF ' SLIDE IT ON OVER ' - in Blues Revue - USA's premier blues magazine - April/May 2005 issue ..................................... " The 6th album from a UK guitar veteran ....yields great listening. Les Wilson & the Mighty Houserockers are known for crashing , Hound Dog Taylor inspired raveups - and they don't disappoint here , with rowdy readings of Taylor's 'Gimme Back My Wig' and Hank Williams' 'Move it On Over' . Wilson's compositions expand the playing field , with Otis Redding - approved deep soul ballads ( 'We Still Got Time' ) , roots rock ( 'I Got It Made' ) , power blues anthems ( 'Iknow What I'm Doing' ) and funky blues ( 'Chicken Banana & 'Baby Please' ) . Cover choices - Fabulous Thunderbirds , Sonny Landreth , Tom Waits , further broaden the horizons. Even when Wilson plays hard , the Houserockers keep the music firmly rooted in blues. " ( Buy it at gigs - or contact Les as above.) Let me know what you think of the new album - let's hear from you. Holland/belgium - memories ( this section now continues on the ' NEWS ' page ................................) Sept . 29 2005 - we played the Blues cafe - Apeldoorn , Holland - see more of these fantastic pictures on their website
Les has an exciting new pool of great musicians working with him , including Chris Lomas on bass - Chris played with Les way back - and recorded on the very first Houserockers album 'Fine Lookin Woman ' . Chris was with Eddy Morton & the Bushburys , and is one of the most experienced and respected bass players on the blues circuit. He was also with Ian Parker ( Parkers Alibi ) .Following time spent living and playing in the USA - Chris now organises UK tours for visiting USA bluesmen such as Tommy McCoy/Paul Byrd/ & Jimmy Griswold. Chris played bass for the UK tour of the great Mojo Buford . He also runs his own blues outfit 'Memphis In The Meantime' . Check out Chris' website www.hoodoomoon.com for latest tours. Fred Skidmore - keys - Fred features heavily on the new album - has played on two previous Houserockers albums, gigged with many great names such as Connie Lush , and he has been a part of the tour band with Chris Lomas - for visiting USA bluesmen. A musician much in demand. Micky Barker - drums - has seen service with most of the great Midlands names such as Steve Gibbons /Trevor Burton/Magnum - - a truly outstanding drummer with great feel. Dave Sutherland - first played with Les and the Houserockers 15 years ago - they recorded the album ' Fuelled Up ' togetherin 1992. Dave is also a songwriter and singer in his own right . Recently Dave added some back up vocals and percussion on the live album recording at Alrewas. Dave is doing some duty as bass player for some of the gigs in 2008 - including the Guisborough blues festival .
Les 'Sliding it on over ' at the Willem Tell blues club in Belgium summer 2005. VISITORS TO THIS SITE SINCE JANUARY 2005 ................. |
Les Wilson is ENGLISH - born in Staffordshire, England , now living in West Cork in Ireland.
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD !
XXL BLUES CLUB - WAGENINGEN - HOLLAND - SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2008 .
Blues Cafe - Apeldoorn .A good gig considering we had been on the road and ferry for 15 hours !
Sept 30 - BBNIX blues club , Enschede , Holland - we played a great gig at one of the best blues clubs you can find - and all with a 90db noise limit in operation - it can be done !
Oct 1 - Willem Tell blues club - St.Lenaarts - Belgium - thanks to Michel Hofkens for the honour of asking me to play for his 50th birthday party - it was a good one ! regards to all . 
