Your name:
Stephen Baldwin (Bass & Manager).
Where are you
from?
Heathfield, East Sussex, UK.
Name of band:
Wild Horse.
Who else is in
your band?
Henry Baldwin (Guitar/Vocals), Jack Baldwin
(Guitar/Vocals) and Ed “Barking” Barnes (Drums).
How would you
describe yourselves and your music?
A rock band with a love of blues. The band
was formed by my sons and a school friend in 2013, I only came in as they
couldn’t find a bass player with the level of dedication they required. Like
most bands, they started playing covers of their favourite artists but quickly
learned to write and write well. Now most sets are mainly originals. As a
rule Jack writes the music and Henry the lyrics.
Who are your
main influences musically?
The Stones, Hendrix, The Who, Bob Marley, John Lee
Hooker, Peter Green, BB King, The Ramones, Neil Young etc..
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
To see the band fulfil their individual and collective
talents. They take their music seriously and love both playing live & recording.
Any excuse to just play. I’m hopeful that they will realise their potential and with their determination anything is possible.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Probably playing The Hastings
Music Festival in July this year. This was the first big stage with decent
sound engineers, a very professional set up & a big audience. We have since
played several very professional venues & often take our own engineer, Nik
Lobanov-Rostovsky, but Hasting was a highlight this year. Also I think the
first foreign gig we played in Chantilly, France, a fantastic audience.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
When one of our amps blew mid set and we had to put
one of the guitars through the PA for the balance of the gig. It was a decent
sized gig, local, but with a few hundred attending.
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
The Legs Just Snapped – This was written quite early on & is just a
straight forward rocking number that we all enjoy playing.
Where can we
listen to it?
Where
can we find out more about your music?
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wildhorseuk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wildhorseuk
Website: www.wildhorse-rockband.com
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/wildhorse6
Anything
else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
This
might be interesting, it’s a review from a gig we played in July in Brighton
this year.
From the review
of Rising Stars at The Brunswick, Brighton 19th July 2014 by
Kaye Inglis.
“The band
that impressed me the most, however, were the last to take the stage. Wild
Horse, from Heathfield, have an average age of just 13 but play like seasoned
rockers. Wild Horse’s influences are wide and include many members of rock ‘n’
roll high society, including Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Eric Clapton. Their
guitar skills, vocals and tight drumming are remarkable and much better than
many bands twice their age. Beginning as they meant to go on, they launched
into a strong cover of “This Could Be The Last Time”, followed by one of their
own songs called “Hey”, where you could hear strong 80s post-punk undertones
and vocals reminiscent of the Tom Robinson Band. All of the covers, which
included songs by John Lee Hooker & JJ Cale to name just two, came with an
original Wild Horse twist, while their original numbers were strong
compositions. They ended the show in typical rocking style, including some true
rock n’ roll playing of the guitar using teeth. Definitely check out these guys if you get a chance – they
are destined for big things.”
For the full
review go to: http://www.overheadwiresmusic.com/history/pantograph-2014/pan68/
