GERAINT WATKINS AND THE MOSQUITOES * HERE AND THERE *
Geraint Watkins en la actualidad, actúa con más frecuencia como cuarteto con The Mosquitoes, con Oliver Darling en la guitarra y la voz, Paul Riley en el bajo y Malcolm Mills detrás de la batería. Las listas de canciones de estas transmisiones de sus propias obras están salpicadas de fabulosas versiones de canciones de otros, incomparablemente remodeladas por las manos y la voz del ahora conmovedor líder, Geraint Watkins.
Álbum en vivo de vinilo de 10" de edición limitada "Here and There" de Geraint Watkins yThe Mosquitoes, lanzado el mes pasado
Geraint Watkins and the Mosquitoes ~ Rollin' Man ~ Featuring Oliver Darling
Since his arrival from Wales onto the London music scene in the 70s Geraint Watkins was always in demand to play in the top division. The likes of Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Van Morrison, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Rory Gallagher, Carl Perkins, Tom Jones, Roger Daltrey and John Martyn to name but a few, were always keen to engage Watkins as their soulful sideman.
Over the years, he has also become a respected songwriter with over one hundred published songs to his credit that have been fashioned by his broad, impeccable taste in music. Since the turn of century, he has released a handful of solo records and somehow found the time to occasionally perform them with a group of his long-term musical collaborators to packed audiences at The Wheatsheaf in Tooting.
The band became known as The Mosquitoes.
Nowadays since emerging from the lockdown, he performs more frequently as a quartet with The Mosquitoes featuring Oliver Darling on guitar and vocals with Paul Riley on bass and Malcolm Mills behind the drums. The set lists for these airings of his own works are punctuated with fabulous renderings of songs by others, incomparably re-modelled by the hands and voice of the now soulful frontman - Geraint Watkins.
This tough sounding radio edit of Peter Green’s Rollin’ Man featuring Oliver Darling is due for release 8th November 2024.
Video & photos : https://www.lastmusic.co.uk
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