My name is Chaarles Ashley Willimon, and I am a St. Louis native who has made his home in North Carolina. I have been playing music solo and with several groups in NC and in St. Louis for nearly ten years. Currently, I am working on a solo album for later this year. br
Towards the end of high school, I was in a few unharolded punk and grunge bands in STL, but my musical side-career really started in 1999 with my college roomie Nowell and by musical brother Taylor. This relationship sparked a band that has been on the burner for nearly over nine years. Originally called Writing in the Grey, changed to Long Time Coming, and currently existing as The Scooter Pirates; Taylor and I still collaborate today and we are working on our second album.
I also have been lucky to be a part of several other successful and musically fulfilling groups over the past six or seven years. I was the bass player/bg vox for the college jam band called The Deloris Revenge (originally coined The Papa D. Band); the bassist//bg vox for the Davidson based Blues/Rock band Tumblin' Dice; the guitarist/bg vox for the duo known as The Isms; and the co-composer of the electronc group once called Z-TaQoz. I also relished the oppurtunity to write music with and play behind Tennessee-based recording artist Julie Hirsh.
I have accompanied many other local bands as a guest musician or accompaniest. These bands include but are not limited to: Billy Jones and the Pocket, Metaphorius, The Innuendos, Don Eidman, Attila's Honey, and several other solo artists.
Right now, aside from the Scooter Pirates, I am playing and writing music with a few other groups:
In The Orsons, alongside Tex Santos and DJ Gristle, I play acoustic and electric guitar, bass, ukulele, and sing (as do we all). We all share equal parts in the songwriting.
In the Vel-Crows, with Todd Farmer and a revolving door of other musicians, I play guitar and sing harmony.
I am the singer/songwriter for the Charlotte based alt/folk group Sandcrawler. Other members include John Burns of bass and Chris Steude ..s and mandolin.
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