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About Me

We remember a time when you could rock and sing along to a song....we are true to that formula.Our songs explore the journey of life as we have lived it...the lessons learned along the way....the joys of life....the weaknesses of human nature...we perform in venues large and small....electric get up and dance gigs... acoustic coffee house gigs....house concerts too.To buy digital downloads, go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/swbandits.

Click here to watch SWB's latest music video, Ooh-rah.

Check out other music videos at www.secondwindbandits.com .

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Member Since: 1/18/2007
Band Website: secondwindbandits.com
Band Members:Bill Mulroney (leader and main songwriter,on vocals and guitar).Gary Garvin (Bass Guitar,guitar,vocals)John Donovan (Keyboards, Electric Guitar,vocals)Jay Dennis (Drums, Percussion,vocals)Other musical artists who have performed as SWBs include Tom Blood on vocals and guitar,Charlie Plunkett on guitar and vocals,Andy Conversano on drums,Mickey Meiklejohn on harmonica,and Mike Lessin on electric guitar.
Influences: The late 60s.....Dylan,Beatles,Stones,Muddy Waters,James Taylor,Willie Nelson,Neil Diamond,etc.
Sounds Like: You can probably hear echos of the Beatles and Harry Chapin ,among other artists. But we think we sound very much like ourselves...we have a versatile repertoire consisting of both original songs and cover tunes.We perform lots of classic rock and country as well as blues,folk rock,rockabilly and coffee house style music.
Record Label: Big Tent Rock Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Gift of Love

...this is the title track for the SWB's upcoming release.....it is hard to tell you how this song came to be.....lots of bits came together....personal betrayal.... the haves and the have nots....the...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:45:00 PST

Lovers Never Rest on Sunday and Stockbridge Bound

.....Lovers Never Rest on Sunday is one of my favorite creations.....I wish Frank Sinatra was still around....I would have loved to hear him sing it,with that classic finger snap of his....well, I ain...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:33:00 PST

...my velveteen rabbit....

...this would make the perfect anniversary song(or valentine's day song) for any loving couple who have managed to hold it together thru the years.....the song began as a poem by my old friend M...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Mon, 26 May 2008 04:01:00 PST

...A Tent in the Desert...

...We occasionally tread into dangerous territory....a folky blues track...about the true misery that can result from bad decisions......
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:00 PST

Baby Lets Ride

....The SWBs have performed Baby Let's Ride for awhile now....we've rocked it,rolled it,powered it up and powered it down.....this is a new take on the song,and I like this one best.....acoustic...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:46:00 PST

Performing at the National Cherry Blossom Festival

...well the SWBs performed yesterday afternoon on the Tidal Basin Stage by the Jefferson Memorial in Wasington DC......it was an experience to treasure....and I will.....beautiful day....mid 70s....pa...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:20:00 PST

....change....

....yes the subject of this blog is change,the most overused word in the dictionary in 2008.....first,the SWBs are taking a break in April from doing our live music party/open mike at American Leg Pos...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:46:00 PST

..,,,new album...

....the SWBs will playing our last big gig for awhile this friday,march 14 at the Outta the Way Cafe in Derwood,Md.....after that Bandit Bill will focus primarilly on finishing up a new album,tentativ...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:45:00 PST

...the importance of home....

.....I remember a line from the John Lennon song Isolation...."everybody's got to have a home".......it's so true....and like a flowerbed,you have to spend time watering,weeding,and fertil...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:40:00 PST

..old friends...

...over the past few years I have reconnected with a goodly number of old friends from college and even high school....I moved from Long Island over 30 years ago for the DC area,and really had lost al...
Posted by Second Wind Bandits on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:17:00 PST