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About Me

Formed in the spring of 2001 in Huntington, WV, Guinness Clarkeâ€™s Wine is a seven-piece, eclectic rock and roll band. Talents range from traditional American instruments to African percussion. With a guitar-driven sound, pop-friendly harmonies and unforgettable, heartfelt songwriting, GCW is rapidly becoming a regional favorite.GCWâ€™s members claim a variety of musical influences. This musical diversity constitutes the bandâ€™s unique soundâ€”a blend of almost every imaginable genre. Jeff Ellis, lead vocals and guitar, hails from the Springsteen era of songwriting. Joe Bailey, bass, mandolin and percussion, shares a love of all things metal with newcomer Daniel Johnson, drums. Adding to the massive percussion onslaught is Gregg Radcliff, a student/teacher of African dance and rhythm. Phil James, keyboards and vocals, is GCWâ€™s Beatles influence. Sharing constant lead and rhythm duties, and creating the big guitar sound that has come to define GCW, are Mitch Linville and Damon Adkins, who come from the school of 70s rock and roll. Together, these guys form GCW.The band released its second independent album, â€œPort,â€ in October of 2003. Through consistent touring and shameless self-promotion, GCW has found its way into the hearts, minds and stereos of thousands of fans.

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Member Since: 6/15/2004
Band Members: Jeff Ellis-vocals, guitar, harmonica Mitch Linville-guitar Damon Adkins-guitar Joe Bailey-bass, mandolin Phil James-keyboards, vocals Daniel Johnson-drums Gregg Radcliffe-percussion
Influences: Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Beatles, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Tool, Rush, Toad the Wet Sprocket
Sounds Like: Guinness Clarke's Wine
Record Label: What's that?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Mandolin Joe

You asked for it, you got it... "Mandolin Joe" is now available on the GCW myspace player. "MJ" is from GCW's self-titled debut, and is now only available through Caustic Eye Productions (while ...
Posted by Guinness Clarke's Wine on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:08:00 PST

GCW@Holberby's Landing, May 26th, 2006

The three founding members of GCW (Jeff, Joe, and Phil) will be performing at Holderby's Landing in Huntington, WV on May 26th, 2006. This will be an acoustic setting much like the earlier GCW s...
Posted by Guinness Clarke's Wine on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:28:00 PST

If GCW were to record another album...

I've been recently thinking of the best GCW album, and I have decided that it's the one that we never recorded. Anyone who came to the shows probably can name off a favorite song ...
Posted by Guinness Clarke's Wine on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:38:00 PST

Seperate Ways and Side Projects

After another highly successful year in 2004, GCW suprised everyone by simply fading into the ether of obscurity early in 2005 when they decided to part ways and pursue other interests. Singer/s...
Posted by Guinness Clarke's Wine on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:22:00 PST

Show Dates

I can barely keep up with our show dates myself, so no way am I going to spend more time posting them here!!! If you want to know our show dates, visit the website (www.gcwband.net). There's more sh...
Posted by Guinness Clarke's Wine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST