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Miles Winter Roberts

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About Me

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Video for "Sha La La in My Life"

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Full Name: Miles Winter Roberts Singer/Songwriter

Origin:
UK. However, was raised in Ibiza and spent years in Hamburg from where he discovered Eastern Europe and the Rivieras. An International through and through. Quadra-lingual.

Education:
Hotel management, actually! Course work suffered through inability to put down the guitar, or stay away from bars doing gigs. Eventually took to the road and learnt from that old-school favourite: Real Life.

Previous bands:
Miles From Nowhere, Whiskey Smile, The Wandering Hands. (Who!?) Got very involved in Pinky Poos Are your parents still together? in London. THE innovative open mic/acoustic performance show for about 7 years. Every Tuesday. (One night a week. Thats a whole year of life. Eek!) Performed with fantastic players there: Kevin Armstrong, Blair McKeachan, JC001, Keziah Jones, and more

Released 'Shoo-Lallelujah . . .' in 2000 on his own label, Chocolate Box. It featured Spanish guitarist Stephen Dunphy and was instrumental in getting his songs widely spread around. Recorded live, in Mono, on Mini Disk in a Basement Bar in Bayswater, this album went all around the world to surprising response!

Having just released the second single off the Steve Brown-produced EP Escapado, the release is being prepared for the first Winter Roberts album, 'Daymaker' recorded live in front of an intimate audience of 200.

Live Performances:
Ronnie Scotts, Café de Paris, Café Royal: London
Cutting Room, Back Fence, The Under Score: NYC
Sopot Festival: Poland (1st place), Çesme Festival: Turkey (1st place)
Grosse Freiheit, Logo, Musikhalle, Kaiserkeller: Hamburg
The Casino of Ibiza with Nina van Pallant of Nina and Frederik.
and a thousand or so bar gigs - too many to mention!

Bizarrest Situation? (Amongst many...;-):
Meeting heroes Johnny Cash and José Feliciano on the same day. . . in Poland!

Other:

Working with The Big Issue in support of the homeless. The Big Issue celebrates 15 years of operating their 'Hand Up, not Hand Out' policy. 'Dont Lose Your Home' by Winter Roberts donated to the foundation and becomes the first ever free download for the Big Issue. See blogs above for more - and what's next!

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Member Since: 11/15/2005
Band Website: winterroberts.com
Band Members:

Miles Winter Roberts: Guitar and Vocals.
Tom Pilling: Piano and Keys.
Roberto Ares: Drums and Percussion.
Matt Radford: Double Bass.
Gordon Mills: Drums

All songs written by MWR.

Produced by Steve Brown.
(Wham!, Manic Street Preachers and The Cult.)
Check his site for more.


Influences: Carole King, Jose Feliciano, JJ Cale, Neil Diamond, Nat King Cole, Elton John (Yellow Brick Road era), Trini Lopez!, Sinatra (Frank and Nancy), Nancy and Lee!, Bacharach, Rodrigo, Rodriguez!, Blair MacKichan, Tim Hardin, Peter Sarstedt, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Joni Mitchel (Blue), Keziah Jones, Tony Joe White, Eagles, Beatles and Stones, The Band, Bob Dylan, Chris Smither, Bonnie Raitt, Dr John, Harry Nielsen, Paul Simon.
Sounds Like: ... Van Morrison having dinner with Neil Diamond and Jose Feliciano, Carole King cooking in the background with some old James Taylor recipes, waiting for JJ Cale to arrive... all set on an island somewhere... at sundown. That's pretty much what it sounds like!
Record Label: Sidewalk 7
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TV in Malta!

Ta Dah!Hi Guys, long time no blog!! I've been invited to by the very good Tony Moore to appear on his TV show in Malta tomorrow, and thought you might like to view on line!It's here: www.one.com.mt"Le...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:13:00 PST

SXSWet Shave

Hi, it's Miles on your Dials...I've got my prestigious debut at Café Caffeine in Austin (TX) on Friday at 8pm (909 W. Mary St.), but this isn't about that.I discovered THE coolest barbershop in the WO...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:13:00 PST

Nashville...

Nuts..! Tonight I find myself in Nashville, after a tortured twenty-year wait. Arriving in a bloodshot-skyline sunset, clutching the reins of a diamond-white charger, dining fine, then taking the stag...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:02:00 PST

Magic Numbers support Big Issue Anniversary Gig - Sept 23rd

  There's a multi act benefit show for the Big Issue Foundation, to celebrate 15 years of The Big Issue, London's own Street Magazine, founded by John Bird on September 11th, 1991. I'll be hosti...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:07:00 PST

'Sha La La La ' in Gibraltar

"Sha La La La!" is currently being played to bits on BFBS1 and 2, a first apparently, and is therefore going out worldwide to the troops and their neighbours (200 M). I just returned from Gibraltar, ...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:26:00 PST

Another First: BIG ISSUE MUSIC DOWNLOAD

Guys and Girls! I have another first here... I am most proud to be the first Artist to have a free music download with the Big Issue. Recorded live at the same time as the new album, 'Don't Lose Your ...
Posted by Miles Winter Roberts on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:43:00 PST