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Mike Rolland

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About Me

Ive been in various bands over the years- all good in their own way. Now I've gone solo and I'm loving it! There are a couple of live and very rough demos here. I also play guitar for The Neon Trees which is grand.I get asked about my guitars quite a bit. Acoustic wise I use a Gibson J45 exclusively- its a wonderful guitar- bought it new last year- no problems yet!I also use a 1988 USA Strat with lace pickups on it- Shes a bit battered now but still plays like a star. And I plug this straight into a 40w Fender valver which is a great sounding amp but if you are thinking of getting one I'd consider an extension cab as well. Ive recently bought another guitar off a luthier called Stephen Hart who is based in Oldham, lancs. Its a weird looking thing, like a les paul thats been put through a mangle. It plays like a dream though!

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Member Since: 1/27/2006
Band Website: mikerolland.com
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Influences: beatles stones kinks tomwaits terry reid dylan harrison seger springsteen mozart sinatra fretwell crosbystillsnash beachboys jansch daveygraham pistols buzzcocks pogues girlsaloud blur paul simon lennon harrison and starr 10cc animals eric burdon urethra franklin otis redding radiohead bad company badly drawn boy belle and sebastian buddy holly billie holiday cat stevens chuck berry creedence clearwater revival bowie donovan elliot smith elvis costello the king clapton everlys fleetwood mac joe cocker martha wainwright mozza nick drake pink floyd plusmanymanymore
Sounds Like: Something old, something new, something borrowed and usually blue
Record Label: Matchbox Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Its a Frogs Life

Hello All- Ive been reet busy with work and stuff so I've not been doing much recently but a couple of things going onFirstly I've been featured on the excellent Its a Frogs Life podcast- Have a liste...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Thu, 17 May 2007 11:44:00 PST

Songs and Poetry

Was in the pub t'other night- chatting with a few friends about whether song lyrics are poetry or not. I dont really know what makes a collection of words suddenly become a poem- verses?Rhythm?Pretens...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:10:00 PST

Loman + Mike Rolland

I'm supporting Loman on Friday 9th  Feb at the Royal Oak in Poulton. I'm looking forward to this one - Gus is an old friend of mine who I havent seen for ?7 years?As no one will of heard of them ...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:01:00 PST

The Big Indie Comback Vol 3

Hello People!As most of you are aware I've signed a small deal with Matchbox Recordings who are releasing Fell in Love With You on their next album- The Big Indie Comeback Vol 3.The Album is a compila...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:16:00 PST

More Airplay

Hi guys More good news!! Fell in love with you has now been selected for airplay on an LA based site called Desert Highway Radio. Link: http://www.deserthighwayradio.com I was only informed this AM s...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:32:00 PST

More radio play!

Hello peeps- Fell in love with you has been selected by another internet radio station for their playlist. Its Moozikoo radio which is based in Nashville in the you ess of hay. The link is w...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:59:00 PST

Featured Artist

Well hello people. I've been chosen as the featured artist for November on www.singersongwriter.ws Check it out! Cheers Mike...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:38:00 PST

Fell in Love With you selected for airplay on t'internet

Hi folks- Just to let you know that my song Fell in Love With You has been selected for airplay on one of these new fangled internet radio stations. Its called The Songwriters Network  I've liste...
Posted by Mike Rolland on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:42:00 PST