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Mike Newsham

About Me

Basically, i dont wanna stop playing guitar, singing and writing songs..playing gigs etc, either on my own or with BOSS CAINE who i play drums and mandolin for..keep it country baby!So, i've been playin solo for about 5 years now and have played venues up and down the country and done local supports for the likes of Jesse Malin,The Sam Roberts Band,Guillemots,The Yards,Laura Veirs,Deadstring Brothers,Eric Mongrain,Martin Grech,Mohair,Peter Rowan,Shed Seven,Gina Villalobos,Four Day Hombre,Cardboard Radio,Eileen Rose and blah blah blah.. I've played in a few bands over the years!!Brace (guitar),Slater (drums),Colour of Fire (bass) and Runaway Sons (drums)..and am always keen on a spot of moonlighting or a good ol jam!I'm constantly writing and trying to book gigs anywhere and everywhere..and WILL have some new recordings finished soon..so watch this space!

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Member Since: 11/07/2006
Band Website: mikenewsham.co.uk
Influences: wilco,neil young,lemonheads,nirvana,paul simon,the clash,the band,sublime,weezer,elvis,calexico,stones,whiskeytown,fleetw ood mac,josh ritter,jimmy eat world,bruce springsteen,toots and the maytals,bb king,jack daniels,joni mitchell,dave grohl,johnny cash,the specials,elvis costello,camel lights,tommy tucker,john martyn,brian wilson,chilli's,sonic youth,jesse malin,nofx,burning spear,green tea,pixies,buddy holly,led zepellin,gin blossoms,chuck berry,ryan adams,john mclaughlin,arcade fire,golden virginia,the descendents,nick drake,gnr,me first and the gimme gimmes,supertramp,beastie boys,aerosmith,brandston,dandy warhols,3 day benders,phil spector,janes addiction,everly brothers,smashin pumpkins,the who,belle and sebastian,violent femmes,beck,white stripes,sweet mary jane,jimi hendrix,tom petty,the doors,stevie wonder,pearl jam,bob dylan,corona,pistols,j church,ataris,blur,jeff buckley and his dad,blind melon and all those lovely people i get to jam and play with...aaaaaaaahhhhhh.could go on and on and..
Sounds Like: bit like all the above battered out on an acoustic guitar at the moment....
Record Label: none

My Blog

Gettin there..sort of

So I've just put up a  newish tune that i recorded one rather pleasant afternoon with Sam Forrest (Nine Black Alps/Sorry Kisses)..its me playin all the instruments you hear, s...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:15:00 GMT

New Tune!

Hey hey, here's a new mix of 'Halfway home' and new song 'knew you were right'.I recorded both of these at casa Ben's, and wrote 'kywr' in the garden in about 10 minutes and 30 minutes later I had wha...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:58:00 GMT

Greetings all!!

Welcome to my new page its been a long time coming, and there will be more tunes on the way soon..the last couple on here are really old but in the next week or two there should be some more..Bee...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:12:00 GMT