Belfast born-Internationally acclaimed blues artist Mike Wilgar has been playing harmonica from the tender age of nine,

He is said to be among the hardest working blues musicians in the UK, He performs a massive 100-200 gigs a year and is

very active in the local blues scene, keen to create and nurture opportunities for up and coming musicians with the Belfast

Blues Jam and ongoing tour...ing shows such as THE ROCK-N-BLUES ROADSHOW that features many top blues artist

and regularly gives new acts an opportunity in the spotlight .

Mikes album "Swimming with sharks' has been well received on an international level and has had great reviews from the

music industry and music press alike.
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QUOTE -"Mike's vocal is comparable to that of Robert Plant this works well and i'm sure will be well received by LedZep fans

the world over"
-BRUCE IGLAUER founder ALLIGATOR RECORDS
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QUOTE-Mike Wilgar and his guitarist Davey Turley tantalised the crowd at the Jakarta International Blues Festival press

conference with an acoustic guitar and harmonica rendition of the blues classic "Kansas City Blues"
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
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Mike has also been active on the international blues scene sharing the bill with the likes of Wilko Johnson,,Yan Akkerman Gougan,

Blues shelter, Cara Grainger, Eric Bell, Rab McCullough, and many many more. Mike can also be seen regularly performing as a guest

with the reformed Rory Gallagher band "Taste" and has played on their album "A TASTE OF RORY" a personally meaningful

achievement for Mike as his cousin "Wilgar Campbell" was one of Rory Gallaghers drummers.
The Mike Wilgar Band are some of the finest and most respected musicians ever to come out of Northern Ireland

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