Biography
Will Killeen was born in Mayo, Ireland. He taught himself guitar from an early age and was influencd by Howlin'' Wolf, Doc Watson, The Pretty Things, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones to name a few. Soon he was performing around London.
Will''s unique-Blues guitar style shows influences from a mixture of Country, Celtic, Eastern and Rock music. Apart from playing at various venues and festivals in London and the rest of England, he also tours regularly in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Germany and the United States.
Wherever he plays, he amazes audiences with his own compositions and new arrangements of traditional songs. He not only plays guitar but also banjo and harmonica and sings with a voice reminiscent of some of the early American Blues singers.
He is considered to be one of the foremost slide guitar players in Europe today. As well as his solo performances, Will also leads an electric band.
Festivals played include:
Farnham, Edinburgh, Windsor, Telford, Iron Bridge, Burnley, Malvern,
Port Laouse, Thomastown, Worcester, Salisbury, Castlebar, Brentwood, Guildford, Hemut, Belluno, Padova, Feltra, Birmingham, Magna Carat, Essex,
Oxford, London Blues ''88, Colne, Dublin, Bowling Green Cork, Felltra,
Brighton, Hereford, Banbury, Worth Matravers and Carrick on Bannow.
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