"This is unmistakably and unashamedly British blues" - 'Blues in Britain ' magazine 
***** December 2024 *****
December News
*** Seasons Greetings *** Yes it's that time of the year once again Christmas will soon be upon us. Time to regroup and get ready for 2025! *** Gigs *** Just a couple more gigs to go this year and then its full steam ahead for the launch of my brand new album in 2025 oh yeah! *** Gigs 2025 *** I'm currently taking bookings for gigs in 2025 and 2026 so please get in touch so we can get things in the diary. ***** See you all further on up the road *****. 
***** Great to play support and catch up with the awesome Erin Harpe and Jim Countryman from the USA at the recent Tenby Blues Festival. *****
November News
*** Tenby Blues Festival *** I'm delighted to be playing the Acoustic Stage at Tenby Blues Festival Saturday 9th November 1pm. Tenby Blues is one of the best festivals on the UK Blues circuit situated in such a beautiful seaside village...come on down for the weekend. Please check my Shows page for further details. *** New Music *** 2025 is going to be a big year for my new music starting in January 2025 with the release of my new single, 'Regular Man". If you would like to review my music in advance please get in touch via my contact page so we can supply you with a full EPK. *** Gigs 2025 *** I'm currently taking bookings for gigs in 2025 and 2026 so please get in touch so we can get things in the diary. ***** See you all further on up the road ***** October News
*** NEW SINGLE *** The big news is that we have a release date for my brand new single “Regular Man” - Friday 17th January 2025 on Bad Monkey Records across all streaming sites. With more releases planned throughout 2025…watch this space! *** Live Gigs *** I’ve had a great run of gigs recently including my first ever visit to the Black Bear in Tewkesbury a great pub with a lot of history, in fact it is the oldest pub in Gloucestershire. Speaking of great gigs I am delighted to be back at D’Arcy wines in Cheltenham on 4th October 6pm, it’s a great intimate venue were I can get up close and personal and you get to drink some fabulous wines! Check my shows page for details. ***** See you all further on up the road ***** September News
*** NEW ALBUM *** all songs have now been recorded and we are at the final mix/mastering stage. Plans for a single and album release date are almost complete so watch this space for updates...it's going to be my best album to date and I can't wait to share it with you! *** BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN *** it was great to be part of the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival once again over the August Bank Holiday weekend and my blues festival tour moves onto the Wotton Blues Festival on the 21st September followed by more gigs down here in Gloucestershire. As always check my show page for details. ***** See you all further on up the road... ***** This August i will be back in the studio and on the road.
*** NEW ALBUM is coming along nicely and will be ready for release very soon...watch this space. I will be back in the studio just to finish off the last couple of songs then I will be ready to share what I think is my best ever album!! *** ON THE ROAD AGAIN yep back on the road in August hitting there festival trail starting in Nibley then off back to good old Colne for the Great British Blues Festival...please check my show page for details. ***** See you all further on up the road... ***** 
* GIGS - Really enjoying playing some local gigs and catching up with the good folk of Cheltenham, hopefully there will be plenty more to come. Please check my Shows page for details. * BLUES FESTIVALS - Really pleased to announce that I will be playing at least 3 blues festivals this year. Its great to be back at the Great British R&B Festival in Colne, followed by The Wotton Blues Festival and rounding things off in November with an appearance on the main acoustic stage at the fantastic Tenby Blues Festival. * NEW ALBUM -Things are still moving swiftly on behind the scenes with my brand new album which should be ready by the summer...will keep you posted. See you further on yup the road... ***** 
* Well as the leaves start to fall and Autumn kicks in it's a good time to reflect and then plan ahead for the future. First off it was great to be gigging back up in my home county of Lancashire once again at the Urban Arts Studio in Lytham St Annes, a great little venue with a very receptive crowd, loved it!
* It was great to be invited back to play the Wotton Blues Festival once again, a super Blues Festival down in the lovely village of Wotton -Under-Edge. Another great crowd made for yet another great gig. * Well I'm pleased to say I'm going to be back in the studio soon to start working on my brand new album for release Spring/Summer 2024...will keep you posted. * I'm taking bookings for 2024 and 2025 so please get in touch, festivals, events, house concerts...you name it I can do it! * And finally if you would like a copy of my current album, "The Story So Far..." it is now available on all streaming sites and CD format too. Why not have a listen on Spotify? If you want to download a copy or get your hands on a physical CD then head on over to Bandcamp, https://gedwilson.bandcamp.com/ See you further on up the road oh yeah!
* Well I'm pleased to announce my brand new album, "The Story So Far..." is now available on all streaming sites and CD format too. Why not have a listen on Spotify? If you want to download a copy or get your hands on a physical CD then head on over to Bandcamp,
https://gedwilson.bandcamp.com/ * Couple of gigs to tell you about this month. First off back up to my home county of Lancashire to the Urban Arts centre in Lytham St Annes on Friday 8th September starting at 8pm and it's free! Following that I will be playing at the Wotton Blues Festival on Sunday 17th September at 1:45pm also free event, check the link below for further details, https://www.wottonbluesfest.org/ See you further on up the road oh yeah! 
* Well August is upon us...the great British summer is in full flow...of mainly rain but sunshine could breakout anytime soon so make sure you've got your Ged Wilson sunglasses!!
* CLICK ON LINK BELOW, https://gedwilson.bandcamp.com/merch/sunglasses * Upton Blues Festival was a blast...what a great event in the Blues calendar and such a lovely setting. 
* And don't forget my brand new album, "The Story So Far..." is available in CD format at gigs and soon to be made available online too. In the meantime if you want a copy please let me know. The digital release will be announced shortly.
See you further on up the road...Ged 
* Well July is upon us and it is going to be a big month here at Wilson towers with the launch of my brand new album, "The Story So Far..." - initially it will be available only on CD with a digital release to follow soon, CD's will be available exclusively at Upton Blues Festival on Friday 21st July, check website for details,
https://upton-blues-festival.co.uk/event/acoustic-stage/ * Upton Blues Festival is one of the highlights of the British Blues calendar and I'm really looking forward to playing there for there first time...hope to see you all there. 
* With the launch of the new album you can expect pop up gigs locally, more on this soon. Following on from Upton the album will be available via Bandcamp, if you want a copy please drop me a line via my contact page or social media and of course please feel free to get in touch...we are all in this together.
Enjoy the sunshine Ged * Well it's officially summertime so it's great to kick off with a gig in early June. The Carpenters Arms in Miserden is a great music venue as well as great beer, food and of course people! So why not come on down.
* The new album is almost ready for release...will confirm the date shortly.
* As always please keep in touch and drop me line via the contact page or through Facebook... it's good to talk! Cheers Ged * Well May is upon us and it is straight into a May bank holiday special on Sunday 7th May 2023 at the good old Frog & Fiddle Cheltenhams premier music venue. It's a full day and night special - 12 top acts so why not come on down you can recover on the Monday! See poster below for details.
* Getting lots of radio airplay and plenty of good feedback for my latest single 'URBAN BLUES" why not check it out on all the usual digital music sites and maybe download too.....support independent artists its the future! * Things are now starting to take shape for my first album release with Bad Monkey Records watch this space as they say....more to follow soon. * As always please keep in touch and drop me line via the contact page or through Facebook... it's good to talk! Cheers Ged 
* First Festival of 2023
Pleased to be playing my first festival of the year in the wilds of Winchester at WildFest...check shows page for details. * Urban Blues single released I'm delighted to say my latest single Urban Blues has been released through Bad Monkey Records and it's getting plenty of airplay. Why not check it out and download it as every little donation helps fund their next release...don't be shy and support independent musicians....we love you for it! * On tour in Fuerteventura! Managed to sneak in a gig at The Talk of the Town in Fuerteventura in March...I had to play my cards right! * As always, don't forget to sign up to my mailing list as there are lots of exciting things in the pipeline! Let's keep in touch...see you further on up the road. Ged * Back in the Studio
This month I'm back in the studio to record some brand new material for my new release with Bad Monkey Records later this year...watch this space. * Upton Blues Festival I'm delighted to announce that I will be playing the Upton Blues Festival this year. Really looking forward to this one! * As always, don't forget to sign up to my mailing list as there are lots of exciting things in the pipeline! Let's keep in touch...see you further on up the road. Ged 
***** Record Deal *****
I’m pleased to announce that I have taken a step up and signed to Bad Monkey Records I’m really looking forward to working with these guys. This is what Bad Monkey Records had to say, A big welcome to the Bad Monkey Label to Ged Wilson (that's Jed with a G as he says!). With some new material in the pipelines we here at Bad Monkey can't wait to share the next stage in his journey with you! His own dedicated page on our website is open and more content and links will follow in the coming weeks so keep checking back. With a large back catalogue and new material coming soon, we are sure you will love all that is Ged Wilson! It's great to have you on board and here's to the journey. #GedWilson #BadMonkeyRecords #Blues https://www.badmonkeyrecords.com/ged-wilson There will be more to follow soon but in the meantime why not keep up to date by subscribing to our mailing list. *****
I am pleased to announce that my single, "Cool Summer Breeze" has now racked up more than 50,000 streams on Spotify. You can check out the song at, https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GhtBTujM1JXnEkERHaMR7 
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