"Hey there FANS… Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your new year! My new year has started off in an amazing way, and partly because of this very exciting announcement that I have for you all.
I have brought on an additional guitar player and I think that a lot of you may know him. I am so excited to welcome Mike Hill (formally of Whiskey Basin) to the band! I’m so fortunate and so blessed to be able to have Mike join our band family. I have been courting him for months now but the timing was never right until now. If you have never heard Mike rip up a guitar solo, then you are missing out! Mike brings with him a plethora of musical knowledge, skill and a great fan base of his own. So let me also say to the new fans, WELCOME and THANK YOU for your continued support! Having Mike join us means that I now have one hell of a bad ass band! Mike… thank you so much for choosing me. I know that there are plenty of projects you could have taken on. I’m thrilled to have you and look forward to making beautiful music together for a long, long time.
In addition to Mike playing lead electric guitar, he will also be singing backup harmonies. After hiring my new female backup singer Tiffany a few months ago, this now means we have THREE PART VOCAL HARMONY! Tiffany is beautiful and an amazingly talented singer. That girl can hit notes that will make you want to smack your momma! Kevan, our band manager and my guitar player for over two years, is still playing guitar and will now also be playing acoustic guitar and mandolin! Tim Pope, my kick butt drummer who has been with me for just over a year, is still banging on the drums behind me. Tim is a character, and if you have never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, come say hi at the next show you attend. He loves hanging with the fans and is truly a super nice guy and a great friend to me. We have recently added a new 6 string advanced bass player to the mix also. I think Doobie has been playing bass since he was born, and is absolutely amazing. He has taken on the role of our music director and is helping us make music like we have never made before. I’ve also brought on a new keys player! Warren is unbelievable and is one of the most gifted keys players I have ever met.
Just as Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life, so is this band. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t get any better then these guys. I am the luckiest country singer in the world! Their loyalty and commitment to me and to this dream we are living is just unheard of. This is our year… you mark my words. I hope you will all come out and support us at as many shows as you can. I’m so blessed to have fans and friends that come to shows, buy my music and send fan mail. For those of you who buy beer koozies and show up wearing your April Phillips t-shirts… I see you… I know you’re there… and I am so grateful for you all."
- April Phillips
January 10, 2011
Are you ready for Daytona’s biggest country music event of the year?
This Saturday, October 16th it’s JAM FOR AMERICA!
We are so thankful to have been asked to play this huge show!
We will be opening for a few people you may have heard of….
Bucky Covington…
Chris Cagle…
John Anderson…
AND Gretchen Wilson!!
Whiskey Basin will take the stage at 3PM and we hope as many of our fans as possible will come out and support!
We need you jumping to “Blame It On Boston”, singing at the top of your lungs to “Plans We Made” and shakin’ your tailfeathers to “When Drinkin’ Won’t Do The Trick”!
There is a new photo gallery of Whiskey Basin performing Live at the House Of Blues on Saturday, July 17th, 2010.
We played the House Of Blues show to a sold-out crowd of over 2,100 people, and can’t wait to do it again soon! Other acts that night included April Phillips, Patrick Gibson and Michael Ray.
You can also catch us headlining at The Barn in Sanford on August 21st, as well as several other major venues in Florida, including the Daytona International Speedway and the Bike Week Battlegrounds.
Guys, get your driving caps on! Yes that’s right, it’s time for a roadtrip as Whiskey Basin plays their first show in Macon, Georgia this Saturday Night!
Whiskey River is an entire entertainment COMPLEX, so those of you arriving before the show will have PLENTY TO DO until we start on Saturday night! We’re stoked to play at this excellent venue.
We hope you’ll come up and join us!
Whiskey River
4570 Pio Nono Avenue
Macon, GA 31206-5062 478-788-3000
WB is playing a major show at the HOUSE OF BLUES on JULY 17th, 2010, and we love it when all of you, our friends and fans, come out and support us!
ATTENTION WB FANS!!! GET YOUR FREE TICKET FROM US!!!
House of Blues has LIMITED SEATING for this event. We want you all to come out and see us at HOB, but before you do, Please Make sure you get a ticket that is marked “WHISKEY BASIN” from any of us in the band!
TICKETS ARE FREE, and SO IS PARKING! NO CLUB OR ENTRANCE FEE!
WB Live and On The Air!
This Sunday, Whiskey Basin was Live and On The Air on Beach 92.7 FM for a one-hour live Acoustic special, complete with interviews, acoustic performances of three of the songs on the Seven Sundays Album, and plenty of tracks from that album as well. We never get a chance to sit and listen to our own work, so it was a joy for us to do that, and bring all the listeners a little bit of what we have to offer, live on the radio!
If you missed the live performance, you can hear it all on OUR MEDIA PAGE.
For the third weekend in a row, Whiskey Basin will be debuting more new material from some of the hottest country artists on the planet! Come out and support Whiskey Basin as we get you all ready for the summer with fresh, stone-cold badass material that you can drink right out of the bottle! We are ready to kick off the season with our Boots On and of course all you ladies who love country boys! It’s guaranteed to be better than any 8 Second Ride you’ve been on anywhere else in town! Club Information
801 South Nova Road
Ormond Beach, FL 32174-7368 386.673.0904 Click Here For Directions
Battle with Cancer “You guys (Whiskey Basin) changed my life making it brighter in so many ways. You are like a second family to me and I love you all. Thanks for all your prayers and inspiring music. I’d like to share my story with all your fans.”
Susan M. Doan
Ormond Beach
2010
“For those of you who don’t know me from the shows my name is Susan and I’m 36 years old. I’ve been friends with the band and Seymour family for some time now. Last year (2009) I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and thought my life was over. Thanks to the support of my family, Whiskey Basin and families, and their fabulous Seven Sundays CD, I got through all my chemo, down days and sleepless nights. The band and family members provided me with so much prayer and inspiration to keep me going. I don’t recall ever missing a show unless I was in the hospital for some reason, and that broke my heart.”
“I AM NOW CANCER FREE as of 1/6/2010 and proud of myself - but most of all, having the Whiskey Basin family by my side. The last treatment I’ve had to complete was 33 days of radiation, Monday through Friday. Every day. Even going through that didn’t stop me from enjoying a show or a Whiskey Basin Party. They’ve seen my wounds and what I’ve endured and conquered, yet they always seem to help relieve my pain. They are my true inspiration. Luv ya.
Come to a show, buy a CD, meet the band and you’ll understand what I mean.”
Susan,
we can’t tell you how touched we are by this letter and yes, your struggle has been at times an uphill battle - we will always be there to help push you up that last step to the top of the hill if you need us.
Congratulations lady. You’re cancer free!
C’mon out and get ready for a wild weekend…
Don’t miss us tonight and tomorrow as we return to the World Famous Boot Hill Saloon on Main Street - Daytona Beach!
No Cover… Good Drinks… Good Friends… Good Music… some BRAND NEW SONGS nobody’s heard yet… you can’t miss this one guys!
PLUS!
One of our good friends, Susan, got hit with a something very serious and life-affecting - but she fought back. Now, she is CANCER-FREE, and we plan to give her one hell of a show this weekend to celebrate it!
Come out and congratulate her Friday and Saturday from 9PM until …???
There is a new photo gallery of Whiskey Basin performing Live at the House Of Blues on Saturday, July 17th, 2010.
