Bill Waugh
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2012 | SELF
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Woke up this morning with Bills song stuck in my head, if were goin down were going down, break with me. du, nuh nuh, nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh. You rock bill!-Dustin Millard
What an interesting sound
really love your music
great work
Best wishes from France
Pascal
Sara Robz
Just Came by to say HI! love the music
IBU - R&B/Pop
Showing love and respect. Keep up the good work!
57Heavy
Hey Billy! How are ya? You should wip out your acoustic at a coffee shop or something. I'll go for sure. I'd love to see you play! Nice music dude. Shane
Valerie
I've made The Curse the song that plays on my profile! Its epic!
- The fans:
Wrapping up the week with a look back on the artists who were part of our Idaho Rockers CD compilation series. Here’s the latest news on what they have going on right now:
Craving Dawn are set to take part in a series of tour dates that will see them playing in the Idaho area to give fans from all different locales the opportunity to check out and up and coming rock act looking to one day make it to the big leagues... - Esente Music Group
Wrapping up the week with a look back on the artists who were part of our Idaho RockersCD compilation series. Here’s the latest news on what they have going on right now:
Craving Dawn are set to take part in a series of tour dates that will see them playing in the Idaho area to give fans from all different locales the opportunity to check out and up and coming rock act looking to one day make it to the big leagues. The dates currently scheduled for Craving Dawn are as follows:…
- Idaho Rockers
Band Members Bill, Valerie, Brian, Tom B. and Tom P. come together to produce a sound that is at once soothing, nostalgic and entirely unique. With beautiful melodies and thought provoking lyrics, there's a little something for everyone.
- Jennifer Parker, Examiner
When playing live, the band does about a 60/40 mix of cover tunes and originals. The cover tunes are always changing but you can expect to hear stuff from Tom Petty, Candlebox, Johnny Cash, Lynard Skynard, Gin Blossoms and Bob Dylan to name a few. The original tunes, written by Bill Waugh, are “based on the realities of life, the challenges of love and the essence of human relationships”. - Chris Talbot, Boise Live Music Examiner
Discography
Album: Passion Seeds-released October 2008
Album: Learning Curve-released July 2010
IRL Music Consultants-Midem France compilation CD
Idaho Rockers compilation CD
Local Playlist at Goldy's Corner
Pluto Radio (streaming)
Sunken Radio (streaming)
You Tube-multiple fan videos
Song 6 Strings played on 100.3 The X Rocks!
Current and past venues:
Cheyenne Saloon Las Vegas, NV
Gold Mine Tavern Henderson, NV
New Frontier Club Meridian, ID
The Curb Meridian, ID
Terrapin Station Boise, ID
Liquid Lounge Boise, ID
The Bouquet Boise, ID
WilliB's Sandwich Saloon Boise, ID
Jo's Sunshine Lounge Boise, ID
Overland Bar Boise, ID
Clearwater Canyon Cellars Lewiston, ID
Library Coffee House Meridian, ID
City of Meridian Fireworks Festival, Story Park Meridian, ID
Great Strides Benefit for Cystic Fibrosis Boise, ID
McCall Winter Carnival McCall, ID
Promenade Music Festival Boise, ID
Boise Car Club, Outlet Malls Boise, ID
The Idaho Rally, County Fairgrounds Boise, ID
Holiday Inn’s Big New Years Eve Party
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Bio
After traveling from Idaho to North Carolina in September of 2012, Bill Waugh continues to create and record new material for the 2015 year, with plans to perform Eastern NC, as well as the DC area, then West to Nashville TN.
The latest album “Where I Stand” will shed some light on the events of his personal life. Light Rock, Acoustic Rock- Contemporary life situations are depicted in the songs, mostly from personal experience, some from observation of others close to him.
Bill also began a project last year with new original Rock group “CounterSuit”, hitting the stage in Fall 2014.
The self-titled acoustic EP “Breaking” release 2012 was inspired by the fact that, despite his ability to front a full band, Bill was determined to let the world know where he was truly coming from. “I wanted to trim the fat on this one…just keep it raw and real.”
Four years ago, his song 6 Strings (recorded with former band Craving Dawn) hit the air, notably on an FM station that primarily plays hard rock and metal.
In the winter of 2003, Bill went through a divorce and began to scribe his passive-aggressive emotions on paper. Then it just clicked. Bill realized he had a gift for tying the elements together. “It was like therapy I didn’t know that I needed.” he says. Then one song after another poured out. He got a notebook, and amongst scratches and scribbles came “…something people need to hear. I know they can relate.”
Bill had self-produced solo album “Passion Seeds” Fall of 2009, in which he gave away about 150 copies. But the “band” were his keyboard and multi-track recorder. He felt it was time to get some real musicians together, who later became rock band Craving Dawn. The 5 piece group gained local success in Boise, Idaho, playing over 50 live shows in their first year. They produced as well, album “Learning Curve”, performed in Las Vegas and sent song Altar for Fears to France on a Midem compilation CD.
In the fall of 2011, Bill left Craving Dawn (who broke up immediately after) due to creative conflict and personal reasons to set out solo once more, working on material to record and perform, and has since realized the beginning of his dream. The cover songs can go…the fans are now asking for more original songs at his live shows.
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