Silverwing's been hanging around for a long, long time


Silverwing may be a new name to you and if that is true, welcome, but SW has been kicking around Nevada for over 20 years.
      The first time I heard SW play was in 1994. I was hanging out with my co-worker, Lauren, whose husband was the drummer. We were chillin' at the Piper's Casino in lovely downtown Silver Springs, Nevada (population, maybe 6000) There is no downtown. It's just an intersection of two highways.
      But anyway, Lauren and I were people watching and supporting the band by applauding at everything they did when Mel, the lead guitar player, comes over and talks to me. I'm like, huh?
      That happened to Mel several times, where he went out of his way to talk to me and I just didn't get it. It just went right over my head. It took months before I even realized that he was flirting with me. What can I say, I'm slow about these things.
      But it made for a great song, “Who You Are” you can grab it for 99cents at cdbaby.com/cd/silverwing
      Anyway, I digress, Silverwing has been playing since early 1994. Many bandmates have come and gone. Mel even took off a few years to focus on his construction company, but once a musician always a musician. Once you stand on that stage and deliver a song that makes people either fall in love or hoot & hollar, you're hooked. Who can walk away from that? 
       So he put the band back together and as the years went by, I went from sitting at the “band wife” table to playing rhythm to playing bass, but that's another story for another time.
      Our next gig is this weekend at our hometown bar, Boomer's.
      Our CD of original music, Moonshine, is available at cdbaby.com/cd/silverwing. If you like southern rock, try out the title track. Music & lyrics by Mel and I, recorded by our bandmate Sean at a friends house. It's homegrown, check it out.

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