Will Wilde is an innovative harmonica virtuoso. h[1] He has a self-designed 'Wilde-Tuned' signature harmonica series for the company Seydel. Wilde has been described by Thomas Ruf, of Ruf Records as the Jimi "Hendrix of the Harmonica".[2] Wilde is a solo artist and an accomplished session musician who has been featured on Walter Trout's 2024 single 'Bleed'. [3] Trout has described Wilde as "The best I've ever heard!" [4] Will Wilde has been nominated on ten occasions in the British Blues Awards for best harmonica player and has appeared twice on the Legendary Blues Cruise playing with veterans such as Sherman Robertson, Earl Thomas and Taj Mahal. [5] Wilde was a finalist in the nominations for Best Instrumentalist 2024 at the UK Blues Awards. [6] Wilde, who has toured extensively in Europe, has had his original music featured on radio stations globally including BBC Radio 2. He has also been featured on Yolanda's Band Jam BBC Tv. [7] [8] He has worked with top producers in his field including Mike Vernon (Freddie King/ Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac). [9] Wilde is also known for his Harmonica Masterclasses, courses and You-Tube content. His You-Tube cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird has over 2.8 Million Views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtXP2-5IC2E&t=8s [10]

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  1. ^ ttps://www.harmonica.uk/pages/festival2024
  2. ^ "Will Wilde - C.A. SEYDEL SÖHNE". www.seydel1847.de. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "Walter Trout - Bleed (Feat. Will Wilde) - (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (2024-02-22). "Review: Walter Trout 'Broken'". ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  5. ^ "BRITISH BLUES ARCHIVE-REVIEWS". www.britishbluesarchive.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  6. ^ "Finalists 2024 - UK Blues Federation". 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  7. ^ "YolanDa's Band Jam - Series 1: 9. Jam #9: Howlin' Harmonica".
  8. ^ "Will Wild - Associate Lecturer". BIMM Music Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  9. ^ "Will Wilde". Music-News.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  10. ^ ENTIRE FREEBIRD SOLO PLAYED ON HARMONICA!!! (Lynyrd Skynyrd), 31 July 2020, retrieved 2024-03-05