The Wild Northern began as a four-piece indie rock group comprised of members Brian Gallagher (Lead Guitar & Vox), Jim Abdon (Bass), Andy Guerini (Drums) hailing from Boston, MA and Roland Eckstein (Lead Vox & Guitar)from New York City. While some might view this as an insurmountable divide, TWN has opted to take advantage of it, becoming Greyhound Busline's most valued customers and establishing themselves amongst two incredibly active and supportive home fan-bases in two of the most dynamic and exciting music scenes in the world.

Having grown up in New Jersey, Eckstein's writing style is heavily influenced by that of Springsteen and the sounds of the Jersey Shore, where he cut his teeth as the house band at the Stone Pony in the local Jersey group The Rum Runners. He and Gallagher finished out college in the town's premiere bar band, working in original material and soon looked to add Guerini and Abdon to the fold in order to realize the full potential of their sound.

In the months leading up to the release of their debut album, the band added a fifth member in Jim "Big Cat" Fitzgerald. A multi-talented Banjo player/Guitarist, Jim adds versatility and height to the group, bringing out the folk roots that Eckstein and Gallagher grew up with.

The Wild Northern released their debut full length, "The Whiskey Season" on January 5th, 2013 and is currently playing shows in the Northeast in support of the release, which can be found on ITunes, Spotify, Amazon, and others.

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One of Canada’s most celebrated songwriters, Joel has dozens of awards to his credit and thousands of tour dates under his belt. Joel is known as one of the country’s most innovative, hard-working, and fiercely independent artists. 

On his 12th release, Solidarity, Joel is sharing the spotlight with his earliest musical influence- his father, Bill.  The first full-length musical collaboration between father and son, the pair toured the record from one end of the country to the other.  The album is a powerful collection of original and traditional songs, reflecting the duo’s individual journeys and personal politics.

Dylan Wright is a singer/songwriter brought up on Sydney’s southern beaches. Still only in his early 20 Wrights lyrics and vocals deliver a uniqueness and maturity well beyond his years. With a unique way of articulating lyrics and creating catchy melodies, Wrights songs express genuine emotion that leave audiences finding themselves instantly immersed with Dylan’s mellow and awe inspiring tracks at his live shows.

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The four of us grew up with music in very different ways. We were high-school band geeks, we spun our parents Beatles vinyl as loud as we could get away with, we started crappy punk bands from our garage.

When stars aligned to bring us together in Phoenix, we gave life to melodies that had been in my head for years. It took some time to realize that our music, at its core, stems from the relationships that we have together - its about creating and sharing with each other. These songs speak to love, family, community and the simple beauty of the Southwest.

Now, we want to share with you what we've found together."

- Jesse


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