Won Mississippi

Won Mississippi is an alternative rock band based in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, UK. The group, which formed in 2001, consists of Patrick Baird (vocals), Rob Wilkinson (guitars), Dan Richards (bass) and Adam Roberts (drums).

History

Won Mississippi quickly created a strong fan-base in North East England, and started to gig regularly across Southern and Central Scotland. They also performed consistently in Newcastle supporting several bands including Mavis, Josephine and Antihero. They have also supported the American indie band, Death Cab for Cutie.

They formed in October 2000 and released their first album ("Sleeping spoons") in February 2001. They followed this with the two track e.p. "Next Weeks Antiques." In 2003, they signed with Hackpen Records and released their second album in the autumn of that year. 'Welcomes Careful Drivers' was met with critical acclaim, with several tracks from the album being played on Radio 1 sessions in both Scotland and Ireland. In 2005 the album was selected by "Is This Music?" magazine as one of the 100 greatest rock albums in Scottish history and received a 4K review in top U.K. rock magazine "KERRANG!"

Side Projects

In 2007 Rob Wilkinson joined the band, Ditch Your Sidekicks, another Berwick based group who are currently performing regularly in the area and gathering material for a debut album.

External links

* [http://www.hackpenrecords.com/artists_wonmississippi.htm Record label band page]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=200695680&MyToken=3ea6799c-6e97-4423-8d6e-eb1b908fc721 Ditch Your Sidekicks Myspace page]
* [http://www.wonmissispi.moonfruit.com Official website - under construction]