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Winterville
12+ albums
bluesrockGrungepost-grungeWinterville
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"Winterville are in a league of their own. Brooding, soulful and downright menacing" - Rocksound July 2005 Since becoming the youngest performer ever to appear at the venerable Stanley Blues Festival in 2000 at the tender age of 15, Winterville frontman Peter Shoulder has acquired a formidable reputation as one of the countrys leading exponents of the electric blues guitar. Indeed one critic who saw that now legendary performance was moved to comment: - "I saw Clapton at 17 and this guy is better". His precocious talent also led to recognition in the US where in 2003 young Peter was asked to write and perform on 3 songs for what tragically turned out to be the final record in the long career of Blues Hall of Famer Little Milton. The album "Think of Me" was released in May 2005. Shoulders work on the album was subsequently recognised in late 2005 when along with his co-writers, he was nominated for a Blues Music Award for song of the year. Along with drummer Mario Goossens and bassist Joss Clapp, Shoulder formed Winterville in September 2003. The band have deliberately and studiously avoided jumping on any of the prevailing musical bandwagons, and instead have set out to remain true to their beliefs whilst exploring all of their musical influences whether it be the blues boom of 60s, the classic rock of the 70s, the Seattle sound of the early 90s or indeed contemporary alternative music from both sides of The Atlantic. As a consequence both their recordings and their live
