History

As one writer for the Los Angeles based Music Connection magazine wrote of a Wildsteed performance

" Their music has been described as Grateful Dead meets Merle Haggard"

To contact us:

Wildsteed®

C/O MARLAN RECORDS

P .O. Box 538

Somerset, Ca. 95684

INFO@WILDSTEED.COM

The founding member and the driving force behind Wildsteed is Singer/Songwriter Mark Whelan. After forming the band in 1986, he brought in long time friends and musicians from the Los Angeles studio and live performance scene. They brought

together their very diverse and different styles of music to create their own distinct sound. Combining classical and jazz training with the lonesome sounds of bluegrass and southern rock they are an act that has no

boundaries. Their first album, Shot of The Country is a great example of their varied styles. Now based in the Gold rush

territory of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California, they seem to be

influenced by the old Wild West area they call home. Their second album, Unpaved Roads is a testament to their country and bluegrass roots, while adding in their distinct flare of musicianship and crisp harmonies. The latest release Nothin' Better to Do, Is the full electric band with violin, mandolin,

dobro, and accordion thrown in for some foot stompin, Southern Americana swamp grass.