Roger Filgate
Roger Filgate | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roger Filgate |
| Born | December 18, 1965 (age 58) Connecticut, United States |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, progressive rock, blues, pop, jazz, ragtime, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Producer, Engineer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Associated acts | Wishbone Ash, Chubby Checker |
| Website | www.rogerfilgate.com |
Roger Filgate is an American guitarist, most noted for his work with Wishbone Ash.[1]
Musical career[edit]
Prior to playing with the legendary British rock band Wishbone Ash, Filgate played on various gig circuits across the United States before meeting original member Andy Powell in a music store in Connecticut. This 1992 meeting led to Filgate joining the band full-time in 1994 as guitarist / songwriter for their regarded 1996 studio album Illuminations and subsequent tours resulting in the albums Live in Geneva (1995), and compilation albums The Best of Wishbone Ash (1997), and Distillation (1997).
Filgate left Wishbone Ash in December 1997 and resumed touring in early 1998 with an international Beatles tribute band led by ex-Wishbone Ash singer / bassist Tony Kishman,[2] until leaving in 2000.
The new millennium ushered in Filgate's various original bands, with live performances and album releases from Cinema, Universal Language (2000), Blast Room, Rock is Dead (2005), and a special guest appearance on legendary singer Chubby Checker's single Knock Down The Walls (2007), featuring a notable guitar solo by Filgate.
In 2008, Filgate became established as a solo artist with his highly acclaimed instrumental album Worlds Within. Several songs have appeared as soundtrack music for major networks including A&E's 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels,’ TLC’s ‘Return to Amish’ and 'World of Cars' gaming from Disney / Pixar resulting in sales, radio and web play in more than twenty countries worldwide. Additional solo releases from Filgate include Letting Go (2010), The Epic Singles (2011), 2 (2012), and a collection of works titled Progressive Collective (2012).
Filgate's guitar work appeared once again on a Top 40 single from Chubby Checker called Changes in 2013. The song was released on RED / Sony Records and produced by the hill & hifi, aka. Mike Rogers and Gary Lefkowith. That same year Filgate’s acoustic single Whistle-Stop (2013) soon followed. Filgate also composed and contributed a song called Strange How Things Come Back Around in 2014 for the album Blue Horizon by his former band Wishbone Ash.
The summer of 2015 saw the release of Filgate’s epic instrumental single Pink Flamenco, clocking in at well over seven minutes. In 2017, Roger collaborated with actor / singer Michael Lombardi of HBO’s Rescue Me fame and released an acoustic single called Bulletproof Butterfly. During that time the two also performed together with the Roger Filgate Band. However, by the end of 2018 Filgate was forced to stop performing live due to unforeseen health issues. The following year was met with family tragedy and loss. Shortly after the covid pandemic a remastered single version of Feel So High was released in 2021 by L.A. record label Forcefield Studios. The song first appeared in 2005 on the Rock is Dead album by his former band Blast Room.
In January 2024, Filgate released another instrumental album called Mine’s, I. Timed with the album’s release was an announcement on Filgate’s website claiming Mine’s, I as his final solo album, along with his retirement from the music scene.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Roger Filgate profile". Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash. 2008. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Band biographies". Twist and Shout. 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2008.[dead link]
3. Roger Filgate official website. 2008–2020. 2024. http://www.rogerfilgate.com/
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