This week, the West Texas Exiles hit the road for some shows skirting HPPR Land, so we got them on the video phone for a little chit-chat. Click the link at the top of this page to hear the full interview with Colin Gilmore & Daniel Davis. If you haven’t been following this exciting new regional roots-country-folk outfit, check them out on their website.
Don’t miss them LIVE IN CONCERT at these two upcoming shows:
Thursday, May 4th @ The Historic Ritz Theatre
Wellington, TX | 7:00 pm
***Tickets and information can be found here.
Friday, May 5 @ Hotel Turkey
--with Mason & the Gin Line
Turkey, TX | 7-10p
***Tickets and information can be found here.
EARLY WARNING: They’ll be at PampaFest on Saturday, August 19th, too! Standby for more info on that.
More about West Texas Exiles
The band includes:
-Marco Gutierrez (guitar / vocals)
-Trinidad Leal (drums)
-Daniel Davis (keys / guitar / vocals)
-Eric Harrison (bass / vocals)
-Colin Gilmore (mandolin / guitar / vocals)
Some fun facts:
- In addition to the shows in the Panhandle, they’re heading out for a West Coast run in June. It starts with a gig in Salida, CO and Schellraiser Festival in Nevada, then continues to Carson City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more.
- This year saw their first official SXSW showcase!
- The boys backed Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion fest in March 2023.
- They did a short tour with Dave Alvin earlier this year.
- Trinidad and Marco are also members of the band Dirty River Boys.
- Colin also has a solo career, and he performed at Folk Alliance International in February.
- Their first EP, Volume One, was just released, and they’re working on a new single that should drop on May 20th – the one-year reunion of this lineup. Plus, they have more recordings planned in near future, including another EP in next few months + full length album this year (hopefully).
