The Bur Oak-Richard Solo opening up for The Ghost Particles

The Madison band the ghost particles came together in October of 2019, playing music together for the first time as a unit, just a few months before the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic would erupt and effectively shut down most live performances and interactions deep into 2020-and beyond. Comprised of long-time veterans of the Madison music scene (Buzz Gunderson, Spooner, First Person, Fire Town, Stavin' Chain, The Rousers, The Water Dogs, and the Emperors of Wyoming), dating back as far as the mid 1970s, the concurrent chemistry and familiarity with one another and past bands made the transition into an entirely new band that was writing and recording original music very seamless. the ghost particles are: Phil Davis, lead vocals, guitars; Dave Benton, electric guitars, backing vocals; Lee Laski, drums, backing vocals; Joel Tappero, bass guitar; Don Irwin, keyboards and piano; and Pauli Ryan, percussion Richard Wiegel has been a presence for over 50 years in the Wisconsin music scene, and has just released his fourth solo CD, Live in Mazomanie. His solo style leans more on country blues and the Piedmont style of fingerpicking, and in performance pulls songs from his solo CDs along with four original CDs by his band, The Midwesterners. Richard has won song of the year twice from the Madison Area Music Awards, once for "Richard's Rondo" on Wiegel Room, and once for "Pecatonica Mud" on The Midwesterners CD Pecatonica Mud.

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