Artist description Folky, sometimes dabbling in ambient or psychedelic music, mixed in with just plain rock/pop.

Music Style Sometimes folky, sometimes rock, sometimes just weird.

Musical Influences Pink Floyd, Nathan Sheppard, David Gray, Sarah McLachlan

Artist History Mike Feeney is a solo acoustic singer/songwriter from Indiana who has lived and performed also in Athens, Georgia. Sometimes he also enjoys just sitting back and playing guitar while others take the lead vocal duties.

Group Members Mike Feeney (guitar, vocals) :: John Wayne (lead guitar) :: Hala Khuri (backing vocals) :: John Wetherald (bass guitar) :: Shawn Johnson (drums) ::

Press Reviews Tall-standing local songwriter Mike Feeney, 25, didn't start playing guitar or composing songs until well into his college years in Muncie, Indiana, where he got a degree in graphic arts. After relocating to Athens and securing a [University of Georgia] campus day job in 1997, Feeney gradually worked his way through the local "open mic" nights around town and recently assembled a full band featuring several veterans of the local groove-oriented rock scene. Feeney's folky, acoustic-based, original material draws from classic-rock influences. He and his band typically balance their live sets with handfuls of rock covers. The band plans to finish a studio session with engineer Tom Lewis at Rocket Sound studio this winter. Feeney speaks: What initially got you into playing music? "I was a Pink Floyd fanatic for a long time and initially wanted imitate David Gilmour. I got over that, eventually, though." Are you happy as a frontman? "Sure. These guys are amazing musicians, especially John Wayne. He and Shawn play in Last Day Down. They're my favorite local band. John Wetherald used to play in Creekwater Sound, also with Shawn. He just sat in with the Adam Payne Band recently." What are you covering in the set? "We're doing some Beatles, Pink Floyd and even a stray Bon Jovi song here and there. We're just having fun with the covers. The set's about half-and-half with our own material." What are you usually singing about? "I've always had the desire to wander around and keep moving, so that translates into the songs. Basically, I just try to draw from my own feelings. I'm not singing protest songs or anything." Is this a hobby or a potential career? "I'd like to go as far as it can go, but I don't have any delusions of grandeur about it. I doubt I'll have the right look and the right sound at the right place, so I'm not worried about it. I'm just having fun." -- Ballard Lesseman, Flagpole Magazine --

Location Muncie, IN - USA

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