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The Players, Thank you all for 30 years

The Players, Thank you all for 30 years
The American Wake Story – The Players As we approach 30 years as a band it is important to remember and acknowledge all of the players who have made 30 years possible. Mike Coulter, Drums – Maybe not so much. He only played the first gig, March 19th 1994, before we were called The Wake. Just…
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This Night

This Night
We thought about doing a CD of songs of American Wake retrospect and we have several tunes in the hopper. But This Night came together (chords, melody and arrangement) in time for 'Across The Water' so we went ahead and recorded it and put it on the CD. The events mentioned in the song are…
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Pub Life

Pub Life
Those who have known us for many years know that we've played large venues like the Galaxy Theater (now The Observatory), The Coach House, The biggest Irish fairs in California, Get Shamrocked, The Orange International Street Fair and we've traveled out of the OC/Long Beach area to San Diego, Murrieta and Las Vegas. But you…
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The Wake’s 25th Anniversary

The Wake’s 25th Anniversary
The American Wake 25thAnniversary It has now been 25 years. Frank and Eric met for the first time at a mutual friends apartment to form a band that would become The American Wake. (It was December 1993, neither of us know the exact date). The 25thanniversary of the first gig is coming up this March.…
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