Welcome
Nashville based, Native New Yorker, Wild Bill Durkin is an Americana performer and songwriter with a unique life story that's taken him from the clubs of Manhattan, to busking (street performer) on the Boulevards of Europe, to a 10 year sabbatical as a professional Firefighter, in Tennessee. Having returned to music Full Time, Wild Bill Durkin has plenty of new stories to tell and songs to share. College Music Journal described his songwriting as, "topnotch, catching interesting glimpses of the downside of life without being cliched."
Wild Bill Durkin is a true Frontman, known for passionate, high energy live performances that engage audiences with good humor and audience interaction. His original material is rooted in the essential Roots Music known as Americana.
Relix Magazine has described his music as, "rollicking Rock and Roll."
His 20 plus years in Nashville has helped focus and hone his songwriting enabling him to bring a unique eye to life's stories while leaning on the upbeat rhythms and outlooks that come naturally to him. Musical Production has become a larger part of his craft as well working from his Studio, “The Fret Farm” in Nashville.
He has an Artist relationship with Heritage Guitars of Kalamazoo, playing them exclusively since 1990. He wears the first and second, Heritage Guitar Tattoos, every day. Please visit them at www.heritageguitar.com