As a kid he would sit in his garage and watch his parents gather with friends and jam to the likes of Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. With a childhood like that, it’s no surprise that Wil Mimnaugh grew up to be a musician.
His father recognized Wil’s talent at an early age, and made sure his skills would flourish. One Christmas morning he awoke to find his very own Fender Acoustic guitar under the tree.
The road to success is never an easy one, however, and Wil pursued other artistic mediums before returning to his first love. In the early ‘90s, still in his teens, Wil began playing covers of some of his favourite artists (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam), after an impromptu acoustic performance of a birthday song in a Calgary pub.
He soon realized he needed to be writing his own music, and by 2002 he had released his first album.
The success of the first record allowed him to tour with some Canadian heavyweights like The Tea Party and Matthew Good. Cut to 2014, Wil is currently producing and recording his 5th studio album, due for release later this year.
He is also on tour, and will be taking to the stage at Golden’s Summer Kicks series in Spirit Square on Wednesday July 9.
Performing the in between set for the Summer Kicks performance will be Golden’s own A-Muse Troupe.
