“We’re a brotherhood more than a band,” said Willhorse bass player Todd Menzies over the phone, “like modern day pirates.”
The Golden, B.C. band was on the brink of another tour when Menzies was explaining the all-for-one dynamics of the band. Formed just ten months ago in the eastern reaches of the province, Willhorse has already been very busy writing new material and touring it through British Columbia and Alberta.
After months of being inspired and working on new songs nearly every day, the band is now taking their first album on the road. The non-stop touring and writing is reminiscent of the 70s, said Menzies, who recalled that back in the day rock and roll bands had a release every year, unlike most groups these days.
“We’re going to press our album on vinyl and get back to the way things were,” said the musician.
Menzies characterized their original songs as Southern rock, a blend of country and western with rock’n’roll, and rattled off the Allman Brothers, Black Crowes and Sheepdogs as sources of inspiration for Willhorse.
“We’re an original band,” he told the Arrow Lakes News, although he did say Willhorse did occasionally bust out their take on a song they’d found inspiring.
Their tour is taking them through some great ski towns, a bonus for Menzies who is the only skier in the bunch. Willhorse will be playing a stripped-down mainly acoustic gig at a heli-ski lodge this winter, and the bass player is hoping to switch the guitar for a pair of skis at least for a little while.
Willhorse is playing at the Three Lions Pub in Nakusp on Saturday, Jan. 12. You can check out their self-titled album online at iTunes.
