Highlights 2009

• New Orleans (USA) mit the Mark Penton Band / Guest Appearances mit Andre Bouvier and the Royal Bohemians, und mit Smoky Greenwell Band. Funky Pirate, The Old Point, The Kerry, DBA and the Apple Barrel Frenchman St.
• Mannheim Blues Night
• Dresden Blues Festival im gleichem Programme mit BB and the Blues Shacks und the Crazy Hombones.
• Grötzingen Kultur Festival
• Durlach Altstadt Festival
• Radolfzell Blues Night im gleichem Programme mit Steve Big Man Clayton und Andy Egert Band
• Donaueschingen Jazz Festival
• Schmallenberg Blues Party Festival im gleichem Programme mit Deborah Coleman.
• Pleinfeld Folk and Blues Festival

Highlights 2008

• Australian Tour (Feb.) / Melbourne - Nighthawks and St. Andrews
• 24 Kemptener Jazzfrühling:
  26.April. Feneberg Klostersteige +
  30.April. Sparkasse Bank
  im gleichen Programm mit Albie Donnelly/ Tommy Schneller/ Michael Arlt (BB and the Blues Shacks)
• Vinzo Fest (Mai) Special Guest appearance with Mr Booze
• Schrozberger Bluesnacht (28.Juni) im gleichen Programm mit Henrik Freischlader
• ALCATEL Firma-Event 1.Juli 08
• French Tour (Juli) Paris and Atlantic Coast.
• Radolfzell Blues-Night 15. August 08
• Jazz Nacht Donau Eschingen 16. August 08
• Blues Schmus und Apfelmus Festival (22.August) im gleichen Programm mit Jens Filser Bluesband + Brenda Boykin und Greg Copeland usw.
• Bowers & Wilkins Rhythm'n'Blues Festival (25.Oktober)

Highlights and News 2007

On the 12th November, Eddy had the wonderful opportunity to be personally invited to perform with Walter Trout and the Radicals in the Kelter, Blues im Bottwartal. It was a great show, great audience, and a great experience for Eddy to sing with Walter and the band. Thankyou Walter, Sam and the guys. See you next time round.

• Cognac Blues Passions (F) mit The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Isaac Hayes, Big George Brock und Magic Slim.
• New Orleans (USA) mit the Mark Penton Band:
  Funky Pirate, Tropical Isle, Blues Club / Bourbon Street
  The Kerry
  Spotted Cat
• Jazz and Joy Festival, Worms
• Badenfahrt Festival (CH) Blues and Jazz Stage
• Radolfzell Blues Festival
• Scala Bluesfäscht, (CH) mit Eugene ´Hideaway´Bridges und Doug Jay and the Blue Jays
• Flims Blues Festival (CH) mit Ana Popovic

Feb. 2007 New Orleans USA (Mardi Gras): Eddy hat mit the Mark Penton Band gespielt. Gigs included: The Funky Pirate and the Tropicana on Bourbon Street, and the Kerry Pub, Decatur Street Guest Spots: with the Jimmy Thibodeaux Band, Krazy Korner, Bourbon Street with Big Soul, Blues Club, Bourbon Street, and the Spotted Cat, Frenchman Street At the Apple Barrel, Frenchman Street.

Highlights and News 2006

July 28 + 29: Cognac Blues Festival, France: Guest appearances with the Jimmy Thibodeaux, and Mark Penton Bands direct from New Orleans. With Eddy's vocals and the firing music from these great musicians from New Orleans, a wonderful time was had by all. From this wonderful collaboration, Eddy has been invited to ''come down'' to the ''Big Easy''(New Orleans,) an offer Eddy cannot refuse. The flights are booked, Eddy's going to be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, February 2007, singing and performing with the Mark Penton Band and guesting with the Jimmy Thibodeaux Band on Bourbon Street and in the neighbourhood.

August. Best of Music Nights, Bietigheim.

September. Soul and Blues Nights, Esslingen.

Many Club Gigs including:
Jazz Podium, Ludwigsburg
Ducsaal, Freudenburg
Key North, Switzerland

Montreux Jazz Festival (Presse)

July 2006 Parc Vernex Stage, Under The Sky / Montreux Jazz Festival (CH) (FEBB)

www.montreuxjazz.com

Australian Tour January:
Blues Show: Fast Eddy Wilkinson with Brian Stafford/Guitar, Bones/Drums, Grant Mathers/Keyboards, Joe Hiltz/Bass, Jimmy Sloggett/Tenor Sax

15.01. St Andrews Pub, St Andrews
19.01. Nighthawks, Mentones
22.01. Guest appearance with the Phil Para Band, Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne.

Highlights and News 2005

Greg's Blues Nights

Australian Tour January:
Blues Show: Fast Eddy Wilkinson with Brian Stafford/Guitar, Bones/Drums, Grant Mathers/Keyboards, Joe Hiltz/Bass, Jimmy Sloggett/Tenor Sax

15.01. St Andrews Pub, St Andrews
19.01. Nighthawks, Mentones
22.01. Guest appearance with the Phil Para Band, Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne.

Highlights and News 2005

Greg's Blues Nights
Radolfzell Blues Nights with the Timo Gonzales Band and the Lance Harrison Band.
Zehntscheuer Blues Night, Ravensburg.
Kammgarn, Kaiserschlautern.

Musik Podium, Ludwigsburg.
Vinzo Fest, Ludwigsburg. Premier Gig ''Eddy Wikinson's Soul Travellers''

Highlights and News 2004
Jan- Feb Australian Tour including gigs in The Esplanade, Melbourne, RSL, Sydney
Hauptbahnhof Festival, Landau, support for Bernard Allison
Jazz Festival, Kempten
International Blues Festival, Bad Wiessee
Blues Festival, Radolfzell
Live CD "One Step Ahead" Release

Highlights and News 2003
Live CD ''One Step Ahead'' production
Baden Baden Festival
Tours in Switzerland, Germany and France

Highlights and News 2002
Tour in Sydney und Melbourne - Australia Jan./ Feb.
Bluesclub Rockhouse in Salzburg - Austria
Live Recording, Rätschenmühle/Geislingen.
To be released Oktober 2002
Gastroblues Festival Hungary (im gleichen Programm mit Animals II (GB),Blues Company)
Schmolzer Blues Tage
Expo 2002 - Schweiz

Highlights and News 2001
Jazz Festival in Herrenberg
Zug (CH) Blues Festival, im selben Programm wie Dr. Feelgood, Louisiana Red,and Johnny Rodgers.
Tour in Australia, Auftritte in Melbourne und Sydney

Highlights and News 1999-2000
Neue CD BLUES HUNTER erschienen im Januar 2000, hat ausgezeichnete Kritiken
in den Zeitschriften "German Blues News", "Feedback", "Moritz Magazines", und in den
"Stuttgarter Nachrichtener" erhalten.

Die Band hat viele erfolgreiche Konzerte gegeben wie z.B. im:

• Laboratorium, Stuttgart
• Adler, Meidelstetten
• Hoephner Fest, Karlsruhe
• Durlach Fest
• Café News Heidenheim with Lee Mayall (sax)
• Sudhaus, Tübingen as support for Long John Baldry
• Lucern Blue Balls Festival.
Dort spielte die Band drei Nächte im Casino und wurde im gleichem Atemzug angekündigt wie Keb Mo, Peter Green, Robert Plant, Popa Chubby und G. Love.

Die Band hatte desweiteren die Ehre, mit Hubert Samlin (Guitarist with Howling Wolf, and Muddy Waters) Eric Sardinas und vielen anderen Musikern beim Lucern Blue Balls Festival zu spielen. Am letzten Tag beendete die Band das Festival mit einer fantastischen Session.

Highlights before 1999 1991 - Schur Woodstock im gleichem Programme mit Laurel Aitken and No Sports 1992 - Wiesensteig Festival im gleichem Programme mit Rodgau Monotones 1993 - Wiesensteig Festival Frühschoppen Akustik Blues Duo mit John Kirkbride- Geislingen Fest Akustik Blues Trio mit Louisiana Red and Richard Ray Farrell 1994 - Guest appearance mit R.L.Burnside Chiarivari Ulm Blues Festival 1995-97 - Fast Eddy had the great honour of having Jimmy Carl Black playing drums on band and duo gigs around the Baden Württemberg area.

Discography:
1) One Step Ahead / Live (2004)
2) Blues Hunter (2000)
3) Honesty (1996)
4) Back Street Dreamer (1994)
5) Greg's Blues Nights - "Live in Concert" - Wonderland Records 2006 with Ron Williams, Larry Garner, Al Jones etc.
6) 25 Jahre Jazz-Club Ludwigsburg compilation CD, mit Long Way to Go, on Stormy Monday Records (2001).
7) Fast Eddy 's Blue Band Live on GastroBlues Festival-Paks Hungary, Zehn Jahre (1993-2002) Compilation DVD Video. Mit Spencer Davis Group, Mick Taylor, Chris Farlowe, Blues Company, The Yardbirds, and Animals.
8) Fast Eddy's Blue Band Live on X. GastroBlues Festival compilation CD (2002).
9) Eddy Wilkinson Live on Session CD von X. GastroBlues Festival mit Toscho Todorovic (Blues Company), Ripoff Raskolnikov und Blues Engineers (2002).
10) Guest Singer on Lee Mayall the Sax Machine CD - Let's talk about sax (2003).