Roger Filgate

Roger Filgate is an American guitarist, most noted for his work with Wishbone Ash.^[1]

Musical career

Prior to playing with Wishbone Ash, Filgate played on various gig circuits across the United States before meeting Andy Powell in a music store in Connecticut. This 1993 meeting led to Filgate joining the band full-time for their 1995 studio album Illuminations and subsequent tours resulting in the Live in Geneva album, and compilation albums The Best of Wishbone Ash, and Distillation.

Filgate left Wishbone Ash in 1997, and pursued a career in a Beatles tribute band Twist and Shout, along with ex-Wishbone Ash bassist Tony Kishman,^[2] until leaving in 2000.

The new millennium ushered in Filgate’s various original bands, with live performances and album releases from Cinema, Universal Language (2000), Blast Room, Rock is Dead (2005), and a special guest appearance on legendary singer Chubby Checker's single Knock Down The Walls (2007), featuring a notable guitar solo by Filgate.

In 2008, Filgate became established as a solo artist with his highly acclaimed instrumental album Worlds Within. Several songs have appeared as soundtrack music for major networks including A&E’s ‘Gene Simmons Family Jewels’ and Disney/Pixar’s ‘World of Cars’ resulting in sales, radio and web play in more than twenty countries worldwide. Additional solo releases from Filgate include Letting Go (2010), The Epic Singles (2011), 2 (2012), and a collection of works titled Progressive Collective (2012).

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