I started out in music back in the late seventies playing guitar and songwriting in several Northern Irish punk and power-pop bands.  I currently operate out of my own home studio in Northern Ireland 'Wonderland Studio'. I write and record original music for radio, TV and film as well as licensed music publishing. My first passion is guitar music especially blues, acoustic, nu jazz and gospel. I am currently published by Rockstarmedia under a non-exclusive contract.  

Brief Biography

I played guitar in seventies new wave bands The Detonators and the The Tearjerkers  both based in Belfast in Northern Ireland. In the eighties I formed Etc Etc and played jazz in Blue Rhythm and the Bob Dawson Big band.

In late eighties when I regularly played Gospel music in church . From the mid eighties I and my musical collaborator Howard Ingram recorded material both together and as solo projects.

In 2006 I set up a small home studio 'Wonderland' and I distribute my music digitally via Soundclick, Myspace and Last FM .  

You can check out the links below to explore my music further.

http://www.myspace.com/paulmcilwaine

http://www.soundclick.com/paulmcilwaine

Republic RG - 01 Resonator Guitar

Paul McIlwaine

People interested in the Tearjerkers and the power-pop/punk scene in Northern Ireland in the late seventies can find out more about the various groups that I have played and written for over the years the links page of this site. Links have been loaded that will take you to websites that are sites dedicated to the Tearjerkers, ETC ETC, The Detonators and Rhythm Revue. There are plenty of mp3 free tracks to discover as well.

The player below is streaming my current music. Please feel free to contact me if you have a query about my music past or present.

Busy Recording The Other Side album in Wonderland Studio

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