GuilFest 2005. The Guildford Music Festival on 15th, 16th and 17th July 2005

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Artist: MoHair
Genre: Pop Rock
Performing: 17th July 2004 / BBC Radio 2 Main Stage
Website Address: [www.mohairmusic.com ]

"Mohair don't sound like anybody else; what they do sound like is the best night of your life. It's
what pop music used to be like (back in 1968), and boy have we missed it." - Cliff Roberts LOGO Magazine

"Mohair is a real find. A rock band that harkens back to the days when rock was raucous and bands were fun" - Music Connection

The four lads from Watford that make up Mohair are a down to earth bunch, always up for a laugh, like any group of early 20 something's in their prime… unless you happened to hear them perform live. Then you'd discover that there's nothing average about Mohair raw, powerful and incredibly tight.

Assured, loud and undeniably different, Mohair are something like a phenomenon. Take a good slug of guitars, a Hammond organ, bass and drums, mix it with four astounding vocal capabilities and an x-factor of energy you can't put your finger on and you have the full on rock and roll sound of Mohair.

Three years ago they kicked off their journey writing songs and gigging like lunatics under the name 'Trooper'. With just their energy, belting melodies, unquestionable charisma and natural talent they played every small venue from here to kingdom come, earning themselves the respect and acclaim they needed to springboard them to the next level. First they had to change their name as another Trooper existed in Canada and had been around since the seventies selling platinum albums.
So they signed as "Mohair" to independent label M1 Records.

Most at home when playing live on stage, Mohair have played over 400 gigs throughout the UK and Ireland, including a 35 date UK headline tour in October and November 2003. The band recently supported Garbage at the Montreux Jazz Festival and after several showcase gigs in Los Angeles they have been tipped as the band to lead a British invasion to the USA. After watching them at The Roxy on Sunset Boulevard, American publication Music Connection described them as "Raw powerful and tight Brit-rock with charisma and talent". While key British press have commented, "Mohair's raw energy and dynamism are indisputable. Definitely worth keeping an eye on."

Mohair are a genuine musical four piece whose talents are set to capture the attention of any sussed music fan.