Walters preaches at Aim Church in the old
feed and seed building in Southside. “It’s just
a small little group that’s kind of just in the
word together,” he describes. “I’ll preach and
we’ll do communion and I’ll lead us in some
songs… It’s kind of a unique little spot.”
When playing gigs, Walters often broadcasts
the show on Facebook live. He says it’s a
good way for his wife and extended family
to watch him play. “ I just started that so that
they could kind of be there with me… We’ll
put the kids to bed and then I’ll head out to
some stinkin’ late show that starts at 9:30 or
10:00 and [my wife] can sit on the couch and
watch.”
Walters plays acoustic guitar and sings both
covers and originals. “I’ll bring a kick drum
with me sometimes just to add a little bit
more sound,” he explains. “And I’ve got an
iPod that’s full of these 20 minute synth
pads that are in each key and I’ll just play
whatever key I’m in and it makes it sound a
little bit more full.”
Walters still writes music for church and for
himself, but says he gets a lot of requests for
covers when playing gigs. “I learned a bunch
of stuff to make the people happy,” he says.
“What it did for me was it developed a list
of one hundred and something covers. It’s
just something from every decade basically,
every style that I can find to make everybody
a little bit happy.”
Music has been a part of Walters’ life since he
started singing next to his mom in church
at three years old, and he says, “I dont think
I’ll ever stop [playing] because sometimes if
I go four or five weeks without doing a gig I
kind of get that itch, and my wife is like ‘You
need to go do a show.’”
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You can catch a Wes Walters show at one of
his upcoming events. Visit Wes Walters Music
on Facebook to follow Wes and learn more
about his music. You can send him a direct
message to book him for an event, wedding,
or gig.
March 2019
INSIGHT