Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros

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San Antonio-born Walt Wilkins has been called a genius, more than once, and a writer the

caliber of John Steinbeck and his voice as comfortable as a pair of old blue jeans, and he

is, and has, all of that. His crafting of story-songs, hard-edged vocals to sing them and a

plaintive guitar have made him a fixture of the Texas music scene (and Nashville before

that). He’s put his magical touch on recordings by new and veteran artists, too many to count.

But since you asked, how do hits cut by Kenny Rogers, Hal Ketchum, Kellie Pickler, Ricky

Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Ty Herndon and Pat Green sound for starters?

After 10 years writing in Nashville…..after 11 records….after the formation of his Hill

Country super group “The Mystiqueros”….and after being one of the most sought after

studio producers in Texas….Is he near done? Hasn’t he done it all? Double hell no. For

Wilkins — from his first musical influences as an Air Force brat, to his first band at age 15

to writing his first song (homesick while studying in the seminary) to playing own songs and

writing in Nashville to his first album and producing others’ — This all might just be about

coming home, at last.

This East Coast Mystiquero tour helps to remind that this legend is still first and foremost a

Texas songwriting troubadour of the highest caliber.

“A few years ago I returned from a decade in Nashville to my home in the Texas Hill

Country. It’s an area of limestone cliffs overlooking modest mesquite and juniper trees,

along with majestic, matronly live oaks. There’s a dozen meandering blue-green rivers,

with great bald cypress and cottonwood trees on their banks, and Bar-b-que, and Mexican,

German & southern soul food…….and music, music everywhere.

Anchored by 2 great music cities, Austin & San Antonio, the music here is a free mix of

jukebox country & soul, blues, Tejano, Storyteller folk, and cowboy songs. The folks here,

like the music, are unpretentious, generous, open, and occasionally wild as all hell….and

fun, always fun……

My new record “Plenty” was made in a spirit of gratefulness for having grown up here, and

having come home. These are some of my favorite songs from the last couple of seasons,

played with friends who are like family…….” Walt Wilkins

Some of what the press…and Walt’s peers….are saying:

• “Texas singer-songwriter Walt Wilkins gets deeper with every release.

There’s country deep in Wilkins’ soul, and deep soul in his country music.”

No Depression

• “Texas isn’t big enough for the talent that Walt Wilkins exudes.”

Laurie Joulie Take Country back

• “A heavy cat.”

Ray Wylie

Hubbard

• “Walt Wilkins is the salt of the earth. He writes like it…He sings like

it….He acts like it”

Jack Ingram