Winchester 7 & the Runners

There aren’t many well-known artists out there using ukuleles, but for Winchester 7 & the Runners they are uprooting that stigma. 

Started by Georgia-based musician Winchester 7, he is accompanied in this project by the Runners, made up of Phil Voorhees (bass) from Amsterdam, and Britonian Jack Kane (drums). Their fusion of garage rock and indie rock has a twang of traditional American rock and that typical lo-garage sound...Jangly ukulele notes are seen throughout the nine tracks with Jack and Phil’s drums…

All the way from the USA, Atlanta-based Winchester 7 & The Runners are an alt-rock meets grunge trio with some indie ukulele in the mix. Following their well-received 2019 single ‘When The World Stops Spinning’, the lads released a full-length album entitled Argos Holiday. We had a chance to speak with Winchester 7 (vocals and ukelele), Phil Voorhees (bass) and Jack Kane (drums) about Argos Holiday, future plans and reality shows. 

OSR: How did Winchester 7 & The Runners come about? 

Winchester 7: Well, I’m…

Happy Christmas!  We're very pleased to have been featured on Edgar Allan Poets/Bands We Like blog:

"An old Mustang convertible running down Sunset Boulevard towards Santa Monica with a surfboard loaded in the back. This is the image that comes to my mind while listening to this band’s music."

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As many of the details behind Winchester 7 & The Runners are still coming to light, I wouldn’t profess to know the entire story of this band, but I have discovered a great snapshot view of some information that overall, certainly connected with me personally, and I’d imagine many of you will feel the same.  I used to think it was a mindset that came along with being a writer…but I’m willing to extend it to the music & art world at-large as well – no matter what we do, how well we do it, how often or how…

In front of me lies the latest Winchester 7 & the Runners CD, 'Argos Holiday'. Their third already and that third album has turned out to be a surprising album, with a nice opener like 'When the world stops spinning'. A nice song, just nice to join. Well produced, just like the rest of the album by the way...'Argos Holiday' is a nice album. The best song could be 'Gonna start right now', which is a nice blues rock track that leans against the old grunge. It is notable for the strong production, which we…