Now 26-years-old, Mike Welch started playing guitar when he was eight. This led to his presence at local Boston blues jams by age 11. He played at the opening of Bostonâs House of Blues when he was 13. Shortly thereafter, he became known as the house prodigy of Dan Aykroyd and the House of Blues management. In fact, it was Aykroyd who tagged him âMonster Mike Welchâ, primarily because he was so good and so powerful at such a young age. Eventually Mike started gigging on his own, forming the...
Monster Mike Welch Interview
by Brian D. Holland
Now 26-years-old, Mike Welch started playing guitar when he was eight. This led to his presence at local Boston blues jams by age 11. He played at the opening of Bostonâs House of Blues when he was 13. Shortly thereafter, he became known as the house prodigy of Dan Aykroyd and the House of Blues management. In fact, it was Aykroyd who tagged him âMonster Mike Welchâ, primarily because he was so good and so powerful at such a young age. Eventually Mike started gigging on his own, forming the...
Now 26-years-old, Mike Welch started playing guitar when he was eight. This led to his presence at local Boston blues jams by age 11. He played at the opening of Bostonâs House of Blues when he was 13. Shortly thereafter, he became known as the house prodigy of Dan Aykroyd and the House of Blues management. In fact, it was Aykroyd who tagged him âMonster Mike Welchâ, primarily because he was so good and so powerful at such a young age. Eventually Mike started gigging on his own, forming the...