Garry Bowler


Garry "Jim" Bowler, also known as "Magpie", is an English drummer and session musician, who has worked with bands including Würzel, Dennis Stratton, Alan Davey and Bernie Tormé.

Biography

Bowler has worked with artistes as diverse as Hostage, Rose of Victory, replacing Simon Wright in Tora Tora, Mournblade, Mutant, Motörhead, Bernie Tormé, Würzel, Larry Wallis, Dennis Stratton, The High Priests of Hell, Global Noise Attack, Medicine Hat, Another Storm
, the Kelly Lee Band,
Redsoxx
and many others.
In 1992, Bowler was asked to join Motörhead to replace drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, after working on some material for the March ör Die album. Bowler got to know Würzel when Mournblade supported Motörhead in 1989. In December 1991, Bowler received a call from Würzel to join him at a rehearsal session in London with Phil Campbell. Bowler used Phil Taylor's drum kit and they worked on two or three ideas and recorded them for Lemmy, who was in LA. One of the demos became the track "Stand" from Motörhead's 1992 March ör Die album. In the event Mikkey Dee played on a couple of the album tracks and joined the band.
Bowler is a constant live performer as well as a recording artiste, recording material for TV and radio such as Bob Harris's opening jingle and music for Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman's Long Way Round which included music from the highly acclaimed "The Pendell Guitar Project" with Stephen Loveday. He has also appeared in numerous music videos and a live DVD, on TV programmes for ITV, SKY and live radio sessions for Radio 1, 2 and Virgin Radio. Bowler is currently playing live with Medicine Hat, Another Storm, Dirty Lions, Mournblade, Satan's Empire and Dennis Stratton.

Album discography

Mournblade
Medicine Hat
Pendell Guitar Project
Kelly Lee
Joker
Mutant feat. Bernie Torm'e
Another Storm feat. Kieth Winter
  • Album pending
Dirty Lions
  • RAW
Mournblade
  • Live & Loud – Studio Outtakes
  • Live from the 2012 Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival
Satan's Empire'''
Rose of Victory
Medicine Hat
Various artists
Guitarist Magazine
Powerplay Magazine
Classic Rock Magazine
Radio 2
Classic Rock Magazine - The Blues
Motorhead
Demo recordings for the 'March Or Die' album inc. 'Stand', 'Jack The Ripper'
Wurzel
Spoof of Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades" - "Waste Of Space"