Picking up guitar on a whim, at the ripe age of twenty, Wil 'Panda' Coffey immediately took to the art of song writing and within two and a half years was performing before live audiences. Classifying his music as “Soul Acoustic”, Panda’s style is truly rare in its compilation of Folk, Blues & Jazz with an unmistakable funk, making even popular cover tunes sound like original improvisations. Touring extensively around western North America for the previous eight years he has had the opportunity to play on the same stage with acts such as; Taj Mahal, CCR, The Wailers, Tuck & Patti, Michael Hedges, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, David Grisman Quintet and other accomplished performers.
Presently, Panda is residing in New Zealand and regularly performs near his home in the Tairāwhiti Region of New Zealand and he frequently tours Europe, New Zealand & the United States.
Panda just recently returned from touring the Europe & USA with a new CD, "Life, Death and Everything In Between"!
"Enjoy the music, be well." - Oso Panda