Dock Oscar: vocals, guitar and briar patches
Katherine Etzel: vocals and sassafras candy
Gary Keenan: guitar, mandolin, mandola, bottleneck slide and applied technology
Charlie Shaw: upright bass and diesel fuel
Kari Denis: fiddle and sweet sass
Shakey Dave: harmonica and secret sauce
Influences
The Gourds, Stanley Brothers, Hank Williams, The Skillet Lickers,
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers, The Meat Purveyors, Jim Smoak, Louvin Brothers, Balfa Brothers, Bill and Charlie Monroe, Fiddlin' Aurthur Smith, Air Supply, Abba, Estil Ball, etc.
Sounds Like
Sounds like The Health and Happiness Shows done by Hank Williams.
Like your Grandpa when he's had a little too much to drink.
Like your Grandma when she's checking out some young stud.
The Gourds, Stanley Brothers, Hank Williams, The Skillet Lickers,
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers, The Meat Purveyors, Jim Smoak, etc.
This here is a full pedal, old-syle string band. Putting together the finest aspects of folk music of yore: Murder Ballads, Gospel, Fiddle Breakdowns, Tight Harmony Duets and bluegrass Standards.
Dock Oscar (of Sweet William) is pleased as punch to be playing with these seasoned musicians who are along for the ride (Think Hank William's Health and Happiness Shows)
From original songs (that sound timeless) to warped bluegrass versions of 70's pop hits to gospel and forgotten old nuggets, The Ambassadors of Love are...well...in love with music.
Greetings! Thanks for looking up The WIYOS! We have been busy working on our new record and we hope to meet you in person real soon!
Happy Hollydaze!
-The WIYOS
The WIYOS live at Joe's Pub, NYC 2008 ">
Hey Doc - Looks like you have a great new "OLD" band sound--love it! Won't be long my new band, The Jake Leg Strutters will be hitting you up for a KCO spot! Knock 'em dead darlin' you deserve every success! Your fan & friend, Lindy Loo (and C-Dub of course)
