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The Wiyos
Americana / Blues / Swing



Brooklyn, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/11/2009
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Member Since5/11/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.thewiyos.com
Band MembersJoseph "joebass" DeJarnette - upright bass, vocals
Parrish Ellis - resonator and archtop guitars, guitjo, banjo, ukulele, vocals
Michael Farkas - washboard, harmonica, kazoo, vocals, sound effects
Teddy Webber - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Influencesvictrolas, mountains, cities, silent films, street-corner musicians from the last 100 years. ragtime and piedmont blues, stringbands, jugbands, washboard swing. We love amalgamating music from early 20th century America and writing our own songs inspired by those various musical idioms.
Sounds LikeThe Hoosier Hotshots, Washboard Rhythm Kings, Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, Fats Waller, Arthur Blake, The Swingbillies, Spike Jones, Willie McTell, Anglin Brothers, The Skillet Lickers, Gary Davis, Gus Cannon & The Jug Stompers, The Carolina Tarheels, Casey Bill Weldon, The Lightcrust Doughboys, Pink Anderson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Bill Boyd & The Cowboy Ramblers, John Hurt, Joe & Charlie McCoy ......time to stop geeking out
Record LabelTruthface Recordings
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 12 2009 2:30P
Big Horn Mountain Festival Buffalo, Wyoming
Jul 13 2009 5:00P
Consol Energy Park Washington, Pennsylvania
Jul 14 2009 5:00P
Coca-Cola Park Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jul 15 2009 5:00P
New Britain Stadium New Britain, Connecticut
Jul 17 2009 5:00P
Champlain Valley Exposition Essex Junction, Vermont
Jul 18 2009 5:00P
Bethel Woods Center for The Arts Bethel Woods, New York
Jul 19 2009 5:00P
Alliance Bank Stadium Syracuse, New York
Jul 21 2009 5:00P
McCoy Stadium Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Jul 23 2009 5:00P
FirstEnergy Park Lakewood, New Jersey
Jul 24 2009 5:00P
Ripken Stadium Aberdeen, Maryland
Jul 25 2009 5:00P
Harbor Park Norfolk, Virginia
Jul 28 2009 5:00P
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, North Carolina
Jul 29 2009 5:00P
Heritage Park Simpsonville, Tennessee
Jul 30 2009 5:00P
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Alpharetta, Georgia
Jul 31 2009 12:00P
Pickathon Festival Portland, Oregon
Aug 1 2009 12:00P
Pickathon Festival Portland, Oregon
Aug 2 2009 5:00P
Cynthia Woods Mitchel Pavillion Houston, Texas
Aug 4 2009 5:00P
The Dell Diamond Round Rock, Texas
Aug 5 2009 5:00P
Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas
Aug 7 2009 5:00P
QuikTrip Park Grand Prairie, Texas
Aug 9 2009 5:00P
Journal Pavilion Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aug 11 2009 5:00P
Camelback Ranch Glendale, Arizona
Aug 12 2009 5:00P
The Diamond Lake Elsinore, California
Aug 14 2009 5:00P
Chukchansi Park Fresno, California
Aug 15 2009 5:00P
Banner Island Ball Park Stockton, California
Aug 16 2009 6:30P
Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena Stateline, Nevada
Aug 20 2009 8:00P
The Steamplant Theater Salida, Colorado
Aug 22 2009 8:00P
Ozark Folk Center Mountain View, Arkansas
Sep 4 2009 9:00P
Four Corners Folk Festival Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Four Corners Folk Festival Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Sep 16 2009 8:00P
Kelly’s Irish Pub Wichita, Kansas
Sep 17 2009 12:00P
Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, Kansas
Sep 18 2009 12:00P
Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, Kansas
Sep 19 2009 12:00P
Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, Kansas
Oct 9 2009 7:00P
The Town Hall Theater Middlebury, Vermont
Oct 10 2009 7:00P
Union Hall Coffeehouse Carlisle, Massachusetts
Oct 11 2009 7:00P
Club Helsinki Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Oct 14 2009 7:00P
Next Generation Theater Brewer, Maine
Oct 15 2009 7:00P
One Longfellow Square Portland, Maine
Oct 17 2009 7:00P
Common Fence Point Music Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Oct 18 2009 7:00P
Hooker-Dunham Theater Brattleboro, Vermont
Oct 23 2009 8:00P
Sellersville Theater Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Oct 24 2009 7:00P
Unison Arts Center New Paltz, New York
Nov 5 2009 1:00P
Riverhawk Festival Brooksville, Florida
Nov 6 2009 1:00P
Riverhawk Festival Brooksville, Florida
Nov 21 2009 7:00P
Hannah Community Center Lansing, Michigan

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   About The Wiyos
In their five-year lifespan, The Wiyos have driven over 400,000 miles in seven countries and played over a thousand shows. They have released three full-length albums, seamlessly blending their original songwriting with a wide spectrum of vernacular American music. The New Yorker says "the group brings exuberance and intensity to these vintage styles, and its performances are layered with vaudevillian stage antics." Originally an acoustic trio, they are now a quartet broadening their sonic palette. They have built a reputation for riveting live performances. Americana UK reports that "their musicianship is outstanding", and Sing Out calls them "tons of fun". "The Wiyos seem truly unique in what they do, creating original yet vintage-sounding country blues, swing, jugband, hillbilly and ragtime tunes and then adding the visual element of a vaudeville-style stage show. They are a band that, in a lot of ways, seems to set the bar in terms of authenticity and pure chops. In their original songs, The Wiyos have proven their aptitude not only in writing old timey-sounding tunes, but in writing them across various strains of roots music, a blend of all their myriad influences which comes across as decidedly current.” -Maryland Independent

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Phelps


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Jul 10 2009 11:01 PM

Dylan couldnt have had a better opening crew for Louisville, me and my pops were jammin with u guys, thx
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Jul 10 2009 11:20 PM

Dylan could not have had a better opener, me n my pops were jammin in Louisville, thx guys
Joan





Jul 6 2009 10:49 PM

cheers from central VA, rock & jazz up the ballparks!!
Insane $hane





Jul 7 2009 5:33 PM

hey thanks for the add...and great show saturday in south bend u guys were great!
Master Kilby





Jul 8 2009 5:08 PM

thanks,guys. sounds great. enjoy the ballpark shows!
Euterpe





Jul 6 2009 11:58 PM

how are my favorite fellas???

thinking about you guys and wanted to say hello.
Three Toe





Jul 4 2009 2:11 AM

Cheers W. From Duluth MN.


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Jul 3 2009 2:47 PM

Happy Holiday!
squirrel_jr.





Jul 4 2009 8:18 PM

Hope, Kansas!!! sept. 14th We'll see you fella's there!!!
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Jun 26 2009 4:26 PM

Y'all are beautiful, you and Willie Nelson, there's still hope for the world. Mind your top knot...wg
momma j





Jun 26 2009 10:07 PM

hey its me, the winfield kansas girl that always barges in late to your east coast shows. if you dont remember, thats cool too.

soooo you are on tour with willie and bob!!! thats absofuckinglutely amazing.

well we just had a baby on tuesday so i might be missing out on the tour but hopefully i will see you at winfield!?!?!?
B Hine





Jun 28 2009 3:47 PM

Holy Crap-ola!

You guys! So nice to see your new tour- Willie? How awesome.

Miss you!
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Jun 22 2009 9:43 AM

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THANKS FOR THE ADD!!!
If you are interested in straight homemade hillbilly cream visit our profile and enjoy!!!
We wish you all the best, and a great day with great music!!!
Metropolitan Klezmer





Jun 26 2009 5:33 AM

ding ding ding! go boys go. catch you next time you wanna sing along, Mr. M ~Eve
Vanessa Mollins





Jun 23 2009 8:57 PM

What up!? Everything fine!?? Hope so... Anyway, just wanted to show some support! Keep up the good work!...
Joan





Jun 25 2009 8:39 PM

Be Prepaired 4 the big event 4 2 months, @ the ballparks, Good Luck, & happy trips to y'alls. xx Joan
Paddy





Jun 26 2009 1:10 AM

Congrats on the tour! Ironically enough, we'll be playing Brooklyn while you'll be in California, our home state. The fates are keeping us apart...

Cheers,
Paddy
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Jun 23 2009 5:00 PM

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Jun 24 2009 8:54 AM

love
maria.





Jun 19 2009 12:52 AM

you should probably stow me away in your van for this tour. i'll do laundry and dishes and i make a mean baked tempeh.

it's seriously mean; it'll punch you in the gut and steal your wallet while you're doubled over in pain.

but really, bon voyage! have the best time ever and i'm so excited to say i knew you fellas when!!

unpopular american music forever!!!
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Jun 6 2009 12:10 AM

Thanks for the add!!!!


Keep Rockin'
Mike Meade
Editor/Writer
Joan





Jun 14 2009 1:15 AM

Hi guys, how was Down Home,the Rocket Club & the Charlie Poole Fest over the weekend? I was wondering if yer familiar with Rob Ickes the Dobroist from Blue Highway? He is a hi def picker along with his group Blue Highway, I own thier original cds that pred8ed my choozing 2 download from the computer. Happy trips to y'alls. xxx Joan
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Jun 11 2009 7:56 PM

You guys need to put Blue Drag up :)
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Jun 11 2009 8:43 PM

greetings from the earl brothers...
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Jun 11 2009 8:43 PM


We always knew you boys were something special...
-the gang at Retrofret loves ya
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