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The Wiyos : Porcupine
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Acoustic trio playing original and vintage country blues, ragtime, swing, and old time americana
Genre: Blues: Acoustic Blues
Release Date: 2003
Porcupine
The Wiyos
Record Label: Truthface Recordings
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1. Smoke Jumper 2:15 + MP3 $0.99
2. Under the Sun 2:09 + MP3 $0.99
3. Blue Drag 3:39 + MP3 $0.99
4. Bye Bye Baby 4:10 + MP3 $0.99
5. Strawberry Wine 3:13 + MP3 $0.99
6. Baby, You Gotta Change Your Mind 2:36 + MP3 $0.99
7. Annie Walden (The Mankilling Racetrack Girl) 4:19 + MP3 $0.99
8. Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider) 3:28 + MP3 $0.99
9. Two Apples 3:18 + MP3 $0.99
10. Rising of the Moon 3:10 + MP3 $0.99
11. Grossman's Rag 2:40 + MP3 $0.99
12. Next Door Blues 2:45 + MP3 $0.99
13. Undertow 3:53 + MP3 $0.99
14. Molly/outro 4:49 + MP3 $0.99
15. Tennessee Tango 4:43 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

The old-time spirit of The WIYOS mirrors that of the
medicine shows of the 1920's and 30's, when black
and white musical traditions mixed liberally and
genre distinctions didn't exist between blues and
country, ragtime and gospel, or swing and hillbilly
music. Accordingly, The WIYOS write songs that are
equally influenced by music from the Blue Ridge
Mountains and New York City, mixing the more
urbane sounds of Django Reinhardt, the Gershwin
brothers and Fats Waller with the unrefined country
fervor of Gary Davis, Doc Watson and Skip James.
The WIYOS make music that will transport you back
to an era when vaudeville performers were skilled
entertainers as well as accomplished songwriters
and instrumentalists. In this "pre-war" American
culture, music was made for personal enjoyment
and community gatherings - farmers, miners,
teachers, salesmen, preachers, gamblers and
traveling artists sharing songs on front porches and
in town squares for the pure pleasure of making
music with their hands and hearts.

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REVIEWS

Good Stuff !!!
author: Danni
                            
Heard Blue Drag on a compilation CD and just had to buy this. Brilliant, great, more ... so I bought their other two CD's as well

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Scudley Dee Ba Bap!
author: Leanna Buckland
                            
Finally something different. I stumbled upon these fellas at Winfield. Bye Bye Baby definately  a fav. Love that scat. Swing and harmonica blues. Lovely mixture of sounds.

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Long Live Oldternative!
author: Jay Jones
                            
I first heard these talented guys on XM's Bluesville and instantly liked their style. The Porcupine CD is great from start to finish with Blue Drag, Bye Bye Baby and Ida being my favorites - for now!  Would love to see the WIYOS live if they ever get around the Reno area.

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wow!
author: Peggy Wooden
                            
We've been enjoying this CD since September, when we discovered the wonderful Wiyos at Winfield.  This copy is on it's way to Berlin, Germany, for a friend with delightfully eclectic musical tastes!

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