The Wiyos , "Don't Spill Sugar" Live at 808A, Brooklyn

"Don't Spill Sugar", performed and recorded at 808A, Brooklyn

The Wiyos are currently on tour with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and John Cougar Mellancamp. Please visit: www.thewiyos.com for more information. The Wiyos are:
Joseph Dejarnette - Stand-Up Bass, vocals
Parrish Ellis - Resophonic Guitar, vocals
Michael Farkas - vocals, harmonica, washboard
Teddy Weber - Lap Steel, vocals
featuring:
Adam Matta - Human Beatbox
Sxip Shirey - Bells, Whistles, Megaphone
The Wiyos new album, "Broken Land Bell":
Broken Land Bell, which includes cross-genre collaborations with NYC beat boxer Adam Matta and circus/theater composer Sxip Shirey, successfully blends The Wiyos affinity for 1920s/30s country blues and western swing with their pop songwriting sensibilities and post-modern, experimental sound sculptures. Imagine a collision between the worlds of Bob Wills, The Beatles, The Washboard Rhythm Kings, The Roots, Blind Willie McTell and Beck, and youll begin to form a notion of the new territory The Wiyos are creating. In contrast to the recording process of their two previous analog live in the studio albums, which both focus on capturing the bands masterful reinterpretations of various traditional American idioms, Broken Land Bell was created through a mixture of live and layered tracking, all engineered by bassist, Joseph joebass Dejarnette and collaboratively produced by the band.

The Whyos was an Irish street gang that ruled the lower east side of Manhattan during the late 1800s. The album title alludes to both the origin of the band and the recording setting (Studio 808A), as the name Brooklyn is derived from the words Broken Land, used by the first Dutch settlers of New York in the 1600s. The album title Broken Land Bell is a metaphorical tip of the hat to the current socio-economic state of the country, with a hopeful view towards the future.

The Wiyos are enjoying the synchronous arrival of some well-earned recognition. Within the span of a few months they have received an invitation to join the Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Mellencamp 2009 summer tour (28 dates), been featured in a BBC documentary (Folk America Hollerers, Stompers and Old-Time Ramblers) and released their fourth full-length album entitled Broken Land Bell. Now after six years of relentless touring (200 plus dates a year) in multiple countries, all independent of a record label or manager, The Wiyos have suddenly emerged as one of the hallmark groups in the resurgence of traditional American music.

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[TeddyJamesMusic]

Amazing work, I really wanna play that guitar riff.

[FolkSoulRevival]

This is a really cool song.



[JagerMikesterX]

Funny to watch this video after sleeping in that room for a week.

[JagerMikesterX]

This is a fantastic song. I downloaded it from iTunes the other day, but unfortunately it doesn't include Sxip's bullhorn work. That really adds some depth to the song, and is a bit lacking without it. It's a great song regardless...but that extra sound does something for me.

[edcrfvqazwsx]

I dig this. Sounds like it should be something u would hear during slavery.

[1653leahcim69]

That's some GREAT stuff right there!!!!

[callumjosephstewart]

i'm in the support act for them in barton next week

[cinderellalifestyle]

these fellas very cool--glad to have stumbled in here.......:-)they are usingthe same little handbells (seen , maybe not heard this tune?)which I still have from my childhood circa late 50s early sixties........VERY cool, might as well call me a new fan....I will have to check out playdates...

[ledzep149]

just saw these guys at the Bob Dylan Show, it was awesome!

[mishkaosxcar]

dig.