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The WIYOS

Formed in New York City during the summer of 2002, The Wiyos have spent the past decade touring the globe. They were featured in the BBC television documentary, "Folk AmericaHollerers, Stompers and OldTime Ramblers." In 2009 The Wiyos were hand-picked by Bob Dylan to tour for seven weeks as the opener of the Bob Dylan Show, with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp.
The band's unique charisma transcends typical social boundaries. They appeal to everyone from young hipsters to seasoned music connoisseurs, and are at the center of the resurgence of traditional American music. The Wiyos are inspired by the music of the 1920s and '30s, but the band has a reputation for gleefully subverting genre distinctions. They seamlessly fuse vintage sounds with the contemporary without sounding forced or affected.

In the words of none other than Steve Earle, who produced opener Ana Egge's latest album Bad Blood, "Ana Egge's songs are low and lonesome, big square-stare noir ballads which she plays on a guitar she built with her own two hands and sings like she's telling us her deepest, darkest secrets."