The Wiyos play and compose old-time American music inspired by the early musical idioms of the 1920's and 30's. Gleefully subverting genre distinctions, their music comes from a time before commercial formatting separated blues from country, ragtime from gospel, and swing from hillbilly. 

With instrumentation consisting of washboard/harmonica/kazoo, resonator guitar/banjo, upright bass and three harmony vocals, the Wiyos create a sound that is reminiscent of days-gone-by when live bands could be heard both on the radio and at community dances, juke joints, and house parties. 

The Wiyos formed in New York City during the summer of 2002, and like the traveling bands of the depression era, they have taken to the road full-time, touring extensively at theaters, bars, street corners, art auctions, pig roasts, and listening rooms in the USA, Canada, France, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

With a unique charisma that transcends many typical social boundaries, this band will appeal to everyone from hipsters to seasoned music connoisseurs, children to bikers.