You Won't Find Me3477/1Old-time jazzy blues song with a sinister edge. Harmony male vocals, love gone bad, break-up lyrics2:13
Michael Farkas
Michael Farkas (ASCAP)
Latest Tracks
- Mystery Swing3477/2Playful yet mysterious up-tempo swing with banjo, scat vocals, whistling, brushes & double bass2:09
- Scat Time3477/3Goofy 1920s Dixieland swing with breezy group scatting & gravelly lead scat vocal2:14
- Ragtime Band Boys3477/4Whimsical Vaudeville swing with catchy male gang vocals, banjo & rocking middle section. East European flavour 2:25
- Chase Me Back3477/5Quirky driving minor key swing with banjo, zany effects, jaw harp & Russian-style gang vocal chant2:23
- Bass And Whistle3477/6Happy-go-lucky shuffle with cheery whistling, quirky vocal scatting & jolly banjo1:57
- Gypsy Caravan3477/8Driving harmonica-led swing combo with zany percussion & sound effects. East European flavour3:03
The story behind the sound
The Wiyos have an eclectic, throwback, Vaudeville sound and founding member Michael Farkas adds to the mix with his vocals, harmonica, kazoo, washboard, and banjo. In demand, the band performed upwards of two hundred shows a year and toured with the likes of John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson. But they also weren’t above busking as street performers, drawing such crowds sometimes that the law had to intervene. Like Vaudeville, Michael draws inspiration from the 1920s and ‘30s. Though formed in New York City, word of the trio's performance skill brought them out to England, France, Holland, and Sweden. When Michael is not writing, recording, and performing, he teaches master classes in performance and harmonica at Universities and Arts Schools.