What I found was a sound that builds on that basis of country with strings and chorus but brings in other aspects of music from the 1950s through the 1970s in surprising, playful ways, resulting in a fun, retro-pop collection of originals that instantly transport you to the past, whether it’s to a swanky cocktail lounge with a dance floor or to the ocean for some beach blanket bingo.
For some reason, I keep associating the songs on Old Guitars & Shooting Star with movie soundtracks. Perhaps it’s the orchestral sound, but there are songs on the record that would work in a Tarantino movie, whereas others would fit perfectly in a classic Western, and still others in a James Bond flick. Wolf Willow are a guilt evoking kind of band for not listening to this kind of music more often.
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Bio
Wolf Willow has capped off 2023 with a Saskatchewan Music Awards nomination for Roots/Folk Artist of the Year after a year of playing major festivals including Big Winter Clssic, Winteruption YEG, Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Gateway and Swampfest.
From the Northern Great Plains of Saskatchewan, Wolf Willow plays original country and western inspired by honky tonk, Western swing and countrypolitan retro sounds. Wolf Willow both stretches and upholds the retro-country tradition as they have played festivals (Ness Creek ,Gateway, Break-Out West) and tour dates across western Canada. After receiving a Western Canadian Music nomination for Visual Media Composer of the year, Wolf Willow has spent 2020 preparing a new full length album for release. Old Guitars & Shooting Stars was released on Grey Records on October 15, 2021 to rave reviews and four sold out release shows. In 2022/23 Wolf Willow released two EPs Holloway and Marv and Stoneface Sing and are workingon a new full length album for release in fall 2024.
Music: Marv and Stone Face Sing
Video: World Kept Turning Live
Media: www.wolfwillowband.com/media
Promo Pictures: www.wolfwillowband.com/photo
Highlights & Achievements:
Nominated for a 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award
Played several major festivals since 2021 including Regina Folk Festival, Ness Creek, Sled Island, Big Winter Classic, Winteruption YEG, Gateway, Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Swampfest.
Old Guitars & Shooting Stars was released in October 2021 results in a nomination for Folks/Roots Artist of the Year from the Saskatchewan Music Awards and a Group of the Year nomination from the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards.
Etthen Heldeli: Caribou Eaters (documentary) for which Wolf Willow provided the soundtrack received a Canada Screen Award nomination for best documentary. Wolf Willow was also nominated for a 2020 Western Canadian Music Award (Visual Media Composer of the Year) for their contribution to the film.
2019 Countrypolitan EP, And The Leaves Have Turned To Amber, was played on Earshot reporting stations (CJTR, CJSR, CKUA) and charted on the Earshot national charts for November 2019. The EP was also included in CupsNCakes (https://www.cupsncakespod.com) Best EPS of 2019 list. Wolf Willow also received a nomination for a 2019 Saskatchewan Music Award in the Experimental/Contemporary category
Headlined the 2019 Cathedral Village Arts Festival in Regina, performing with an 8 piece string ensemble.
Received nominations for a 2018 Saskatchewan Music Award in the Avantgarde/Contemporary category for their “Caribou Howl” album.
Contact
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Booking for Canada / USA / Europe&UK / & the rest of the world: Moose / wolfwillowband@gmail.com
Publicity: Moose / wolfwillowband@gmail.com