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William & Polly

Sadness is its own cure

About Me

"Through me the way into the suffering city, Through me the way to the eternal pain, Through me the way that runs among the lost. Justice urged on my high artificer; My maker was divine authority, The highest wisdom, and the primal love. Before me nothing but eternal things were made, And I endure eternally. Abandon every hope, ye who enter here."

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Member Since: 11/29/2005
Band Members: We're also on Virb.com

Mailing List: [email protected]

Polly Shires: vocals, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, snare, percussion
William Shires: vocals, banjo, guitar, harmonica, concertina, dobro Guest appearances by:
The Lake Vernon Drowning (electric guitar)
Collette Savard (acoustic guitar)
John Zytaruk (dobro)
Influences: Mother & Father, Ma & Pa, Brothers Herman J and Rick, the old folks, Agnes. Mr Earl: the riproaring David Boyle. Barker, Keys, John Zytaruk. The Be Good Tanyas, Will Oldham, The Beatles, The Kinks, Dolly Parton, The Rolling Stones, karaoke, Dave Van Ronk, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Genesis in the PG era, Fleetwood Mac, Bert Jansch, Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Hank Williams, Taj Mahal, The Carter Family, Django Reinhardt, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Vic Chesnutt, The Stanley Brothers, Howlin' Wolf, The Seldom Scene, Robert Johnson, Dwight Diller, The Osborne Brothers, Black Sabbath, Frank Zappa, Johnny Cash, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Nick Drake, Flatt & Scruggs, Donovan, Richard Thompson, Guided By Voices, Leo Kottke, Buddy Guy, Melanie, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, The Velvet Underground, Townes Van Zant, the Zoom H4 hand recorder.
Sounds Like: broken horns in a strange woods
Type of Label: None

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Merry Water: Player Credits

Polly: mandolinWilliam: banjoCollette Savard: guitarJohn Zytaruk: mandolin
Posted by William & Polly on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:25:00 PST

About the song: Down to the lake

[ By William & Polly. William: vocal, guitar. Polly: vocal, mandolin. John Zytaruk: squareneck dobro. Engineered and produced by John. ]This is John's rough mix of a song which was one of those gi...
Posted by William & Polly on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:05:00 PST

About the song: Leave Her Johnny (with The Keys)

"Leave Her Johnny" [Boris (The Keys): guitar, harmony vocal -- Polly: mandolin, harmony vocal -- William: banjo, melody vocal] We recorded "Leave Her Johnny" in our living room on Thanksgiving Da...
Posted by William & Polly on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:28:00 PST