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The Wah Trees

West Australian 4 piece just doing what they love

About Me

***NEWS FLASH*** The Wah Trees have completed pre-production for their new album and are planning to get into the studio to track it next month! Stay tuned+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +The Wah Trees are one of the bands at the forefront of the new acoustic scene currently emerging in Western Australia. This young four piece has been blowing audiences away with their intense and heartfelt live show and are steadily building a dedicated local following. The last year and a bit has seen The Wah Trees share the stage alongside Michael Franti, James Brown, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd, Bomba and the John Butler Trio at the Botanic Blues and Roots Festival 04 as well as tours with the Beautiful Girls, Karma County and Paul Greene. With their debut self titled release achieving local and national airplay, everyone is eagerly awaiting The Wah Trees next EP, due out this year.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Heres what the local streetpress has to say about the band:With developed songwriting and a dynamic reserved for the old school the Wah Trees represent everything music should be. Raelene Gill, Metior Magazine... may just have the songs to prove a second formidable wave of WA folk success. Julian Tomkin, Xpress MagazineA fine little act indeed Renae Powell, Zebrahype Magazine... the surprise act of the night... bordering on the beautiful. Brett Ladhams, Xpress Magazine

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Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: thewahtrees.com
Band Members: Mark Sawyer - Vocals/Guitar, Jesse Stack - Drums, Glenn Sarangapany - Rhodes, James Trewenack - Bass.
Influences: IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: ............. Paul Greene, The Police, Ryan Adams, Nick Drake, Ray LaMontagne, Ben Harper, Cream, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Cake, Elbow, Radiohead, Ed Harcourt, Augie March, The Kinks, Goldfrapp, St Germaine, Etiene DeCrecy, That little band who sung a song about a yellow submarine? Can't remember their name, Jeff Buckley, Sting, Mojove3, Jack Johnson, Karma County, The Beautiful Girls, Leena, Faith No More, Midnight Oil, Rage Against The Machine, Paul Kelly, Groove Armada, Jamiroquai, De La Soul, Foo Fighters, Black Eyed Peas (before they sold out!), The Roots, Larry Adler, Ari, Ronny Jordan, Trinity Roots, DIG, Bomba, Winton Marsalis, BB King, Ray Charles, Buddy Guy, Tracy Chapman, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, George, Dave Matthews, Regurgitator, Salmonella Dub, Grinspoon, Missy Higgins, Lior, Paul Kelly, Karnivool, Powderfinger, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steely Dan, The Roots, VAST, Portishead, Everlast, The Mighty Reapers, Brand New Heavies, The Waifs, John Butler, Ben Folds Five, Chemical Brothers, Bjork, Coldplay, RHCP, The Whitlams, Something for Kate, Michael Franti and many others!
Sounds Like: Hopefully no one? but that would be pretty hard in this day and age. Have a listen and tell us what you think. Because we always get stuck when people ask us this questions. Roots - Blues - Acoustic - Folk - Funk - Indie - or some sort of conglomeration of these.
Type of Label: None