"They make music that should leave vapour trails" - The Scotsman
Renowned as the "hillbilly hurricane", The Wilders in full, unstoppable flight are firmly established as Edinburgh Fringe favourites after sell-out runs over three consecutive years at The Famous Spiegeltent. Triumphant winners of a Herald Angel (the Fringe equivalent of an Oscar) with a five-star review from the publication, the Scotsman said: 'They generate the kind of tunes that should by rights leave vapour trails'. The Kansas City, Missouri, four-piece are back to thrill capacity crowds again following sell-out shows everywhere they went last year.
They were one of the sensations of Belfast's Open House Festival in 2008 and in January, wowed Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival in front of 1600 at the city's Old Fruitmarket. Filmed for the BBC 2 Highlights programme, television presenter Mary Ann Kennedy introduced them as "one of the undoubted hits of the event".
Playing storming roots-of-country and old-time with a pure essence of early rockabilly, they deliver a blistering fiddle/banjo/guitar/dobro/slap bass hoedown, playing whiz-bang music as infectious, fun-loving and goodtime as you will ever hear.
Ticket Prices: £12
Location of Event: AB Paterson Auditorium