The Wilders

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Wilders Descriptive Bio Wilders Descriptive Bio Educated Hillbillies, The Phantom Drummer, and the Relentless Acoustic Decibels of a Commando Jam: The Wilders Live Up to Their Name on Someone’s Got to Pay When hillbilly band The Wilders first named themselves, they didn’t realize the moniker itself was a bit of old-time snake oil; less of a description, and more a prediction. The foursome also didn’t know they had the power to invoke a fifth paranormal band member now known as the Phantom Drummer. But this is just what comes to light on their new album, Someone’s Got to Pay, an Americana album sequenced around a real life murder trial (or as the lyrics say, “An old murder ballad come to life”) and filled out with original tracks that conjure up small town crazies and wrecked lives. But don’t let the dark subject matter fool you. The Wilders just got wilder and the music is more engaging then ever. The Wilders—with a musical soul that lies in the Ozarks—have been heading this way for quite a while. There are the dobro and banjo, old-time fiddle tunes, and allegiances to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. There are the old-time songs, heartbreak, and hard-driving honky tonk subject matter. But out of necessity the Americana band’s early days required drastic measures that set them on a raucous and innovative course. “We got a lot of gigs in the early days doing what we call the Commando Jam,” explains guitarist and lead singer Ike Sheldon. They would go to a festival they wa

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Throw Down

Someone's Got To Pay

Spring A Leak

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The Wilders

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Song Of America

On the Wings of a Dove

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Pickathon 2006 - Pickathon Roots Music Festival

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Independent Music Award Winners 2009 "Now Hear This!"

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Pickathon Music Festival 2006

Now Hear This! - The Independent Music Awards 11th Annual Wi

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Independent Music Awards Winners

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