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Performance Highlights The Wilders are an internationally touring string band from Kansas City, Missouri. Ike Sheldon (lead vocals, guitar), Betse Ellis (fiddle, vocals), Phil Wade (dobro, mandolin, banjo, vocals), and Nate Gawron (string bass, vocals) write and perform original songs, classic honky tonk, old time country, and fiddle tunes with engaging energy and spirit. The Wilders have gained critical acclaim and radio airplay throughout the United States and beyond. Since 1996, they have performed at festivals and concerts, on radio, television, and independent film soundtracks. In June 2002 The Wilders appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's "Prairie Home Companion" with Iris DeMent; they performed at the Kennedy Center in 2004, and on "Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour" in 2005. In 2006, The Wilders were selected to perform at the Famous Spiegeltent at Edinburgh Festival Fringe; their show sold out and they were honored for their performance with a coveted Herald Angel Award. SELECTED PAST PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
South by Southwest Official Showcase Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL CBA Father's Day Festival, Grass Valley, CA Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill, NY Joe's Pub, New York, NY The Famous Spiegeltent, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, SCOT Tour of Scotland
Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Fest, Haines Junction, Yukon Centennial Hall, Juneau, AK Chilkat Center, Haines, AK Grand Targhee Fest, Alta, WY Larryfest, Rockton, WI Spiegeltent, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, SCOT Four Corners Fest, Pagosa Springs, CO Walnut Valley Fest, Winfield, KS Festival of American Music and Crafts, Branson, MO
Old Town School of Folk Music's Trad Fest 2 Supergrass, Bakersfield, CA San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Fest, Berkeley, CA Wintergrass, Tacoma, WA Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA Station Inn, Nashville, TN Merlefest, Wilkesboro, NC Festival International, Lafayette, LA Bluegrass & BBQ Fest, Branson, MO Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Fest, Haines Junction, Yukon Tour of Alaska Nome Folk Fest, Nome, AK Founders Title Folk & BG Fest, Snowbird, UT Rockygrass, Lyons, CO Pickathon, Happy Valley, OR Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, SCOT Tour of Scotland Ulster American Folk Park Festival, Omagh, IRE Walnut Valley Fest, Winfield, KS Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL IBMA Fan Fest, Nashville, TN
SELECTED RADIO AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES - NPR's "Weekend Edition" feature story: June 2008 listen online
* Nashville Scene's "Best of 2006: Albums too Country for Country Radio" ("Throw Down")
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