The Wiyos toured the US, UK, Canada and Europe from 2002 to 2019. They were one of the first "old-timey" bands to emerge on the national scene in the first wave of acoustic bands riding the renewed popularity of early swing jazz, rural folk, old-time blues and Appalachian music. Their relentless touring in the US and Europe, and numerous critically acclaimed albums and EPs landed them a full 28-day summer tour as openers of the 2009 Bob Dylan Show. The Wiyos were also featured in the BBC television documentary, “Folk America – Hollerers, Stompers and Old-Time Ramblers”. In 2010 they were featured in the BBC television special "No Sleep 'Til Yell”.

Since 2010, the trio of Michael Farkas, Teddy Weber and Seth Travins have released 3 albums and taken their spirited live show on numerous US tours and five UK tours. Their music has been featured in television, movies and commercials in the US and abroad. They have also been featured in three educational Carnegie Neighborhood programs at Carnegie Hall. The Wiyos interactive educational workshops have taken them from elementary schools to colleges throughout the US and UK.

While not writing, recording and performing, Michael Farkas can be found teaching master classes in performance and harmonica at Universities and Arts Schools. “Sauerkraut Seth” Travins resides in Shetland, Scotland where he teaches music and continues to perform in the UK and US. Teddy Weber can be found tending apple orchards and selling hard cider and vinegars for his farm-based business, Tin Hat Cider in Vermont.

Videos

Live in Ireland, Twist Tour, 2012

Live at Celtic Connections, Scotland, UK

Live on Air WNYC Soundcheck, NY, NY

Documentary on the making of Twist, 2012. Catskill, NY

Live, UK, 2011

Live in Ireland, 2012

From the old days in Brooklyn, NY