The Whistlestop - American, Country, Rock and Roll, Southern Gospel music

The Whistlestop

The Whistlestop is a Country / Americana / Southern Gospel / Rock and Roll band based in the Raleigh, NC area.  The Whistlestop CD has been released, so check out the songs below:

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Upcoming Shows

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Video: Throw Down (from NAMM 2009)

The Whistlestop - Band Blog


Back after a loooonnnggggg break! 

 Hey, what's up y'all!  We took the last year off as a group.  Mike had his third child last summer (congrats, Mike!) and we decided to just lay low for a bit.  But we are back at it now and excited about our next show... Mac's Tavern in Cary, NC on Friday, July 16.  Should be entertaining and a real treat for both us and y'all.  Come see us!

-- Kevin


April 15, 2009 - This FRIDAY NIGHT !!! L&F songs review 

 HEY TEAM...

That's Right, we shall join the Kickin' Grass Band on FRI NITE for ROUND 2, and it shall be worth your while. We promise to do at least ONE new song for you're listening pleasure, hopefully more than that.

I'd also like to take the time to mention that the little album that Rob and I just put out called "Lullabies & Family Songs" has gotten a nice review from Rick Cornell of the Independent Weekly. You can read that here:

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A389501

Hope to see you at the show! We plan to take a break from playing pretty soon, to turn attention to demoing new stuff, etc. So this may be your last chance to see us for a while.

cheers,
*mike


March 17, 2009 - Shows 

Hey There,

The Whistlestop will perform this Friday evening at the NC Museum of Art starting at 5:30pm - 8pm. The show will be in the Restaurant, free admission, and food and drinks available for purchase. Should be a really nice time, and you will hear some NEW songs at this show, we promise.

http://ncartmuseum.org/artintheevening.shtml

AND Next Weekend, Rob and Mike have a big CD Release Show!!!  A whole new album of material that didn't fit the Whistlestop project.  We're really pleased with how it turned out, and hope you'll make it out to see it performed for the very first time! This is not something we will do often (perform this material) SO if you're interested, you really don't want to miss this show! The CD will be on sale at the show. Kenny Roby w/ full band will play after us, Kennebec will open as a duo. At the Pour House Sat March 28th... We play at 10pm sharp!

myspace.com/watsonroy

AND finally

The Wstop will team up w/ The Kickin Grass Band for round two vs. your eardrums... This time KG will play first, and then Wstop.  Don't Miss It. FRI April 17th @ The Po House!!!


January 19, 2009 - NAMM diary 

wow,where do i begin?  NAMM -

National Assoc of Music Merchants.huge trade show of muical instrument industry.Taylor Guitars flew the Whistlestop out to play on their stage!here's the story:


January 9, 2009 - Six days from NAMM 

We are six days away from NAMM, and Taylor Guitars has released the details of the brilliant artists who will be playing at their stage.   We are very fortunate to be sharing the stage with legends and some of the finest artists in the world.

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Quotes

"...everyone was all abuzz about The Whistlestop at NAMM. Thanks for coming out and lending your brand of cool to ours."

- Bob Taylor, President, Taylor Guitars

"The album's 12 songs glide along as smoothly as a well-tuned locomotive humming on down the track, with sweet harmonies and an overall amiability to go with virtuoso execution."

-  David Menconi, The News & Observer

"Purity of faith is a holy aspiration that's celebrated at various points throughout the self-titled debut from Apex quartet The Whistlestop. On the other hand, music that's willing to mix things up—not to dilute, but to expand—has divine power all its own. That, more than anything, defines The Whistlestop's roll call.... It's old-time rock 'n' roll and blues and country and gospel, but none of those entirely."

-  Rick Cornell, The Independent

"Mike Roy and Rob Watson are amazing songwriters in their own right, but few expected high-energy outlaw country when they formed like Voltron. Quite possibly the the most entertaining act in town..."

-  blog.indienc.com

 
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