The waifs

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The Waifs on May 22, 2007 in Perth, Western Australia
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Up all night
  AU 3 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
01/20/2003 (33 weeks)
A Brief History ...
  AU 23 
platinum
platinum
11/15/2004 (14 weeks)
Sun dirt water
  AU 2 
platinum
platinum
09/10/2007 (12 weeks)
Live from the Union of Soul
  AU 48 02/23/2009 (1 week)
Temptation
  AU 3 03/14/2011 (5 weeks)
Beautiful You
  AU 5 08/24/2015 (6 weeks)
Ironbark
  AU 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 03/06/2017 (7 weeks)
Singles
London Still
  AU 49 07/08/2002 (1 week)
Bridal train
  AU 50 04/12/2004 (1 week)
Sun dirt water
  AU 32 08/13/2007 (3 weeks)

The Waifs are a folk rock band from Western Australia . The original line-up of the band includes Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals) and the sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals). The tour band also includes Ben Franz (bass) and David Ross MacDonald (drums).

history

The Waifs were founded in 1992. Siblings Donna Simpson and Vikki Simpson (now Vikki Thorn) from Albany, Western Australia toured with a duo called Colors . They met Josh Cunningham at a concert in Broome.

Her 2003 album Up All Night went double platinum in Australia and made it into the top 5 of the Australian album charts. The Waifs also won the ARIA Awards in October 2003. The band played as the opener of Bob Dylan's 2003 tour of Australia. He was so impressed that he took the band on his North America tour that same year, which included a gig at Part of the Newport Folk Festival .

Together with John Butler , The Waifs belongs to the independent label Jarrah Records .

Band members

  • Joshua Cunningham - guitar, vocals, mandolin, ukulele, dobro (since 1992)
  • Donna Simpson - vocals, acoustic guitar (since 1992)
  • Vikki Thorn (nee Simpson) - vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar (since 1992)
  • Ben Franz - electric bass, double bass, dobro (since 2002)
  • David Ross MacDonald - drums, percussion (since 2002)
  • Mikel Azpiroz - Keyboard (2009)
  • Jen Anderson - violin (1996, 1998)

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1996: The Waifs
  • 1998: Shelter Me
  • 2000: Sink or Swim
  • 2003: Up All Night
  • 2007: Sun Dirt Water
  • 2011: Temptation
  • 2015: Beautiful You
  • 2017: Ironbark

Live albums

  • 2004: A Brief History
  • 2009: Live from the Union of the Soul

Singles (with awards)

  • 2017: Lighthouse (AU:goldgold)

swell

  1. ↑ a b The Waifs in the Australian Charts (Top 50)
  2. ↑ Awards for music sales: AU

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