About Our Good Buddy Willy Tea
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Grew up in: Oakdale, CA
Currently resides in: Knight's Ferry, CA
What he plays/does: mean harp, ravi banjo, sweet tenor, mando, wails, 52-week club member
Some time ago: fronted the legendary Puffin' Billies
Influences: life
Style: thrift store
Sounds like: VanZandt meets Ramblin' Jack meets Dylan meets a
full brook in winter and in the distance you can barely make out the sound of bagpipes and a herd of bison
Willie Tea, aka Straight Dealin' Willy T., aka Willy Tea Farmer, aka Funk E. Love is a local hero.
He is the only man to attempt the Tioga House Drop on a shopping cart chassis and live to tell the tale.
He is a 52 Week Club lifer. Having been the frontman for the now defunct Puffin' Billies his legendary status is secure.
With classic monster hits like "The Tallow Man," "Scruffers (the Circus Dog)," and "Horny Kind o' Love," his talents
cannot be dinied. He is a jack of all trades and all instruments. He currently co-fronts The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit
with Chris Doud, sings with his wife Bethany in the Widdlers, and regularly performs his solo material, at fine drinking establishments,
coffee shops, and down by the river.
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Albums
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Born and Raised is the long awaited debut solo
offering from the former front-man of the Puffin' Billies.
Most of the songs are products of the 52 Week Club and feature a stripped down
intimate sound that allows Willy's sincere vocals stylings to be showcased.
A smattering of friends helped out on several of the tracks making for a richly textured, flowing collection of music.
"It's the best album I've listened to in a while," says one fan.
Hear the love story of a young man who marched off to the the Civil War on River of Death.
Hear the cowboy-poetry-influenced gritty and haunting tale of a man forsaken in the cold desert on Warmth.
Let Brand New Game convince one that the secrets to life can all be found in the game of baseball. Enjoy this one.
Track List
Rue the Day (mp3)
Lullaby
River of Death
Ol' Luke Boy
Young When I Left Home (mp3)
Big Jim's Guitar
Warmth
John Hartford Song
Goin' Home
Brand New Game
Round of Rum
Brown Ford Van
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