The Mighty Wallops
tuba-driven amercan roots
The Mighty Wallops consist of Bobby Waller on guitar, harmonica, and lead vocals; Patrick Hennessey of The Pint Thieves on drums; and Portia Njoku on tuba. They specialize in quirky, humorous, upbeat originals but also cover songs made popular by covers made famous by Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller, Lead Belly, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, CCR, and Tom Waits.
Mighty wallops vids are on their way, But in the meantime...
The Mighty Wallops are really new and will have media to share in the very near future. But, in the meantime, here's Bobby performing a solo version of a song that's in the repertoire.
The band that gave birth to the mighty wallops
Before they formed The Mighty Wallops, guitarist/singer Bobby Waller and drummer Patrick Hennessey formed a band called Trouble Creek that performed originals and covers in classic country style. Many of Trouble Creek's songs carried over into The Mighty Wallops' repertoire--albeit with a distinctly different flavor. Here's Trouble Creek (featuring Bobby and Patrick with bassist Adrian Baxmeyer and mandolinist Ken Burnett) performing one of the originals that crossed over from Trouble Creek to The Mighty Wallops.