The Whoreshoes

Infobox Musical artist
Name = The Whoreshoes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = San Francisco, California, USA
Genre = Folk music, bluegrass music, country music
Years_active = 2005–present
Associated_acts = Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Gillian Welch
URL = http://www.thewhoreshoes.com/
Current_members = Diana Greenberg
Lala Hulse
Camilla Lincoln
Joni Rueter
Emily Stucky

The Whoreshoes are an all-female, folk/bluegrass/country band based in the San Francisco Bay area. The group met on an online community website called Craigslist. The group's name is primarily a pun based on horseshoes. They have played internationally in countries such as Belgium and The Netherlands [cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/23/NSGMQKG4NQ1.DTL&hw=whoreshoes&sn=001&sc=1000 |title=sfgate.com |accessdate=2007-12-29 |last=Vigil |first=Delfin |date =2006-11-23 |work ="San Francisco Chronicle" |quote =the ladies of the Whoreshoes have shared their musical soul with audiences as far off as Belgium and Holland where they recently toured.] .

Members and Instrument

*Diana Greenberg - bass, fiddle
*Lala Hulse - lapsteel, banjo, guitar, vocals
*Camilla Lincoln - banjo, piano, spoons, ukulele, vocals, washboard
*Joni Rueter - accordion, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, vocals
*Emily Stucky - guitar, mandolin, spoons, vocals

Discography

*"The Whoreshoes" (2006)
*"Get Lucky" (2005)

External links

* [http://www.thewhoreshoes.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thewhoreshoes Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewhoreshoes/ Official Flickr page]

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