Wee Hairy Beasties was a children's music group composed of
Jon Langford
Jonathan Denis Langford (born 11 October 1957) is a Welsh musician and artist based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Langford is a founder member of the punk band The Mekons, the post-punk group The Three Johns, and the alternative count ...
,
Sally Timms
Sally Timms (born 29 November 1959) is an English singer and lyricist. Timms is best known for her long involvement with The Mekons whom she joined in 1985.Sally Timmsat Allmusic
Career
Born in Leeds, in 1959,Wallenfeldt, Jeffthe Mekons in ...
,
Kelly Hogan
Kelly Hogan (born January 11, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, often known for her work as a member of Neko Case's backing band, as well as for her solo work.
Early and personal life
Hogan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of ...
, and
Devil in a Woodpile
Devil in a Woodpile is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Although they routinely give a fresh sound to 80-year-old songs, their repertoire and instrumentation categorizes them as a country blues or jug band.
History
Rick Sherry and Tom V. Ray firs ...
.
They played their first gig together at the
Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo, also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. It houses around 450 species of animals in an area of . It opened on July 1, 1934, and quickly gained international recogn ...
near
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, and released an album through
Bloodshot Records
Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, which specializes in alternative country.
History
Bloodshot Records was founded in 1994 by Nan Warshaw, Rob Miller, and Eric Babcock, who knew each other from jobs i ...
in 2006
Wee Hairy Beasties , Biography
AllMusic (2006-10-24). Retrieved on 2014-02-13. and another in 2008 on Wee Beatz Records.
Discography
''Animal Crackers''
#"Wee Hairy Beasties"
#"Flies on My Taters"
#"Animal Crackers"
#"Ragtime Duck"
#"Housefly Blues"
#"A Newt Called Tiny"
#"I'm an A.N.T."
#"Road Safety Song"
#"Cuttlefish Bone"
#"Glow Worm"
#" Buzz Buzz Buzz"
#"Cyril the Karaoke Squirrel"
#"Toenail Moon"
#"Lightnin' the Turtle"
#"Wee Hairy Beasties (Reprise)"
''Holidays Gone Crazy''
# Belly Button Blues
# Here Comes My Shadow
# Yellow Snow P.S.A.
# The Tail of the Night Before...
# Dinosaur Christmas
# Pumpkinhead
# Wee Scary Beasties
# Holidays Gone Crazy
# Eat Your Greens P.S.A.
# Bury Me in the Sand
# The Lonely Vampire
# Tummy Trouble P.S.A.
# Jug Rag
References
External links
Article - "Children's Tunes Revive Spirit of Punk Rock"
at NPR.org
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from othe ...
American children's musical groups
Bloodshot Records albums
Bloodshot Records artists
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