THE STORY SO FAR .......
Sietse, Joe and Mary Ann have been playing music together since the mid 80’s. They recorded 2 songs for the Dutch compilation album "Holland Billy" with their band "The Greyhounds". In 1991 they formed "The Ranch Girls and the Drifting Texans". Early 1993 there was a major change in the line-up and they renamed the band "The Ranch Girls & Ragtime Wranglers.
In earlier days bands used to play more instrumental songs then bands from today. There even have been many hit-records without singing. Some favourite artists of the Ragtime Wranglers are: Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Merle Travis and Joe Maphis. Individual favourites are mentioned in the musician’s profiles.
The Ragtime Wranglers are (from left to right): Joe Sixpack (guitar, steel-guitar), Sietse (drums, cowbells, temple blocks) and Huey Moor (upright bass) and at few occasions an extra fiddler, accordion, mandolin- or guitar-picker joins the band.
From the early days on the band has intended to play together as much as possible, but to have had the opportunity to play solo with the Ragtime Wranglers or to let the Ranch Girls have duet appearances with other backing bands as well.
Soon after this release the Ragtime Wranglers caught the eye of various promoters and were lucky to have the opportunity to do a few live-concerts with American musicians: Curtis Gordon and Hardrock Gunter. These successful shows were repeated the following years and even more artists asked for the skills of the Ragtime Wranglers: Sid and Billy King, the Collins Kids, Larry Donn, Marvin Rainwater, Frankie Miller, Jack Earls and in June 2004 they went on tour with the Lucky Stars from Los Angeles. Their second single was ready just in time to promote it in Barcelona, Milano, Munich, Zurich and Berlin.
These concerts give the band even more enthusiasm and they can’t wait to have more shows like this. If you get a chance: don’t miss them when they play near you.
Their first solo Cd will get ready end of 2004. It will contain mostly instrumentals, but the Ragtime Wranglers will sing a few songs as well!
TO BE CONTINUED .......
Sid King and The
Five Strings
