The Wind Whistles
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The Wind Whistles are a Canadian
indie folk
duo founded in spring 2006. Their names are Tom Prilesky and Liza Moser, who live together in the suburbs of Vancouver
. They both sing and both play acoustic instruments such as guitar and bass.
In 2008, The Wind Whistles have released their first full length album “window sills” under a Creative Commons
license. It was published by the German net label aaahh records. In addition to the download as mp3
or ogg
, the album is also available as a commercially sold CD.
Following their first release, they have toured throughout America and especially Europe. In 2009 “Animals Are People Too”, their second full length album, also under a CC-license, and “The Secret Album” followed, leading to another tour in Europe.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie folk
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
duo founded in spring 2006. Their names are Tom Prilesky and Liza Moser, who live together in the suburbs of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. They both sing and both play acoustic instruments such as guitar and bass.
In 2008, The Wind Whistles have released their first full length album “window sills” under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
license. It was published by the German net label aaahh records. In addition to the download as mp3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
or ogg
Ogg
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The creators of the Ogg format state that it is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.The Ogg container format can multiplex...
, the album is also available as a commercially sold CD.
Following their first release, they have toured throughout America and especially Europe. In 2009 “Animals Are People Too”, their second full length album, also under a CC-license, and “The Secret Album” followed, leading to another tour in Europe.