Magnus Wiik - electric and acoustic guitars, pedal-steel guitar, rhodes, mandolin, dobro, fiddle, concertina, hand-claps Adrian Myhr - electric bass, hand-claps Audun Hjort - drums
From Rags To Britches contains nine original tunes penned by Wiik between 2012-15. An electric power-trio lodging itself between jazz and country. The album was recorded live in studio with overdubs on a host of instruments. The trio had been the backbone of many projects over the years, touring Germany regularly as part of Karma Sample between 2008-11.
In media:
Wiik has a hunch for smart riffs and melodies, and a non-sentimental way of taking on roots-music - Arild R. Andersen, Aftenposten
Nødblues is a fantastic opener and Wiik impresses with his playfulness on «Way to go Donny» (a tune inspired by The Big Lebowski) - David Jønsson, Hamar Arbeiderblad
Magnus Wiik is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist finding his own interesting way in music, and the trio Magnus Wiiks Humdinger is one of a kind - Tor Hammerø, TordeJazz