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The Waifs are a folk rock band from Western Australia. The original
members of The Waifs are Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals), and sisters
Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals).
Their current tour band also incudes Ben Franz (bass) and David Ross
MacDonald (drums).
Their 2003 album Up All Night reached double platinum in Australia and
reached the top 5 of the Australian album charts, and the band won four
ARIA Awards in October 2003. The Waifs have enjoyed two top fifty singles
in Australia, the London Still EP in 2002 and Bridal Train EP in 2004. The
band so impressed Bob Dylan when they supported him on his Australian tour
that he asked them to join him in his 2003 North American tour, including a
gig at the Newport Folk Festival.
The Waifs own Jarrah Records, an independent label with John Butler of The
John Butler Trio, and their records are released in Australia unde
