The Whiskey Trio

With an unlikely uprising from the breakup of a more experimentally geared jam-band called The Robots in the Sky, The Whiskey Trio represents a reorganized, simpler ideology. Singer Cabe Whitaker’s twangy, reeling voice is backed by simple rhythm chords, Tim Gregory’s haunting lead guitar work and the prominent country-fiddle of Ben Arnett.The Whiskey Trio sounds as if you just popped in an old Hank Williams or Woody Guthrie 78 rpm vinyl record. Together they use elements of traditional jazz, blues, country and folk to produce something straight out of your parents’ old vinyl collection, while still remaining refreshing and contemporary at the same time. Gregory and Whitaker have been playing together since they first learned guitar, and after several jam sessions with the fiddle of Arnett wrote their first song, “I’ve Seen,” they have been writing and playing together ever since. The Whiskey Trio’s first album, “Tangled in Oblivion,” is a self produced, gritty-sounding collection of traditional tunes. The guitar work is sparse and subtle, and the exceptional violin work of Arnett gives the Trio their edge.