Willos’ started in Siena (Italy) in January 2000 with a repertoire of Irish and Scottish folk music .

Over the years and numerous gigs in Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands the band has continued to produce their own style and today it is interpreting, composing and producing their own fresh unique sound.

Covid put the brakes on live gigs in 2020 but by the end of 2021 the band was able to perform more than 30 in person gigs all over Italy and started some great relationships with pipers Massimo Giuntini and Martino Vacca from the band FULL SET.

In September 2021 the band started working on a new full album “From Now On” that was released in May 2022 with great international feedback.

Today the 6 piece band is no longer only reproducing traditional music but is now interpreting, composing and producing its own ‘fresh’ sound and unique style, experimenting original compositions mixed with trad and folk.  The approach, however, is the same, performing and involving the public by creating a dance atmosphere with ‘memorable’ rhythms and ‘catchy’ themes that can be performed in any venue.

Prior to “One for the Road”, Willos’ released four albums, also working with international artists such as violinists Liz Carroll and Athena Tergis and guitarist John Doyle.

Album Titles
2003 Cionn Caslach (only available on digital format)
2005 Working Men
2010 Dirt Tracks
2019 4th (ep, only available on digital format)
2022 From Now On
2023 Ghost Ship (single distributed by Sony/Orchard)
2025 One for the Road

What does Willos’ mean?

The original band’s name was Will o’ the Wisp. Irish folklore says those were lights used to guide mortals to the places where the fairies danced.

Some time ago, after a great review from a French journalist that named the band “les willos”, it was decided to start using this shorter and easier version of the name.