About Wanigan

Hi, and thanks for your interest! We're a group of five guys from the Lewis-Clark Valley area having a grand old time playing concerts around the Northwest.

We play a lot of original works in addition to bluegrass and folk classics (for example Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Blackberry Blossom). We like to describe our sound as "bluegrass, etc." due to our other stylistic influences that come peeking through every once in awhile (Folk, Celtic, Appalachian, Blues, etc.).

Warren Aiken — Guitar, Lead Vocals

A solid guitarist and vocalist, Warren is also a fantastic songwriter- in fact, he's written just about all of our original works. His songs are lyrical, elegantly written, and heartfelt. We're his biggest fans. · read more

Tim Gundy — Mandolin, Vocals

In addition to being a killer mandolin player, Tim is about the humblest guy you'll ever meet. He just rocks, but you'd never hear it from him! · read more

Jason Hackwith — Violin, Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals

Jason, Denis' son, also grew up playing roots music, but branched into all kinds of musical styles throughout his life (everything from opera to alt rock). He studied classical violin for a decade, majored in music with a voice and guitar emphasis, and has been writing funky, bluesy-folk/acoustic rock music since high school. · read more

Dale Vallandigham — Banjo, Vocals

Without Dale, we wouldn't be "bluegrass, etc." — we'd just be "etc." We count our blessings to have a banjo player of his caliber. You would never, ever guess that Dale hasn't really been playing banjo all that long. His technique is just superb. He's also a killer vocalist (with barbershop quartet experience) and a really, really great yodeler. · read more

Denis Hackwith — Bass, Mandolin, Vocals

Born in a musical family, Denis has been playing bluegrass, folk, and other roots music his entire life. He's a great bass fiddle player who adds a rock solid foundation to all of our music. We also like to bring him forward to show off his mandolin style. · read more