Will Tun and the Wasters

Will Tun and the Wasters

Will Tun and the Wasters is an English group that plays folk, punk, ragga and ska, with a folk-punk basis. The act also appears as Will Tun & The Wasters, particularly from Time is a Bastard onwards.

Formation and identity

The group forms in 2009, when a group of drinkers decide to turn their musical activity into a band. Will Tun joins after meeting the existing Wasters at a party, bringing violin and guitar to the line-up. The band’s name reflects the combination of Will Tun with the Wasters, and their material develops from the meeting of their punk and folk influences.

Style

Their sound combines folk-punk with elements of ska and ragga. The group is associated with celtic punk as well as punk and folk, and its early story centres on a move from informal playing towards a more structured band arrangement.