| The Womack Family Band | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Norwalk, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Americana, folk rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Dirtsandwich Music Company, LLC |
| Associated acts | Chris Castle |
| Members | |
| Haley Heyman Noah Heyman Tony Schaffer Cory Webb |
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The Womack Family Band is an Americana music quartet from Norwalk, Ohio. The group consists of Haley Heyman (guitar, mandolin, keyboards, vocals), Noah Heyman (guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, banjo, vocals), Tony Schaffer (piano, guitar, bass guitar, alto saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, vocals), and Cory Webb (drums).[1]
The members of The Womack Family Band gradually came together around multi-instrumentalist Tony Schaffer, who had previously played bass with singer-songwriter Chris Castle. Schaffer and Noah Heyman started performing together as an acoustic duo in 2008, adding vocalist Haley Heyman to the line-up within six months. That same year, the trio became the featured weekly act at the Office Bar in Norwalk, Ohio, where they met bartender and drummer Cory Webb. Schaffer and Castle came up with the group's name during an impromptu performance in Streetsboro, Ohio, with what was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek nod to fans of singer-songwriter Tommy Womack who were in attendance.[2] The name stuck, and was used as the title for the Womacks' 2010 debut.[3]
Folk Alley named The Womack Family Band their featured artists of July, 2010, based upon the strength of early demos that they had uploaded to the website. [4]The group released their self-titled debut disc on September 15 of the same year, at the Winchester Music Hall (Lakewood, OH). The CD release corresponded with the launch of the Drenched Earth Tour; a seventeen-state performance stint, co-headlined by Chris Castle and running nearly two months in length.[5]