272: Dot Wiggin (The Shaggs)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
English - April 23, 2020 00:28 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 645 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Comedy drummers drums joewong Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Dot Wiggin co-founded The Shaggs, along with her sisters Betty and Helen, in 1968. As the band's primary songwriter, she is the author of some of the most astonishingly unique, life-affirming music ever recorded. Dot discusses: forming the band at the behest of her father; her songwriting process; weekly performances at the town hall in Fremont, NH; the surprising legacy of the band; working in a school cafeteria; teaching Sunday school; and Foot Foot.