The Whistlestop is a Country / Americana / Southern Gospel / Rock and Roll band based in the Raleigh, NC area.  The Whistlestop CD has been released, so check out the songs below:

Download tracks and the CD
On-line at CDBaby.com

Catch The Whistlestop at any of the upcoming performances: 

• December 13 , 1PM @ Tir Na Nog - The Rock & Shop Market
• January 15 @  NAMM 2009 (Anaheim, CA) - performing at the Taylor Guitars stage
• January 17,  9PM  @ The Pour House - performing with Kickin' Grass

Watch videos from The Whistlestop live shows:

• Fifty Fingers
• What They Don't Tell You
• The Money's Tight
• Come Home Baby Now
• Originator
• Throw Down
• Will Henry
• The Well
• Lord Lord Lord
• If You Gonna Get It
• You Better Praise (formerly called "If You Gonna Sing")

"The album's 12 songs glide along as smoothly as a well-tuned locomotive humming on down the track, with sweet harmonies and an overall amiability to go with virtuoso execution."

-  David Menconi, The News & Observer

"Purity of faith is a holy aspiration that's celebrated at various points throughout the self-titled debut from Apex quartet The Whistlestop. On the other hand, music that's willing to mix things up—not to dilute, but to expand—has divine power all its own. That, more than anything, defines The Whistlestop's roll call.... It's old-time rock 'n' roll and blues and country and gospel, but none of those entirely."

-  Rick Cornell, The Independent

"Mike Roy and Rob Watson are amazing songwriters in their own right, but few expected high-energy outlaw country when they formed like Voltron. Quite possibly the the most entertaining act in town..."

-  blog.indienc.com