Brother Boys
The Brother Boys have a knack for making the old sound fresh and immediate. They released their latest album, More Mule in March 2022.
Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf began their duet singing back in the 80s, as a tribute to the brother acts of early country music. releasing three critically acclaimed recordings; two for Sugar Hill: Plow, produced by Jerry Douglas and the self-produced Presley's Grocery, and Mulehead for England's Zu-Zazz Records. The lyrics of Ed Snodderly's Diamond Stream are featured on the walls of the Country M
19/12/2023
Review of compilation in Country Music People,
UK trade magazine!
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05/12/2023
"Snodderly seems to like writing songs which connect with the outdoors, the sights and sounds and just the feeling of nature—The Diamond Stream, Small Southern Town, real country music when you think about it...These guys are true historians of country music and it shows."
Jack Watkins
Country Music People
UK magazine
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Here is the show we’ll be on from kuac.org Sunday night from 10-12. https://fm.kuac.org/show/funk-roots. You can stream it at kuac.org. From Alaska!
08/11/2023
Bear Family set for The Brother Boys - Bluegrass Today Germany's Bear Family Records has turned their archival attention to The Brother Boys, a pioneering Americana act from east Tennessee.
02/11/2023
https://www.rocktimes.info/the-brother-boys-on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys-2cd-review/
In 1986, Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf founded the band The Brother Boys and to this day, with many changing co-musicians over the decades, the two of them are the only constant musicians in the group. The girl from eastern Tennessee never made her big breakthrough, even if she had a few more successful albums on the Sugar Hill label. But what perhaps doesn't come as a complete surprise if you listen to the first tracks of this chronologically structured compilation. It becomes clear very quickly that The Brother Boys, at least at the beginning, approached their songs in a very traditional and puristic way, so much so that the listener undoubtedly thinks they find themselves somewhere in the Apalachians in the 1950s or 1960s. Sparse guitars and the - by the way, very harmonious - vocals are clearly in the foreground, while bass, drums and other instruments can be seen in the background rather neglected. The two main protagonists have almost nothing to do with rock'n'roll or rock music; rather, they throw themselves with all their fervor into the sound of a long-gone decade and feeling that today - especially outside of the USA - Due to general evolution, it can hardly be felt in normal everyday life. For fans and sympathizers of the band, what's really great about this double CD is that it contains almost all of the tracks from the debut album, which, according to the promoter, is now very difficult to obtain. And when we got to song number eight, even the reviewer rubbed his eyes and ears in amazement when suddenly a cover version of the Tom Waits song "Tango Till They're Sore" (from the Waits album "Rain Dogs") came out of the speakers. , 1985). Of course, the number sounds significantly different with the Brother Boys than in the original, but here too you can see that a good song is just a good song, if it is played in different styles it is still good. So you first have to get into this music and there's nothing for hardcore rockers here anyway, but interestingly enough, at least the reviewer feels that - the longer the two silver pieces rotate in the system to the brim - the feeling of well-being becomes keeps rising. Having arrived at this point, it must of course also be noted that there is already a whole lot of musical and vocal ability at the start. On the second CD, which contains recordings from the mid-1990s, bluegrass music becomes much more dominant. The banjo comes more to the fore and the songs are snappier and faster, which suits my taste even more. To loosen things up, live recordings were occasionally included in between to raise the mood level a little further. The latest recordings are from September 2021 and conclude the thirty years of band history spread across this double-decker. As already mentioned above, the Brother Boys' music is not necessarily for every music fan and even open-minded friends of the fine arts have to listen a little first. However, it works very well and the reviewer has now used the two discs much more often than he would have initially expected. You just have to get involved with these 'brothers' a bit in order to be 'rewarded'. As you would expect from Bear Family Records, there is also a detailed booklet for this CD edition with all the data and facts you need to know. As always, exemplary.
The Brother Boys / On The H***y Tonk Highway With The Brother Boys – 2CD-Review | RockTimes ...verwundert die Augen und Ohren, als ihm plötzlich aus den Boxen eine Cover-Version des Tom Waits-Songs "Tango Till They're Sore" entgegenflötet.
13/10/2023
Live on Studio One - WETS-FM - 1994
From "On The H***y Tonk Highway with The Brother Boys"
Bear Family Records
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Crazy Heart Hank Williams song from the Brother Boys compilation! Ed Snodderly, guitar and vocal Eugene Wolf, vocal Bill Dunham, bass Eddie Dalton, percussion
10/10/2023
On The Record: Tom Waits Reissues, plus Wilco, the Brother Boys, Logan Ledger, & a Nanci Griffith Tribute New Jersey's Original Alt-Weekly
06/10/2023
On The Record: Tom Waits Reissues, plus Wilco, the Brother Boys, Logan Ledger, & a Nanci Griffith Tribute New Jersey's Original Alt-Weekly
28/09/2023
Join us Saturday night for live music with The Brother Boys!
25/09/2023
https://www.rocktimes.info/the-brother-boys-on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys-2cd-review/
Wonderful review from Germany.
n 1986, Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf founded the band The Brother Boys and the two remain the group's only consistent musicians to this day, with many changing co-musicians over the decades. The girl from eastern Tennessee never made her big breakthrough, even if she had a few more successful albums on the Sugar Hill label. But what perhaps doesn't come as a complete surprise if you listen to the first tracks of this chronologically structured compilation. It becomes clear very quickly that The Brother BoysAt least at the beginning, they approached their songs in a very traditional and puristic way, so much so that the listener undoubtedly thinks they find themselves somewhere in the Apalachians in the fifties or sixties. Sparse guitars and the - by the way, very harmonious - vocals are clearly in the foreground, while bass, drums and other instruments can be seen in the background rather neglected.
The two main protagonists have almost nothing to do with rock'n'roll or rock music; rather, they throw themselves with all their fervor into the sound of a long-gone decade and feeling that today - especially outside of the USA - Due to general evolution, it can hardly be felt in normal everyday life. For fans and sympathizers of the band, what's really great about this double CD is that it contains almost all of the tracks from the debut album, which, according to the promoter, is now very difficult to obtain. And when we reached song number eight, even the reviewer rubbed his eyes and ears in amazement when suddenly a cover version of the Tom Waits song "Tango Till They're Sore" (by Waitsalbum "Rain Dogs", 1985). Of course, the number sounds significantly different with the Brother Boys than in the original, but here too you can see that a good song is just a good song, if it is played in different styles it is still good.
So you first have to get into this music and there's nothing for hardcore rockers here anyway, but interestingly enough, at least the reviewer feels that - the longer the two silver pieces rotate in the system to the brim - the feeling of well-being becomes keeps rising. Having arrived at this point, it must of course also be noted that there is already a whole lot of musical and vocal ability at the start. On the second CD, which contains recordings from the mid-1990s, bluegrass music becomes much more dominant. The banjo comes more to the fore and the songs are snappier and faster, which suits my taste even more. To loosen things up, live recordings were occasionally included in between to raise the mood level a little further.
As already mentioned above, the Brother Boys' music is not necessarily for every music fan and even open-minded friends of the fine arts have to listen to it a little first. However, it works very well and the reviewer has now used the two discs much more often than he would have initially expected. You just have to get involved with these 'brothers' a bit in order to be 'rewarded'. As you would expect from Bear Family Records, this CD edition also comes with a detailed booklet with all the data and facts you need to know. As always, exemplary.
The Brother Boys / On The H***y Tonk Highway With The Brother Boys – 2CD-Review | RockTimes ...verwundert die Augen und Ohren, als ihm plötzlich aus den Boxen eine Cover-Version des Tom Waits-Songs "Tango Till They're Sore" entgegenflötet.
15/09/2023
https://internationalcountrymusic.net/2023/09/15/on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys/
From Australia!
On The H***y Tonk Highway with The Brother Boys - International Country Music Andrew Smith The Brother Boys, founded in the late 1980s by Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf, are from East Tennessee. They’re still active today, performing music that has been described as “new hillbilly”. Alana Nash characterised it as “a smart amalgam of the tongue-and-groove vocal harmon...
14/09/2023
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/152045/Brother-Boys:On-The-H***y-Tonk-Highway-With-The-Brother-Boys
Nice review from Dusty Groove!
Brother Boys : On The H***y Tonk Highway With The Brother Boys (CD) Mighty nice work from The Brother Boys – a contemporary group, but one who've got a sound that's very steeped in older folk and country styles – all at a level that makes them a perfect group to focus on in this excellent series! As you might guess from their image on the cover, the grou...
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 tickets for the September 30 performance at the Down Home!  featuring Ed Snodderly’s new release, Chimney Smoke” and the Brother Boys new Bear Family release, “On The H***y Tonk Highway”!
05/09/2023
Join us at the Down Home to celebrate the release of our 2-CD compilation released world-wide by Bear Family Records!
Ed and I will be joined by various musicians who’ve been a part of the Brother Boys over the years!
Thank you to Detlev Hoegen and Bear Family Records for their trust and care in putting this beautiful package together! And to Ted Olson for setting this in motion and for your wonderful, thoughtful liner notes.
05/09/2023
https://www.erwinrecord.net/living/arts-entertainment/the-brother-boys-add-51-song-bear-family-records-release-to-musical-resume/article_5fe38d5f-39e2-5d6f-98a7-3d32dd229fa3.html
Thank you, Tom Netherland!
The Brother Boys add 51-song Bear Family Records release to musical resume The Johnson City duo of Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf, known as The Brother Boys, await the release of their Bear Family Records release of "New Hillbilly Music."
03/09/2023
Review from Holland!
On The H***y Tonk Highway with The Brother Boys, Ed Snodderly & Eugene Wolf DETAIL ALBUM
29/08/2023
https://www.keysandchords.com/album-review-blog/on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys-ed-snodderly-eugene-wolf
First review for the new Bear Family release:
The Brother Boys
On the H***y Tonk Highway!
"This double CD is a must for fans of American roots music. For others, this compilation will be a happy discovery."
Available at brotherboys.com
On The H***y Tonk Highway with The Brother Boys, Ed Snodderly & Eugene Wolf DETAIL ALBUM
10/08/2023
https://www.bear-family.com/brother-boys-on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys-2-cd.html
Released August 4 in Germany.
Available in America September.
09/08/2023
https://youtu.be/MM3zjZZwJeM
Looky here!
New release on Bear Family Records.
Coming to America in September!
The Brother Boys - On The H***y Tonk Highway With The Brother Boys https://www.bear-family.com/brother-boys-on-the-honky-tonk-highway-with-the-brother-boys-2-cd.html2-CD (Digisleeve) with 36 page booklet, 51 tracks. Total pl...
Updated website! New info!
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Great fun with Brandon and Ed at Machiavelli's tonight...Thanks, Jon!
04/11/2022
ETSU to commemorate Rich-R-Tone historical marker - Bluegrass Today The state of Tennessee has chosen November 4 as the date for the dedication of a new historical marker in Johnson City commemorating Rich-R-Tone Records.
12/04/2022
https://brotherboys.com/track/3050627/i-can-t-tell-you-anymore-what-i-need
I Can't Tell You Anymore What I Need
New cut from "More Mule"
CD available @ brotherboys.com
29/03/2022
New album now available @ brotherboys.com
20/03/2022
17/03/2022
https://heraldcourier.com/lifestyles/entertainment/the-brother-boys-kick-off-their-new-album-more-mule-at-the-down-home-on/article_77591935-e45d-547f-99b1-488f7fb58939.html
Thank you, Tom Netherland!
The Brother Boys kick off their new album ‘More Mule’ at the Down Home on March 26 Ed Snodderly and Eugene Wolf, who perform and record as The Brother Boys, mark the forthcoming release of their new album, "More Mule," on Saturday, March 26, at the Down
11/03/2022
From our friend, Maria Camillo!
28/02/2022
What a terrific time the Brother Boys had at Wintergrass Music Festival! So wonderful to make music with Missy Raines and Tristan Scroggins! And a special shoutout to Maria Camillo and Patrice O'Neill for getting us to the good Pacific Northwest, to Sabra Hull and Mark Cole for taking such good care of us! And another Big Thanks to the audiences at Wintergrass for opening their arms to the Baffling Brother Boys!
24/02/2022
Mighty happy to be here in the good Pacific Northwest to make music with Missy Raines and Tristan Scroggins! Wintergrass! Live stream details below…
If you can't be with us, be with us by watching us via Livestreaming on Mandolin.
Brother Boys Livestreaming Friday at 3:05pm PST
Ed Snodderly Eugene Wolf Tristan Scroggins
https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/products/wintergrass-livestream-ticket-series-pass?utm_source=missyraines&utm_medium=socials&utm_campaign=wintergrass
19/02/2022
Our friend, Nancy Fischman took this picture of us in Bashkiria in the Ural Mountains in 1994 when we toured with the Road Company.
We were the first American artists to perform there.