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The Cactus Blossoms: 
A Sad Day To Be You

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Live and Breathing
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The Stanley Brothers, the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Country music has a long-held appreciation for sibling bands, and it seems there’s no sweeter sound than two brothers harmonizing over a sad country tune. Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey have capitalized on this tried-and-true formula with their band The Cactus Blossoms, most recently pulling together a backup band of music veterans: Mike “Razz” Russell on fiddle, Nadine Landry (from the Foghorn String band) on upright bass, and Randy Broughten on pedal steel guitar and dobro.

The Cactus Blossoms: 
Travelin' Blues

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Live and Breathing
Purchase The Cactus Blossoms at: The Cactus Blossoms

The Stanley Brothers, the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Country music has a long-held appreciation for sibling bands, and it seems there’s no sweeter sound than two brothers harmonizing over a sad country tune. Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey have capitalized on this tried-and-true formula with their band The Cactus Blossoms, most recently pulling together a backup band of music veterans: Mike “Razz” Russell on fiddle, Nadine Landry (from the Foghorn String band) on upright bass, and Randy Broughten on pedal steel guitar and dobro.

The Cactus Blossoms: 
Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Live and Breathing
Purchase The Cactus Blossoms at: The Cactus Blossoms

The Stanley Brothers, the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Country music has a long-held appreciation for sibling bands, and it seems there’s no sweeter sound than two brothers harmonizing over a sad country tune. Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey have capitalized on this tried-and-true formula with their band The Cactus Blossoms, most recently pulling together a backup band of music veterans: Mike “Razz” Russell on fiddle, Nadine Landry (from the Foghorn String band) on upright bass, and Randy Broughten on pedal steel guitar and dobro.

JP Harris & the Tough Choices: 
When I Die

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Live and Breathing

You thought country music ain’t what it used to be. Think again. J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices have been resurrecting the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves; before the words “pop” or “new” ever met the word “country.” Leaving home at the young age of 14, J.P. Harris has lived the songs HE writes for well over a decade, getting his start around fires in sheep-herding camps in the southwest and hobo jungles across the country.

Bus Driver Tour: 
Sweet Celeny

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Live and Breathing

The Bus Driver Tour began in the open landscape of Montana with three songwriters who met on the road. They came from different musical backgrounds but shared a common code of living that would find them around campfires late at night while touring out of an old school bus. After several tours together as solo artists they joined as a band and named it after the lifestyle they are all committed to – an ongoing tour which often includes local musicians and special guests from around the country, “The Bus Driver Tour”. Today these three songwriters play a different kind of show, one that has been gaining momentum across the US. There are three distinct singers in the melodic harmonies, wide-ranging influences in the music, and an infectious good vibe in the performances.

JP Harris & the Tough Choices: 
6 Days on the Road

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Live and Breathing

You thought country music ain’t what it used to be. Think again. J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices have been resurrecting the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves; before the words “pop” or “new” ever met the word “country.” Leaving home at the young age of 14, J.P. Harris has lived the songs HE writes for well over a decade, getting his start around fires in sheep-herding camps in the southwest and hobo jungles across the country.

Bus Driver Tour: 
40 Days

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Live and Breathing

The Bus Driver Tour began in the open landscape of Montana with three songwriters who met on the road. They came from different musical backgrounds but shared a common code of living that would find them around campfires late at night while touring out of an old school bus. After several tours together as solo artists they joined as a band and named it after the lifestyle they are all committed to – an ongoing tour which often includes local musicians and special guests from around the country, “The Bus Driver Tour”. Today these three songwriters play a different kind of show, one that has been gaining momentum across the US. There are three distinct singers in the melodic harmonies, wide-ranging influences in the music, and an infectious good vibe in the performances.

The Vespers: 
Better Now

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Live and Breathing

The Vespers are one of those lucky young bands that have built an extensive underground following simply through word of mouth and heavy touring. The band is uniquely made up of two sibling duos; the Cryar sisters, and the Jones brothers. The four have distinguished their sound with an arsenal of acoustic instruments and harmonies only siblings can create. Their showmanship generates a roller coaster of sight, sound, and emotion and their inherent chemistry and instrumental versatility continues to set them apart.

Red Shoes & Rosin: 
Iceberg

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Live and Breathing

Banjos, fiddles, mandolins…what more could one ask for? Red Shoes & Rosin is a female string trio that sounds old and fresh simultaneously. They combine old fiddle tunes, quaint vocal harmonies, and their own originals, resulting in…RSAR.

Bus Driver Tour: 
Good And Lonely

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Live and Breathing

The Bus Driver Tour began in the open landscape of Montana with three songwriters who met on the road. They came from different musical backgrounds but shared a common code of living that would find them around campfires late at night while touring out of an old school bus. After several tours together as solo artists they joined as a band and named it after the lifestyle they are all committed to – an ongoing tour which often includes local musicians and special guests from around the country, “The Bus Driver Tour”. Today these three songwriters play a different kind of show, one that has been gaining momentum across the US. There are three distinct singers in the melodic harmonies, wide-ranging influences in the music, and an infectious good vibe in the performances.