The Half Brothers

Paul Gude 2/18/0811:44 AM

I caught up with The Half Brothers in their rehearsal space: the house of guitarist Richard "Rick" Miller. Mandolinist John Ackermann and banjo player David Nixon soon arrived, and we chatted while they waited for their warm-up coffee. The topics ranged from the band's origins to how one goes about getting legal permission to do a bluegrass cover of "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates.

THE HALF BROTHERS, purveyors of their own patented brand of bluegrass and acoustic roots music, have been entertaining Seattle audiences with dynamic picking, hilarious and sometimes poignant lyrics and lush mountain harmonies for the last year. Sharing backgrounds in music and theatre (mandolinist John Ackermann and banjo player David Nixon are founding members of music/ performance-art collective “Awesome” and guitarist Rick Miller is a stalwart of the Seattle theatre scene,) the Half Brothers’ goofy on-stage charm belies some serious musical and songwriting chops. - seattleperforms.com

For more on the Half Brothers, check out their MySpace page.

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Paul GudeMember

You know it. That was some fine coffee they were cooking up, and I was sorely tempted to have a cup.

sbevisMember

I do remember that now. Congrats on sticking it out. Do you kind of jones when someone makes such a nice presentation like they did?

Paul GudeMember

You know, I didn't. I stopped drinking caffeine last June and I never want to start again.

However, it smelled delicious!

sbevisMember

Did you get to taste the coffee?

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