The Howlin' Brothers

The Howlin' Brothers are a Nashville-based old-time country blues/string band consisting of singer/songwriters Ian Craft (fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and kick-drum), Jared Green (guitar, harmonica, and piano), and Dan Swan (upright bass). They were described by AllMusic as "an Americana string band, but a reconfigured 21st century version, incorporating rock, pop, gospel, jazz, R&B, Dixieland, country blues, and who knows what else into the mix."^[1][2]

The Howlin' Brothers
Origin	Ithaca, New York, United States
Genres	Americana, rock, indie rock, bluegrass
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Readymade
Members	Ian Craft Jared Green Dan Swan
Past members	Ben Plasse, JT Huskey
Website	thehowlinbrothers.com

History

Craft, Green, met while attending Ithaca College. They discovered a mutual love of traditional and roots music, and formed The Howlin' Brothers in 2003.^[3] After developing a following in Ithaca, the Howlin' Brothers relocated to Nashville, where they self-released their debut album, Mountain Songs, in 2007; and meeting Jt Huskey shortly after. After independently releasing three additional albums, the Howlin' Brothers were introduced by a mutual friend to producer/musician Brendan Benson, who signed them to his label, Readymade.^[4] Benson produced the band's 2013 release, Howl, which featured appearances from Jypsi and Warren Haynes. The album was critically acclaimed, and The Howlin' Brothers launched a successful tour in the US and Canada.^[5][6][7] In May, 2014, the band released their second Benson-produced record on Readymade, Trouble, which Rolling Stone called a "rip-roarin', hootenanny on wax that puts a rocked-out spin on old-timey bluegrass."^[8]

Discography

• 2017 Cannonball
• 2014 Trouble Readymade Records
• 2013 The Sun Studio Session (EP)
• 2013 Howl Readymade Records
• 2012 Old Time All The Time (Live compilation)
• 2011 Baker Street Blues
• 2009 Long Hard Year
• 2007 Mountain Blues

References

1. Leggett, Steve. "Artist Biography: The Howlin' Brothers". www.allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
2. Staff (6 August 2014). "The 26 Albums of 2014 You Probably Didn't But Really Should Hear". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. Killen, James (October 22, 2013). "Interview with Ian Craft of Howlin' Brothers". www.houstonmusicreview.com. Houston Music Review. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. Fedele, Laura (March 14, 2014). "WFUV at SXSW: The Howlin' Brothers at Hotel San Jose". www.wfuv.org. WFUV. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. Nation, Acoustic (March 5, 2014). "The Howlin' Brothers to Release New Album, 'Trouble' on April 29". www.guitarworld.com. Guitar World. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. Gallagher, Natalie (May 29, 2013). "The Howlin' Brothers: We spend more time driving than playing". www.citypages.com. City Pages. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. Leahy, Andrew (March 5, 2013). "Video Premiere: Howlin' Brothers, "Big Time"". www.americansongwriter.com. American Songwriter. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. Leahy, Andrew (June 2, 2014). "Brendan Benson Joins Howlin' Brothers at Hometown Release Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

External links

• The Howlin' Brothers