The Quebe Sisters Band
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| The Quebe Sisters Band | |
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| Genres | Western swing, country |
| Years active | 2000—present |
| Website | www.quebesistersband.com |
| Members | |
| Grace Quebe Sophia Quebe Hulda Quebe Joey McKenzie Drew Phelps |
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| Former members | |
| Mark Abbott | |
The Quebe Sisters Band is an American fiddle western swing group from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The band consists of sisters Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe as well as Joey McKenzie on guitar and Drew Phelps on upright bass. Formed in 2000, the band performs western swing, hot jazz, vintage country and western (Bob Wills, Sons of the Pioneers, etc.) and traditional Texas style fiddle tunes.[1] They are currently based in Fort Worth and tour nationally and internationally,[2] [3]including appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.
The Quebe sisters grew up in Krum, Texas, in a devout Presbyterian home. Their mother homeschooled the girls.[4]
The three sisters started taking fiddle lessons from Sherry McKenzie (Joey's wife), a former national fiddle champion, and later from Joey, also a former national fiddle champion. In 2000, the Quebes moved to Burleson in Johnson County, Texas, where the McKenzies lived.[4]
The sisters learned traditional Texas-style fiddling. The girls began entering fiddle contests and had success early on; winning several state, regional and national fiddle championships.[5]
The Quebes have been featured on a segment of Bob Phillips' Texas Country Reporter anthology television series.
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[edit] References
- ^ Fiddlers on the youth: Quebe sisters offer new take on an old sound - BostonHerald.com
- ^ http://www.bostonnow.com/entertainment/music/2007/08/22/texas_sisters_swing_into_johnny_ds/
- ^ http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/55669.html
- ^ a b Jeff Tietz. "The Quebe Sisters." Texas Co-op Power, June 2009, pp 8-10, 12.
- ^ The Quebe Sisters' Arresting Swing Harmonies - washingtonpost.com
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