The Wood Brothers
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| The Wood Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York Atlanta |
| Genres | Folk Americana |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Blue Note (2006-2008) Southern Ground Records |
| Associated acts | Medeski Martin & Wood |
| Website | The Wood Brothers Official Website |
| Members | |
| Oliver Wood Chris Wood |
|
The Wood Brothers are musician siblings Chris and Oliver Wood from Boulder, Colorado. Chris is a founding member of Medeski Martin & Wood, and Oliver played second guitar with Tinsley Ellis before forming King Johnson.
Their first studio album, Ways Not to Lose, was produced by John Medeski.[1] It was recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York in September 2005 and released in 2006 on Blue Note Records.[2][3] Ways Not to Lose was the Amazon.com editors' number one pick in folk for that year,[4] and the album also made NPR's "Overlooked 11" of 2006.[5]
[edit] Discography
- Live At Tonic EP 2005
- Ways Not To Lose March 7, 2006
- Loaded April 1, 2008
- Up Above My Head June 9, 2009
- Smoke Ring Halo 2011
[edit] References
- ^ "Wood Brothers". NME. http://www.nme.com/artists/wood-brothers.
- ^ Sandy Tomcho (May 09, 2008). "The Wood Brothers play Woodstock tonight". Times Herald-Record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/ENTERTAIN/805090360/-1/ENTERTAIN08.
- ^ "The Wood Brothers, with Carsie Blanton". SF Station. Apr 22, 2008. http://www.sfstation.com/the-wood-brothers-e297341.
- ^ Best of 2006: Editors' Picks in Folk, Amazon
- ^ The 'Overlooked 11' of 2006, NPR
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Wood Brothers at Blue Note Records
- Oliver Wood in-depth interview on the craft of songwriting
- Brothers in Arms: The Wood Brothers by Tim Newby of Honest Tune, 1/31/07.
- The Wood Brothers Live on NPR Streaming audio of The Wood Brothers performing on February 17, 2006
