Brother
Saturday, Mar 12, 2005

Returning to Tampa for the first time since last WMNF Heatwave, Australia's BROTHER agreed to play live in Vinyl Fever this Thursday, March 10th at 7pm. The in-store performance was, as always, FREE to the public.

Brothers Angus and Hamish Richardson grew up in the Australian town of Bathurst. Their home was always filled with music, whether someone was practicing an instrument or playing a record on the stereo. The Richardsons took up instruments associated with rock & roll, as well as those related to traditional music. Angus began playing the didgeridoo and guitar and Hamish picked up the bass, while both knew their way around the bagpipes. Since forming their band Brother in the early '90s, they have started their own record label and have toured the world extensively, being bestowed with the title of "Jimi Hendrix with bagpipes" by the publication Buzz Weekly. Besides a cross-pollination of musical styles, Brother has also gained notoriety with their alternative stage presence, wearing leather kilts and occasionally donning nail polish. As Angus and Hamish Richardson fine-tuned their instrumental skills, they traveled into Sydney, Australia, where they performed at various pubs. It was there in 1991 that they met drummer Roel Kuiper and guitarist Steve Luxenberg. Kuiper, who was originally from Holland, drew inspiration from rock & roll and world music. The diverse tastes of the musicians, which ran the gamut from Abba to Elvis to classical, melded well. It was established that the foursome should form a band. They figured that the name Brother would work well since Angus and Hamish co-founded the group.