The Barr Brothers are an American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

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 quartet founded in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, consisting of Andrew and Brad Barr (of The Slip), Sarah Page and Andres Vial.

History

Andrew and Brad Barr began their career in music as part of the improv-based trio The Slip. As they were playing a show in Montreal in 2004, a fire broke out. One year later, Andrew and Brad Barr relocated to Montreal and became neighbors with harpist Sarah Page. Along with Andres Vial, they formed The Barr Brothers. Their debut, self-titled LP will be released on September 27, 2011 via Secret City Records

Secret City Records

Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late 2008....

. In anticipation of the album release, lead single "Beggar In The Morning" debuted on Paste Magazine. The band was invited to play Osheaga Festival 2011, and they will continue to tour throughout the fall promoting their debut record.

External links

• Koe Magazine: The Barr Brothers interview