Brothers 3

Brothers 3 came into being in January, 1997, when - following the usual Menikos family Christmas dinner -€” Mark and Tom got to talking about their respective day jobs and musical lives. For the purposes of protecting the innocent and preventing backlash, let's just say that things could be better.

Mulling over the conversation later, Mark decided that the time had come to implement a long-held dream to create a folk and world-music group that combined traditional melodies and rhythms with contemporary instruments and musical settings. Even before all the details were clear in his mind, Mark contacted Tom and they talked a long time about this idea - the first time ever that these brothers would play together in an ongoing venture. The excitement started brewing. Tim was brought in, and in early the next month, Brothers 3 had its first rehearsal.

At first, it was indeed just the three brothers: Mark on violin, Tom on guitar, and Tim on bass, with all three singing carefully constructed harmonies. The band grew in size with several personnel additions, and over time morphed into its current lineup and sound.

Information from the band's site

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  Tim Menikos: bass, harmonica, vocals
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  Mark Menikos: violin, vocals
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  Tom Menikos: drums, vocals
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  Martin McCall: percussion
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  Betsy Menikos: keyboards, percussion, vocals
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  Wayne McKinzie: banjo, guitar, mandolin, percussion, saxophone, wind synthesizer
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  Steve Jones: guitar, mandolin, vocals
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  Dave Irvin: guitar, vocals

Traditional Celtic songs and dance music mixed with jazz, world, country, pop and rock music

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