The Barr Brothers is an indie folk band founded in Montreal, Quebec in 2006, consisting of two American brothers Andrew (drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards) and Brad Barr (guitar, vocals), as well as bassist Morgan Moore, pedal steel guitarist Brett Lanier, and harpist Eveline Gregoire-Rousseau.
[1] Originally raised and located in Providence, RI, Brad and Andrew Barr moved to Montreal, QC from Boston, MA in 2005, after a decade of touring and recording as two-thirds of the trio The Slip; The group notable for its approach to long-form, live Improvisation, and equally considered part of the Jam band and Experimental music scenes.
[3] Pagé at the time had been performing both in classical contexts, and working to developing music with singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela.
Building upon the songs with Malian rhythms, Slide guitar, homemade percussion instruments, and influences from Delta blues, modern classical, and Appalachian musical traditions.
[8] The tracks on the Alta Falls EP were partially recorded in Iceland by Valgeir Sigurösson (Björk, Sigur Rós and Nico Muhly).
Notable venues have included Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock, New York, the Red Rocks Amphitheater, and two appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman.
[12] They opened for Ben Harper and Deer Tick,[13] played the CMJ Music Marathon and, in January 2012, made their first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
[28] Many musician friends made appearances at this show: Patrick Watson, Robbie Kuster, Joe Grass, Michelle Tompkins of Sin & Swoon, Mamadou Kouyaté, and Little Scream's Laurel Sprengelmeyer.