The Canote Brothers from Seattle, WA, are as renowned for their affable attitudes and humor as they are for their music. Greg on fiddle, and Jere on guitar, and both on banjo ukes, perform zany concerts, play for dances, lead songs and promote a good time!

On stage, for audiences of all ages, The Canote Brothers demonstrate their love and mastery of vintage styles from old-time fiddle tunes and country songs to novelty numbers and swing. They perform with spirit, humor, sterling musicianship, and genetically matched voices. Greg and Jere share a well-honed ear for the quirky - as one reviewer put it, "Their songs all have the ring of cock-eyed classics!"

The twin brothers started singing soon after they were born and haven't closed their mouths since. They spent

their early years in California's Sacramento Valley, inventing songs with their father at the piano and tagging

along with their parents' folk and square dance group.
They honed their skills performing in many bands and discovered old-time music in the mid 1970s. In 1978 they

attended the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, WA, and eventually became frequent teachers

there.
After touring the country with dance caller and singer Sandy Bradley for four years, they returned to the

Northwest for a thirteen year stint on Seattle's National Public Radio show, "Sandy Bradley's Potluck," as Sandy's

affable side-kicks. The rigors of finding new material for a weekly radio show kept the twins on their toes,

mining and performing gems of American music of the past as well as writing new songs in those styles.