The Cash Brothers   -  Biography

The Cash Brothers are made up of Andrew and Peter Cash, who are actual brothers. Andrew began his musical career by fronting the popular punk band L'Etranger, which became a fixture on Toronto's Queen Street scene. He then enjoyed a promising solo career, recording albums for the Island and MCA labels in Canada before forming a group called Ursula. Peter, meanwhile, became a key member of country-rockers the Skydiggers through much of the 1990s. When Ursula broke up and Peter left the Skydiggers in 1996, the pair decided to try singing together.

The result: chillingly close harmonies that come naturally to certain siblings. Shaping their musical sound became the greater challenge. "It took some work," admits Andrew. "Peter, as a singer and a songwriter, was more in the roots field, where I'd been working primarily in the area of post-punk and pop. We had to find a way to bring those influences together."

Rounder Records released the albums How Was Tomorrow in 2001 and A Brand New Night in 2003.