http://virb.com/thedickbrothers Andrew Iafrate and Michael Iafrate (The Minus Tide, COBRA, M Iafrate & The Priesthood). Powerful artists in their own right, the Iafrates, under this charming moniker, have made numerous live appearances on conventional stages and at Christmas party sing-alongs. Before migrating to homes away from their Appalachian birthplace in the summer of 2006 (Andrew to Austin, Texas and Michael to Toronto, Ontario), The Dick Brothers teamed up for a whiskey-soaked recording session which resulted in a 10-track record. The self-titled album was recorded in three hours time to one track through one microphone in a basement in Parkersburg, West Virginia and is made up of four original instrumentals and six bluegrassy/ol' timey cover songs penned by the likes of Hazel Dickens, The Stanley Brothers, and Gillian Welch. The result is a beautiful tribute to the brothers' home state, "the nearest thing to heaven that they know." The entire record is available for FREE downloading here on this site and at the factory R website. A CD version will be made available in due times. The Dick Brothers will release the follow-up to last year's "self-titled" album on November 1, 2008 via FREE internet downloafs. The nine-song album, entitled Uncle Brother features traditional Appalachian songs as well as tunes by Dolly Parton, Will Oldham, Gillian Welch, Ryan Adams, The Folk Implosion, Paul Simon, and Paula Abdul. Consider downloafing it and give it a listen whilst you clean clothes in the washtub or whittle away, with blade, at a stick.]]> Virb 2.0 (@thedickbrothers) en http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/362517 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:20:20 -0800 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/362517 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/362515 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:16:57 -0800 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/362515 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361976 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:00:26 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361976 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361974 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:58:53 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361974 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361968 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:53:26 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361968 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361967 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:51:39 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361967 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361965 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:48:23 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361965 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361964 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:46:45 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361964 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361963 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:45:18 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361963 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361962 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:42:12 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/361962 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86625 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:27:06 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86625 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86624 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:25:32 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86624 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86622 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:23:10 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86622 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86620 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:16:24 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86620 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86618 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:13:58 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86618 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86607 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:05:18 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86607 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86604 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:02:47 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86604 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86603 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:01:17 -0700 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/86603 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/16474 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:52:44 -0800 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/16474 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/16448 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:48:08 -0800 http://virb.com/thedickbrothers/audio/16448