The Cash Brothers
Encyclopedia
The Cash Brothers are a Canadian
alternative country
/folk rock
duo, consisting of brothers Andrew
and Peter Cash
.
and Ursula, and a solo artist, and Peter was a member of Skydiggers
. Although their careers were closely connected (Skydiggers, in fact, often played as Andrew's backing band at the Spadina Hotel
), they never wrote or performed together as a duo.
In 1996, however, the brothers both left their previous bands, and started writing and performing as a duo. Their debut album as The Cash Brothers, Raceway, was released in 1999.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
/folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
duo, consisting of brothers Andrew
Andrew Cash
Andrew Cash is a Canadian singer-songwriter and a Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area Davenport electoral district. He grew up in Toronto, where he befriended future MP, Charlie Angus, and along with Angus founded the Toronto punk band L'Étranger. In the late 1990s, he also became a...
and Peter Cash
Peter Cash
Peter Cash is a Canadian singer-songwriter.He was a member of Skydiggers from 1987 to 1996. After leaving that band, he began to write and record music with his brother, singer-songwriter Andrew Cash, which was released as The Cash Brothers....
.
Career
Prior to the creation of The Cash Brothers, Andrew and Peter Cash both had established careers as songwriters and musicians. Andrew was a member of the bands L'ÉtrangerL'Étranger (band)
L'Étranger was a Canadian punk rock band in the early 1980s. Named for the novel L'Étranger by Albert Camus, the band played a politically-minded brand of punk music that drew on both Clash influences and the band members' social justice-oriented Roman Catholic faith...
and Ursula, and a solo artist, and Peter was a member of Skydiggers
Skydiggers
Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:Formed in 1987 by singer Andy Maize and lead guitarist Josh Finlayson, the band soon added rhythm guitarist Peter Cash, drummer Wayne Stokes and bassist Ron Macey to their lineup...
. Although their careers were closely connected (Skydiggers, in fact, often played as Andrew's backing band at the Spadina Hotel
Spadina Hotel
The Spadina Hotel is youth hostel located at Spadina Avenue and King Street, just south of Chinatown in Toronto.Built in the late 1873, the three storey Victorian building features a small clock on the east facade. In the early 1900s it was the Hotel Falconer and shared the corner with another...
), they never wrote or performed together as a duo.
In 1996, however, the brothers both left their previous bands, and started writing and performing as a duo. Their debut album as The Cash Brothers, Raceway, was released in 1999.
Discography
- Raceway (1999)
- Phonebooth Tornado (2000)
- How Was Tomorrow (2001)
- A Brand New Night (2003)
- Skydiggers/Cash BrothersSkydiggers/Cash BrothersSkydiggers/Cash Brothers is a CD by the Canadian bands Skydiggers and The Cash Brothers, released in 2006.The CD evolved from a series of collaborative shows played by the two bands in the fall and winter of 2005 and 2006...
(2006)