There is something special about the sibling bond, and when sisters, brothers, or sisters and brothers sing together, you not only sense it, you hear it. I am thinking of the McGarrigles, and the Roches, of the Boswell Sisters, of Ann and Nancy Wilson, of the Taylor clan (James, Livingston, Kate, Alex). And, of course, the Everly Brothers. The blend of their voices comes not only from practice, but from their blood and bones.
My career has included a hefty portion of group singing - in choral groups, The Manhattan Transfer, Moxie, and now JaLaLa, but it is only recently that I have become one-half of an authentic sibling duo. My sister Babette and I started singing together a month or so ago, and we did our first public performance during my concert at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, Connecticut this past May 14th.
Ladies and gents: The Massé Sisters, with Tex Arnold at the piano.
Deux soeurs scintillantes!
Another sibling example you may not have heard, the Norwegians Kari, Lars and Ola Bremnes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ1gwqIXf5k
John in Norway
Posted by: Sverre Johan Svendsen | May 25, 2011 at 03:20 AM
John, I had not heard them. Their sound is lovely. Thanks!
Posted by: Laurel Massé | May 25, 2011 at 10:30 AM