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The Gillette Brothers have got the western sound mastered! Their
musical pedigree was so compelling to us and their sound was so
impressive we just had to have them join us this season. Here's some of
their history: Since taking over the running of the family ranch in
1983, the Gillette Brothers, Guy & Pipp, have found that
diversification is not only a necessity, it keeps things interesting.
Their involvement in the cattle business as well as the music business
- both as performers and music venue operators - proves challenging.
The
revitalization of cowboy music and poetry in recent years has allowed
the brothers to combine their life long interest in the history of the
west and its music with their musical experience. They have recorded
and released five albums of traditional cowboy music interspersed with
a few originals. Most
recently they have been exploring the Celtic roots as well as country
blues influences on the music that cowboys have sung.
They
have played at major events and venues around the country including:
the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV; the Monterey Cowboy
Poetry & Music Festival in Monterey, CA; the Santa Clarita Cowboy
Poetry & Music Festival in Santa Clarita, CA; the Willow Tree
Festival in Gordon, NE; the Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering in Prescott,
AZ; the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, GA; the National Arboretum in
Washington, DC; the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY; and the
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.
In August 2005, the Gillette Brothers
traveled to Japan representing the State of Texas at the World Expo -
Aichi/Nagoya, performing their music at the US Pavilion.
The Gillette Brothers have
been profiled with feature articles in: Texas Highways, Texas Monthly,
the Dallas Morning News, Southern Living and the Houston Chronicle.
They have appeared on television shows: Texas Country Reporter, Good
Morning Texas, and CMT's Christmas Special "Christmas In Cowboy
Country", hosted by Clint Black.
Their music appears on the soundtrack to the documentary film, Gathering Remnants.
The Gillette Brothers were recipients of
the 2003 and the 1998 Will Rogers Award for Outstanding Achievement in
the Advancement of Contemporary Cowboy Music-Best Duo/Group by The
Academy of Western Artists. They have also received the National Cowboy
Symposium's American Cowboy Culture Chuck Wagon Award.
The National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City has just announced that
The
Gillette Brothers’—”Cowboys, Minstrels & Medicine Shows”
has won
the Wrangler Award for best traditional western album of 2010 and they will also be featured in Western Horseman magazine in the May issue (available in April).
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