The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett along with Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon.
Mike Marsh (drums), Tania Elizabeth (fiddle) and Bonnie Avett-Rini (piano) are touring members of the band.
members: Seth Avett, Scott Avett, Mike Marsh
formed in: Mount Pleasant
genres: alternative country
awards: Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year, Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year, Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year, Americana Award for Emerging Act of the Year
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Scott and Seth Avett have played music together since childhood as their grandmother was a concert pianist and their father Jim Avett is a guitarist. Their collaborative partnership began in the late 1990s with the merger of Seth's Mount Pleasant High School rock band Margo and Scott's college group Nemo. Margo had released the song "Dumbfight" on a compilation album before merging with Nemo. After releasing three albums with Nemo, the Avetts started experimenting with acoustic music with some friends at night. After a few street performances and parties they performed under the names The Back Porch Project or Nemo Downstairs. The brothers and Nemo guitarist John Twomey put together an EP entitled The Avett Bros. in 2000 while performing...