Steve Dawson and legendary multi-instrumentalist Richard Bennett (Mark Knopfler, Neil Diamond) share a love of pre-WW2 acoustic Hawaiian music, and along with longtime John Prine bassist, Dave Jacques, they have formed a formidable combo to try and get it all out of their systems - The Volcano Brothers!

This is sophisticated string band music played on metal-bodied steel guitars, ukulele, and upright bass that is more akin to the hot jazz of the 1920’s and ‘30’s than what comes to mind when most people think of Hawaiian music today. Performing around one microphone, they bring old classics to life with zippy, soulful renditions of tunes by the likes of Sol Hoopii, Roy Smeck, King Bennie Nawahi, Jim and Bob (The Genial Hawaiians), Irene West’s Royal Hawaiians, The Kalama Quartet and more. For now, the Volcano Brothers are strictly playing around their hometown of Nashville, but who knows what the future may hold... why just last week, in fact, Robert Plant was rumored to have said “Geez, if I didn’t already have a band booked for my birthday party, I’d have the V-Bros!” The Volcano Brothers are somewhat elusive, but they were caught on film a few weeks ago to give you a taste of what to expect from one of their shows.

Currently, the Volcano Bros only perform around Nashville, but who knows what the future holds! Check the Tour page for upcoming dates.

Please email Steve Dawson for booking or further info on The Volcano Brothers. Thanks for watching!