...He will most likely never write normally or participate in similar activities requiring full use of the fingers on his right hand... This is what singer/pianist Charlie Irwin's mother was told after her 2 year old son's right hand was severely damaged in a freak accident. The skin grafting, nerve damage and scarring were not enough, however, to keep her from aiding him with her own form of physical therapy. It was at the piano that she helped the toddler build strength in his hand.
Charlie would not sit down to write on the piano until 15 years later.
In spring of 2003, Charlie called upon his best friends and skilled players Tito and Corby Hewson to form a band. "It was clear from the moment I started writing some of these song ideas that this would not be a solo project," said singer/pianist Charlie Irwin. "Never the Nines is based around diversity of mind and the natural democracy of music. Where is the adventure in doing things according to one specific set of rules? It's the combination of each individual's insight and discipline that makes this music what it is".
Since the bands first rehearsal, they have written 3 albums worth of music, released a professional full length album independently, and played at high profile events such as Bamboozle 2006 at The Meadowlands in New Jersey, SXSW 2007, and The Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio 2005 & 2006.
Never the Nines is prepared to move their highly emotional and universal piano driven music to the masses. With the music business so focused on fads and short-term products, legends must be dug for and discovered. Never the Nines makes legendary music. Music that our children's children will be listening to on antiques called mp3 players.
