After completing their international tour “Music Magic Makepeace†with Atlantic Records recording artist Jason Mraz, this April, the Makepeace Brothers are excited to be reconnecting, over the summer and fall, with many of their new fans from across the US and into Canada.
Since moving to California two years ago, Finian and Ciaran Makepeace have
teamed with long-time friend and bassist Conor Gaffney to perform their upbeat
acoustic music. Currently residing in LA, Finian and Ciaran were visited by brothers Aidan and Liam, this March, to record their new 11 song EP that their fans everywhere are calling “the CD that I wont take out of my car stereoâ€.
The four Makepeace Brothers grew up in the vibrant music community of Ithaca,
N.Y. Although they have been singing and playing music together for most of
their lives, the brothers were first inspired to write their own songs during
a year-long motorhome tour of the US. This trip gave them direct contact with
a wide range of American Roots music and the musicians who play it – from
bluegrass in North Carolina to Jazz in New Orleans. Their musical and
cultural horizons were broadened further by exposure to African, Latin, and
Celtic music at summer festivals in New York State, as well as by their
experiences as exchange students in Costa Rica, Brazil and England.
In 1996, Aidan, Liam, and Finian founded the "world rock" band, "Oculus" which
produced three albums, and toured extensively in the eastern USA, as well as
in England, Ireland, and Brazil. Although many types of roots and world music
have influenced the Makepeace Brothers, their songwriting has been equally
inspired by the poetry of Bob Dylan; the political consciousness of Bruce
Springsteen and Bob Marley, and the array of musical possibilities put forth
by U2, Paul Simon, and Van Morrison -- as well as by hometown musicians and
friends; Hank Roberts and The Horseflies. real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
