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The Rawling Brothers
Box 249 Lundbreck, AB
T0K 1H0
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Doug and Bruce Rawling have been playing music since their childhood, when they travelled and sang with their family. Since then they have been involved in several musical ventures – sometimes together, sometimes apart – and during that time have sold over 50,000 albums. They have enjoyed radio air play in Canada, United States and Europe., and their album “Hand Me Downs, Volume 1” was the 2004 Vibe Award winner for the best Country Bluegrass Album in Canada. “Back in the 80’s, when we had more hair, we actually had one of our songs go to number two on a New York radio station”, recalls Doug.“ We were getting quite a bit of U.S. air play, and my sister who was living in Florida at the time could hear her brothers singing on the radio, so that was pretty cool." Being singer-songwriters, the Rawling Brothers are often asked to describe their sound, a question they don’t find real easy to answer. “Our music is a blend of a lot of different styles”, says Bruce, the younger of the two brothers. “We’ve been influenced by old time country, gospel music, bluegrass, folk and even rock music. We’ve come up the phrase ‘Rocky Mountain Country’ and we think that works pretty good for describing our sound”. Whatever you call it, their grassroots, close to the earth sound, featuring close harmonies and acoustic instruments, seems to strike a chord with a lot of people. They’ve built up a loyal fan base through the prairie provinces and the Midwestern states. The Rawlings share a deep love of music and feel blessed by God to be able to do what they love to do.
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Review:
Rawling Brothers Bring it Home
By Terry Villeneuve, Northern Pride Meadow Lake Sk.
It's been quite a while since Doug and Bruce Rawling lived in Meadow Lake, but last week many long-time friends and aquaintances turned out for a Carpenter High School Band fundraiser that saw the Rawling Brothers perform in front of nearly 300 people. The locals weren't disappointed. The Rawling Brothers had the audience tapping their toes, clapping their hands and singing along with many of the songs during the concert. It seems only fitting that the Rawling Brothers make a tour stop at their home town in this province during Saskatchewan's Centenial year. They now make their homes south of Calgary Alberta, but when they were kids they roamed the streets of Meadow Lake. Their Father, known as Mr. Rawling to many in attendance, was the school's band teacher during the 1970's.
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Doug and Bruce Rawling have been playing music since their childhood, when they travelled and sang with their family. Since then they have been involved in several musical ventures – sometimes together, sometimes apart – and during that time have sold over 50,000 albums. They have enjoyed radio air play in Canada, United States and Europe., and their album “Hand Me Downs, Volume 1” was the 2004 Vibe Award winner for the best Country Bluegrass Album in Canada. “Back in the 80’s, when we had more hair, we actually had one of our songs go to number two on a New York radio station”, recalls Doug.“ We were getting quite a bit of U.S. air play, and my sister who was living in Florida at the time could hear her brothers singing on the radio, so that was pretty cool." Being singer-songwriters, the Rawling Brothers are often asked to describe their sound, a question they don’t find real easy to answer. “Our music is a blend of a lot of different styles”, says Bruce, the younger of the two brothers. “We’ve been influenced by old time country, gospel music, bluegrass, folk and even rock music. We’ve come up the phrase ‘Rocky Mountain Country’ and we think that works pretty good for describing our sound”. Whatever you call it, their grassroots, close to the earth sound, featuring close harmonies and acoustic instruments, seems to strike a chord with a lot of people. They’ve built up a loyal fan base through the prairie provinces and the Midwestern states. The Rawlings share a deep love of music and feel blessed by God to be able to do what they love to do.
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Review:
Rawling Brothers Bring it Home
By Terry Villeneuve, Northern Pride Meadow Lake Sk.
It's been quite a while since Doug and Bruce Rawling lived in Meadow Lake, but last week many long-time friends and aquaintances turned out for a Carpenter High School Band fundraiser that saw the Rawling Brothers perform in front of nearly 300 people. The locals weren't disappointed. The Rawling Brothers had the audience tapping their toes, clapping their hands and singing along with many of the songs during the concert. It seems only fitting that the Rawling Brothers make a tour stop at their home town in this province during Saskatchewan's Centenial year. They now make their homes south of Calgary Alberta, but when they were kids they roamed the streets of Meadow Lake. Their Father, known as Mr. Rawling to many in attendance, was the school's band teacher during the 1970's.
