Artist description The Collins Brothers are Rob & Kenny Collins, two guitar playing and singing siblings from New Jersey. The acoustic electric folk rock duo has been playing the coffeehouse circuit in their slice of the Garden State for the last 10 years, both as solo acts and as a duo, and with friend Neil Raper as the trio Mad Hatter. The brother's talents blend exquisitely, Rob's electrified acoustic wails swirling around Kenny's melodic acoustic rhythms and warm, rich voice telling tales of life in today's world. On their first CD, "A Taste Of Summer" they are joined by a host of talent, including Jamie Coan(From Good Homes-RCA), Don Conoscenti(solo, Ellis Paul), John Kurgan & Heather Hardy(Amazing Incredibles), Kim Williams(Angus), Lara Gonzalez & Suzanne Carrington(Laurie Cagno Band), Gregg Cagno, Karl Dietel(Uncle Sloppy, One Cat Left), among others.

Music Style Original acoustic electric folk rock

Musical Influences Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Allman Brothers, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Paul Simon, James Taylor, John Gorka, Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam.

Artist History Having cut their chops as regulars at the open mikes at Godfrey Daniels, a prestigious music club in Bethlehem, PA, the brothers have performed at the following venues either solo, as a duo, trio, or with the new folk collective Camp Hoboken: The Bottom Line, NYC; Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA; Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ; Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, NY; Atomic Productions/Black Potatoe Records, Clinton, NJ; The Black Potatoe Music Festival, Clinton, NJ; Greene's Bros., Sparta & Hackettstown, NJ; Sound Effects, Hackettstown, NJ. An unfinished copy of their song "The Secret" released under the name Kenny Collins & Mad Hatter ranked in the top 10 on the folk rock charts at mp3.com for more than two weeks in November of 1999. The finished version is the first track on their new CD, "A Taste Of Summer."

Group Members Rob & Kenny Collins are the core of the group, with Kenny writing, singing and playing acoustic rhythm and Rob bringing the songs to life with acoustic-electric embellishments.. Live they are often accompanied by bass player Randy Artiglere(Matt Angus Thing, Scoot On Down) and drummer Bill Smith(also known as The Right Reverend Uptown Billy).

Albums A Taste Of Summer

Press Reviews "Having witnessed the germination and fruition of an artistic concept has made a great impression on me. Kenny is to be commended for taking an otherwise everyday scene and molding it into a beautiful story set to music." -Pete Urbaitis, folk world underboss "I never seen the Collins Bros perform but Kenny's a good cook and Rob rides a motorcycle. What could be wrong with that?" -Spook Handy, New Jersey folk legend "The Collins Brothers present an honesty with their music, that is missing in the industry today." -Matt Angus, Black Potatoe Music Head, Angus

Location Newton, New Jersey - USA

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