Br'er Rabbit

Br'er Rabbit has now changed their name to Wild Rabbit. Brothers Zach and Nathan Hamer have been playing music and reading each other's minds since their earliest days running around the wooded areas of their family's farm at the farthest Northwest corner of the U.S. Meanwhile, on the other side of the same small town, Miranda Zickler was playing Radiohead and Jackson 5 covers at her high school’s lunchtime concerts. It wasn't till they had all Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Br'er Rabbit has now changed their name to Wild Rabbit. Brothers Zach and Nathan Hamer have been playing music and reading each other's minds since their earliest days running around the wooded areas of their family's farm at the farthest Northwest corner of the U.S. Meanwhile, on the other side of the same small town, Miranda Zickler was playing Radiohead and Jackson 5 covers at her high school’s lunchtime concerts. It wasn't till they had all spent varying lengths of time in New York City (Zach and Nathan for filmmaking and an English degree, respectively, and Miranda for musical theatre and busking on the L train subway platform) that they ended up in the same diner in Union Square and decided to start making music together. They moved back to the Northwest in the summer of 2012, and have since dedicated their lives wholly to playing, writing, touring, and stomping. With the addition of Jillian Walker on cello at the end of 2013, the group has rounded out into a very unique breed of string band. Combining each member's unique influences ranging from Beethoven to Beirut, blending three distinct vocal styles, and adding copious amounts of foot-stomping, Br'er Rabbit has discovered a sound and a presence that's at once original and familiar, appealing to audiences of all generations & genres. After a breakthrough performance at the 2013 Northwest Folklife Festival garnering press in noted indie roots publication No Depression and in the Seattle Times, the band made a prominent name for itself in the Northwest and has been quickly picking up momentum since then, opening for popular indie bands like Paper Bird, Ha Ha Tonka, Shook Twins, and The Family Crest. Voted Best Band in Bellingham in 2013 (Cascadia Weekly), the group combines their passion for filmmaking with their passion for music in videos they call Wayward Sessions, an ongoing series of live outdoor performances shot along their tours and travels. They are also deeply rooted in charity efforts, particularly in the area of animal advocacy. Having released an EP of basement recordings, recorded a session at Daytrotter Studio in Rock Island, IL, completed several national tours, and run a successful Kickstarter campaign, the band recently recorded their first full-length studio album at the famed Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, WA (Fleet Foxes, The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile) and, fittingly, had it mastered by Greg Calbi in New York City (Paul Simon, Bon Iver, John Lennon, Sara Bareilles, Bob Dylan). The Wild North is now available on iTunes, Spotify, and at www.wildrabbitmusic.com. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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