biographical info
Their eclectic style fuses elements of traditional folk, polka, bluegrass, rock, klezmer, punk, and more, and ranges from upbeat to melancholy.
"...one of Ontario's most enchanting bands... Using a truck-load of junk-shop castoffs, vintage keyboards and fiddles and drums, [they] achieve an improbably full handmade sound..."
- Carl Wilson, The Globe and Mail, 13 November 2003
"The Barmitzvah Brothers are an odd proposition and possessed of a warped, thoroughly deadpan sense of humour, but a novelty act they are not. There's simply too much raw talent and fearless, convention-defying artistry at work in their music – a lilting, ramshackle mash-up of arcane nerd-pop, scratchy folk and country stylings, psychedelic whimsy, carnivalesque atmosphere and, yes, occasionally klezmer..."
- Ben Rayner, Toronto Star, 13 November 2003
lineup
Geordie Gordon Equipment Manager
Little John Merrit Official Assistant
Jenny Mitchell Communications Officer