Greetings and welcome to the official online home of the Carter Brothers. For those of you may not yet be familiar with the legend and legacy of the music of Dan and Tim Carter ...welcome to the journey!

Dan and Tim Carter were born and raised into a rich musical heritage in North Carolina. Drawing influences from the Appalachian folk, blues and bluegrass scene that has been so prominent there for several centuries, the Brothers also became very aware of the burgeoning folk-rock music that was developing on the West Coast in the late 60's and early 70's. After all, folks such as Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and various members of The Byrds were coming to North Carolina about that time to learn the styles of Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson, just to name a few. Being good southern boys the Brothers could not help but be influenced by the blues-jazz groove jams of the Allman Brothers, the sweltering slow funk of Little Feat and the melodic pop sounds of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Now, place all these ingredients into a black iron witches cauldron, stir vigorously and you will have an idea about what the Carter Brothers are all about!

In the early eighties, with their first recording in hand, Dan and Tim started touring the south with their band and quickly became recognized as a new musical force. With their undeniable soaring brotherly harmonies, the unusual mix of traditional acoustic instruments along with electric guitars, drums and keyboards they soon were traveling all over the U.S., Canada and Europe exciting audiences everywhere with their captivating stage presence and the dynamic quality of their music. This continued on into the mid 90's when the Brothers decided to move to Nashville to pursue their individual artistic skills and to have a chance to record and perform with some of their musical 'heroes'. They moved into a two-story log house on a few acres of land in the hills north of town where they built a recording studio to devote their time to writing and recording. Tim, along with his fine instrumental skills is quickly becoming recognized as a much in demand engineer and producer. Dan is pursuing his passion for writing thoughtful and edgy music and verse. Along with their dogs Sam (Samantha) and Benny all is well in Carter Brother world...thus the journey is always just beginning!