The Original Young Brothers

About The Original Young Brothers

link celebrates decades of original, folk-rock music by American singer-songwriters, producers and performers, James Mark Young, and his identical twin brother, John Hart Young MA collectively known as Young-Brother, Young-Brother Music, The Original Young Brothers, etc.. We create unique, lyrical & vocally powerful folk-rock & world influenced recording art. We use a non-minimalist approach to produce lush orchestrations and other exotic musical textures in our work. Our collaborators include: visionary California bard & composer, Jordan DeLaSierra, genius jazz guitarist, Peter Sprague, premier singer-songwriter / guitarist Jon Pousette-Dart, Nashville bassist & inventor Charlie Chadwick, superb multi-instrumentalist Dennis Caplinger, the renowned, fabulous guitarist, Craig Bartock -- key member of the legendary band HEART, highly acclaimed, might drummer / percussionist Kenny Aronoff, & superb keyboardist, arranger & sound engineer, Richard Del Maestro.

We have just released two cyber albums here at reverbnation, "Love Beads," the masterful album created by James Mark Young, that explores the space within the circular rainbow of love, from eros to agape," & "To The Other Shore," an exquisite journey of multi-genre recording art sung by John Hart Young . A collection of our earliest recordings called "Ancient Tracks" is also available for streaming and for sale here at link Look for hard-copy; double CDs & double vinyl ilong playing records n the future here, and at CD Baby; https:link & link

We have performed scores of concerts throughout southern California. In 1998, James was invited to perform his original composition "TIBET" by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) at Dharamsala, India. He performed for thousands of Free Tibet supporters at the palace of His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama. "Tibet the Music Video" by Young-Brother, streams online at YouTube
Please check out this recording of traditional Balinese gamelan music from a live performance in the highlands of Bali at Brinkit banjar, Tabanan district, in 2005. The music video features the playing of a typical, Balinese community gamelan orchestra: Sekaa Gong Nila Kusuma, and was recorded on November 14, 2005. YouTube