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The Mac Neil Brothers are brothers Fraser and Fred MacNeil.
Fraser is a singer songwriter from Hamilton Ontario. His first CD entitled “Trial and Error” is the story of his travels, things he has seen and done, people who have touched him. Born in Cape Breton Nova Scotia he says, has given him the sense of family and drive and “a never say die attitude” needed to sustain in this unpredictable industry. His influences are as varied as is his music, from John Prine, Neil Young to Pink Floyd and Moody blues. He is currently in the studio recording a Maritime flavoured CD...with his older brother Fred. This is a dream realized. Guaranteed to provoke a thought or a smile or two, this is the true singer songwriter.... Fred was born in Toronto in a distant era known as “The Fifties”, Fred is a singer-songwriter whose time has finally come. Fred was raised in Nova Scotia, and moved nomadically through various Ontario towns, laboring long years in a series of thankless pursuits that fed the belly, while starving the soul. Along the way, Fred developed some decent chops as a musician while sharing stages with a lengthy list of name brand artists, too long to bore you with here. But, boy – are there ever a lot of them…. Some you’d even recognize. Having developed a passion for the music of Hank Williams, Lyle Lovett, John Prine and Harry Chapin, Fred learned the immense value of a songwriter-as-storyteller. In turn Fred tells some remarkable stories in song on his “Always” CD. Some of them may yet turn out to be true. An investigation is underway. This is The MacNeil Brothers.