Steveston Folk Guild presents

Steveston Folk Guild Concert

The Sumner Brothers

The Steveston Folk Guild presents local musicians every third Thursday of the month at the Chinese Bunkhouse at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard.

In the words of Bruce Springsteen, “nothing feels better than blood on blood.” The Sumner Brothers know this in the most fundamental of ways: they are a partnership, they are friends and they are a band. Their honesty is the bloodline of The Sumner Brothers music. Like many of their heroes before them -- Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young -- their songs aim to pierce hearts and dig deep beneath the skin. It is this commitment to authenticity that first drew the brothers to the songs of country, folk and blues and roots music. Somehow banjos, harmonicas and steel string guitars seem to lend themselves well to the notion of truth. These sounds coupled with the devastatingly low baritone of brother Brian, and the hauntingly sorrowful croon of brother Bob’s tenor, collide to form a sound that is both unique and powerful. Their music has been described as foot stompin’, rockin’, rustic roots, country-folk and blues. Their show blends brotherly charm, homegrown gospel/roots/alt-country/folk songs and a delivery that calls to mind a young Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.