• Courtesy Of Lori Bockelken

The DuPont Brothers — There’s something truly magical about watching siblings play music together. But what is it, exactly, that makes it so special? Is it their innate ability to read each other’s nonverbal cues? Or maybe it’s something ineffable — the indefinable essence of two voices perfectly blended together to form a singular entity. Burlington’s DuPont Brothers embody this genetic phenomenon. Since 2013, Zack and Sam, along with longtime collaborator and bassist Robinson Morse, have been enchanting audiences near and far with their plaintive strains of modern folk-rock. Their most recent release, Live at Deepwells, is a raw and revealing entry in their ever-growing catalog.

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