His two sons are in the band with him, as is his father. Before that, his father’s father played a role during the birth years of bluegrass.
“My granddaddy worked with the original Carter Family in the ’20s,” Brewer said.
The guitarist defines himself as “kind of a music historian.” It helps that his ancestors are part of that very history he loves to learn about.
Brewer said back then in his granddaddy’s day, mountain music was played not at specific venues, but was part of “hoe-downs, molasses boilings, and pie suppers.”