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There was a time when a lot of people considered close-harmony ì duet singing, the most demanding of all country forms, to be the ì very soul of country music. For years The Delmore Brothers, Blue ì Sky Boys, Callahan Brothers, Monroe Brothers, and Louvin Brothers ì recorded beautiful and emotive close-harmony songs. The ì Whitstein Brothers have picked up the mantle of the brother duet ì tradition and carried it into the present. The Whitsteins' 1985 ì Rounder debut presents their breathtaking vocals in the fine ì company of Jerry Douglas, Blaine Sprouse and others.