Ryan and Sam Weber have been playing music together since Sam received a guitar for Christmas when he was eight years old. Ryan, two and half years older than Sam, picked up the bass and soon the brothers were playing shows all over their native Westminster, Maryland in bands such as Illegal Aliens and the Northern Lights. After finishing high school and traveling to cities such as Nashville, Memphis, and Amsterdam, the Brothers decided to send a demo tape to Ronnie Hawkins, whom they have idolized since they saw his performance in The Band’s (Martin Scorsese’s award-winning 1976 concert documentary of The Band’s farewell performance) ‘‘The Last Waltz’’. Hawkins was so impressed with the Weber Brothers’ talents that he invited them to his house north of Peterborough to attend his 90 day ‘‘Rock and Roll Boot Camp’’. After three months of living and rehearsing on Hawkins’ farm, the brothers became members of Ronnie’s world famous band ‘‘The Hawks’’. Under the wing of the Hawk they learned the importance of rehearsing daily, leadership and group dynamics. Having undergone heart surgery and later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ronnie Hawkins was only playing a handful of shows a year. The Brothers decided to strike out on their own and quickly became tuned into the music scene, building a loyal fan base with their high energy rock and roll sets. On October, 4th 2002 the Weber Brothers were asked to take part in a tribute to Ronnie Hawkins held at the legendary Massey Hall. At the age of 18 and 20 the brothers played along side their heroes Garth Hudson and Levon Helm of The Band as well as musicians like Jeff Healey, Kris Kristofferson, Domenic Troiano and the Tragically Hip. The Weber Brothers celebrated the release of their debut album ‘‘149 Lake Street’’ January 11, 2003 with a sold out show at Market Hall, featuring special guest Garth Hudson of The Band on keyboards. The following year saw the brothers tour across Canada and the United States where they met another idol, John Fogerty, played a private performance for Robbie Robertson in Los Angeles as well as an audition for Chuck Berry in St. Louis at Blueberry Hill. 2004 was another big year for the Weber Brothers, boosted by their appearance in the CTV documentary Ronnie Hawkins- ‘‘Still Alive and Kickin’’ which aired August 20th . Their 2nd album, ‘‘Lost and Found’’ was released May 15, 2004 with Johnnie “B Goode” Johnson as their special guest. Supported by a tour that has taken the band all places in between and beyond, “Lost and Found” received NOW magazine’s “Critics’ Pick” and garnished a NNNN rating. April 23, 2005, billed with Leon Russell, The Weber Brothers released their 3rd album entitled “Bare as Bones” . Recorded and mixed by Alec Fraser, award winning producer of the acclaimed Liquid Toronto Recording Studio. Among his many accolades, Alec has recorded and or produced multiple WC Handy, Juno, Mapleblues and Canadian Indie Awarded CD`s for many international artists. Alec also assisted the production of the Weber Brothers first album “149 Lake Street”. “Bare as Bones” features an acoustic duo setting, with Sam and Ryan Weber as the contributing musicians. Harmonies are found across this disc, backed by dog house slap bass and thumbin’ style guitar playing. In the summer of 2005, Ryan and Sam Weber were offered a spot in a rejuvenated Ronnie Hawkins’ band as The Hawks. Ronnie’s new hand picked band, also includes Shane Pinchen from Simcoe, Ontario on guitar and Jeff Webster from Delhi, Ontario on drums. During the 2005 Havelock Jamboree the band opened for Travis Tritt and welcomed over 50,000 attendees. The Weber Brothers can be found backing the legendary Hawk at concert halls across North America as well as fronting The Weber Brothers band in support of their 5 independent album releases.