Cabin Dogs Bio
What started with twin brothers Rich and Rob Kwait and their dogs on a mountain retreat has become a 20+ year songwriting quest. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, PA, listening to Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead while playing whiffleball, the brothers started planting musical seeds. Through college and grad school, the brothers spent time apart playing guitar, bass and banjo. When they came back together in Philly in the late 90’s, they had a songbook full of ideas, most of which landed on their first two records-Hillside in 2000 and Outland Disco in 2002, all recorded under the Kwait Brothers Band name. They used the songs to form a band and begin playing small venues, dive bars and coffee shops in and around Philadelphia. A gig at The Point in Bryn Mawr, PA introduced the brothers to Professor Louie (Rick Danko) who helped produce their third record Electric Cabin (Woodstock Records) at his studio in West Hurley, NY. Their band, now known as Cabin Dogs, soon received invites to play Newport Folk Festival, Appel Farm Festival (NJ), Full Circle Fair (ME) and the Philadelphia Folk Festival where they would share stages with Drive By Truckers, Richard Thompson, Larry Campbell, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Radiators and more. With the help of Philly friends, including producer/engineer Ron DiSilvestro, the brothers would produce their next two records Midnight Trail and Mountain Sun out of their home studio near Merion Station, PA. Just before the pandemic hit, the brothers rented a house on a quiet bend of Taughannock Creek in Trumansburg, NY that would become their home away from home, recording studio and inspiration for their 6th studio record - On the Creek – released in May 2023.
For more information on Cabin Dogs, check out www.cabindogs.com. All band releases and videos available on streaming services including:
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cabin-dogs/130063453
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ms7DDmlcuFFoqt2AG57FU
Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/station/185925219381149723
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QKSPMO/cabin-dogs
Bandcamp - https://cabindogs.bandcamp.com/music