North Woods Americana
My Brother Wolf is an acoustic Americana duo from Rochester, NY featuring tight vocal harmonies, backed by guitar, mandolin and banjo. We write original music that incorporates traditional elements of Irish, folk, old time & bluegrass while creating space for the alternative, punk & post-hardcore we grew up on. Curated Americana standards, Irish ballads and fresh takes on alternative anthems round out our performances and sound
Through our music we seek to express the fullness of humanity, both the highs and the lows along with all the in-betweens. Our songs are deeply spiritual, without being religious, embracing the ethereal and spacious, to help find unique expressions of the ways to experience a deeper and mystical sense of our reality.
My Brother Wolf is dedicated to building community in what every way we can and are joined by a rotating cast of collaborators, creating space that dwells in understanding the importance of deeply rooted music in a world that feels exceedingly fragmented and fleeting.
Players
Michael McNamara
Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
Matthew Nickoloff
Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin, etc.Listen to our Demo Here
A collection of original songs recorded over the summer of 2026 with fiddler Adam Widera
Upcoming Dates
Wed, Nov 18
Central Rock Gym
Rochester, NY
7pm
Fri Jan 29th
Fattey Beer Company
Rochester, NY
7pm
Fri Feb 12
Cottage Hotel of Mendon
Mendon, NY
8pm
What do you need as far as backline? PA? Inputs?If a venue does not have a PA< we can provide our own for small to medium sized rooms. We are happy to use an in house system, we need two microphone inputs, and three instrument inputs (which can run as either XLR or 1/4” through our pre-amps.
How long can you play for?We can play two full one hours sets that would be roughly one half oriignal music and one half curated covers.
We also love to play on multi-band bills and can play up to an hour of all original music, and will be happy to tailor the length of our sets to the parameters of the show.
What is the best way to contact you for booking?Through our email address: mybrotherwolfmusic(a)gmail.com or through our instagram profile @mybrotherwolf