Biscuit Brothers

''The Biscuit Brothers'' is a half-hour Emmy-award winning public television program produced in

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. It was first aired on

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in 2004 and then aired nationwide in 2005. The program uses a mixture of live-action, puppetry, and animation to learn cultural communication through country music to children and their parents. The project was created and is produced b
Allen Robertson
Jerome Schoolar, an
Damon Brown
The program features include "The Instrument of the Day", "Crazy Classics", and has songs that everyone can sing along with. The Biscuit Brothers have performed live in hundreds of venues across Texas as well - most notably at the

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(ACL Fest) in 2004, 2005, and 2006. They are the musical host of the annual Austin Family Music Festival. The program just aired its sixth season in Fall 2011 and plans to air a seventh in the fall of 2012. It currently stars Allen Robertson as "Buford Biscuit" (also music director), Jerome Schoolar as "Dusty Biscuit" (also producer), Jill Leberknight as "Buttermilk Biscuit" (also the field producer), Damon Brown as "Tiny Scarecrow" (also director), and Ian Scott as "Old MacDonald". Music icon

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also contributed voice talent. the program often features numerous Austin musicians, nationally recognized US performers, as well as internationally recognized artists such as

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. The program is shot at Pioneer Farms in Austin, and the theater scenes are shot at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin. {{DEFAULTSORT:Biscuit Brothers 2006 American television series debuts 2000s American children's television series 2010s American children's television series 2000s American music television series 2010s American music television series American children's education television series American children's musical television series American television series with live action and animation American television shows featuring puppetry Music education in the United States Local children's television programming in the United States