Sons of Sylvia, originally known as The Clark Brothers, was an American

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trio composed of three brothers with the surname Clark: Adam (

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), Ashley (

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, mandolin, guitar) and Austin (

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). All three, along with their three other brothers Aaron, Andrew, and Alan, originally comprised a sextet called The Clark Family Experience. Sons of Sylvia released its debut album in April 2010.

History

Brothers Adam, Ashley, Austin, Aaron, Andrew, and Alan Clark, natives of

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, founded a family band in the late 1990s called The Clark Family Experience. The band recorded one album for

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in 2000 and charted in the Top 20 on the ''

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'' country singles charts with " Meanwhile Back at the Ranch." The Clark Family Experience disbanded in 2002 after filing for

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. In 2007, Adam, Ashley, and Austin began playing as The Clark Brothers. Under this name, the trio won the top prize in the Fox Networks talent competition ''

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'', and subsequently signed to 19 Recordings. The band renamed itself Sons of Sylvia in October 2009. Sons of Sylvia appeared on the song "What Can I Say" on

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's third album, '' Play On''. The band had a connection with Underwood through Ashley, who toured with Carrie as her fiddle player from 2005-2009. The band performed "What Can I Say" with Carrie Underwood on December 7, 2009, on ''Carrie Underwood: An All Star Holiday Special''. Sons of Sylvia also joined Carrie on her 2010 "

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". The band performed their debut single, "Love Left to Lose," on the April 28, 2010 results show episode of ''

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'' and were introduced by Carrie Underwood. The group are cousins to

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, lead singer for

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, who co-wrote and produced the group's debut single, "Love Left to Lose". The album's second single, "I'll Know You", was released to radio in late 2010 but did not chart. In February 2012, Sons Of Sylvia were dropped from Interscope Records. Ashley signed with I.R.S. Records as a solo artist in 2015. As fate would have it Ashley Clark got dropped, when I.R.S. Records ceased trading in mid December 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

Other appearances

References

External links

Official websiteStreet team
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