How Much Water Does a Mouse Hold

Thank you CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing the music video of the Lardo and Burley Moron AKA the Moron Brothers performing "How Much Water Does a Mouse Hold" with their typical sardonic wit :-)

"Headlining under the aliases of Lardo and Burley Moron, Michael T. Carr and Michael Hammonds chose the alter egos to avoid confusion of their two names. Clad in overalls and branding their banjos and fiddles, the duo brings their own background from farming in central and eastern Kentucky to the stage with lyrics such as "If my nose was running money, honey, I'd blow it all on you." Another song pays tribute to Merle Travis's performance of "Nine Pound Hammer" on the Porter Wagoner show when Carr was only 10 years old.

Hammonds hails from Loradale, a small community in Fayette County, and is a retired firefighter from the Lexington Fire Department. Oddly enough, that job is what launched his career in entertainment - using his free time to practice the banjo and fiddle. When a friend dropped by one evening in 1991, the two began playing in front of the fire station. That ballooned into regular jam sessions that drew large crowds to the area.

It was in 1995 when Carr and his brother attended one of the sessions and thus the Moron Brothers saw its dawning. Dean Osborne, renowned bluegrass recording and performing artist, was acquainted with the two men and asked them to perform at a bluegrass festival. Carr notes that performance as the beginning of their career.

"When we came off stage and went to our seats with our wives to watch Tony Rice, the guy next to my wife asked her if she saw those two morons that were up there a minute ago, meaning us. That is when the (Moron Brothers) was born."

The two men credit such country music legends as Flatt & Scruggs, the Osborne Brothers, Doc Watson, Stonewall Jackson and Hank Williams for their love of bluegrass and old-time country music, with both having grown up listening to The Grand Ole Opry over radio and later being fans of the Porter Wagoner show on television.

Carr tributes their background as the reason for their success, stating on his website: "We are both fortunate to come from strong, hard-working, religious families from the heart of the Bluegrass.....We feel that there is enough sickness, sadness and grief in the world today and the good Lord means for people to have good, clean fun and laughter. Maybe that is the job he chose us to do. We hope so, 'cause it is fun for us also."
http://www.sentinel-echo.com/community/the-moron-brothers-bring-humor-and-bluegrass-to-london/article_803d07ae-3fd3-11e6-84ed-0bef2dd3cff8.html

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A softer version of Larry the Cable guy.

Great share Chief, these two guys are hilarious.