The Hanseroth Twins are a musical duo consisting of twin brothers Phillip John and Timothy Jay Hanseroth, artists, songwriters, and producers, best known for their work with Brandi Carlile. [1]
The Hanseroth Twins are a musical duo consisting of twin brothers Phillip John and Timothy Jay Hanseroth, artists, songwriters, and producers, best known for their work with Brandi Carlile. [1]
The duo has been writing and performing together since 1990. They began their music career as vocalists and guitarists in their first band The Fighting Machinists with two other musicians, and were singed to Interscope Records. [2] After the members parted ways, the twins were introduced to local Seattle singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile by producer Rick Parashar in 1999, [3] and the trio would later form the Brandi Carlile Band. [4]
With Carlile, they have written many notable songs including "The Joke," "The Story," and "The Eye." Their songs have been covered by artists such as Adele, Dolly Parton, and The Avett Brothers. [5] They were a part of writing and recording supergroup The Highwomen’s 2019 debut album, as well as Tanya Tucker’s 2019 and 2023 albums and wrote the score for Tucker’s 2022 documentary, The Return of Tanya Tucker. [6]
The duo performs live with Brandi Carlile regularly, and have performed on the GRAMMYs and Saturday Night Live. They have performed backing up Joni Mitchell in the Joni Jams [7] and Kris Kristofferson. [8]
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Writers | Producers |
| 2024 | TBD | The Hanseroth Twins | Remember Me | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| 2023 | Sweet Western Sound | Tanya Tucker | Kindness | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile |
| That Wasn't Me | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2021 | In These Silent Days | Brandi Carlile | Right on Time | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb |
| You and Me on the Rock (feat. Lucius) | |||||
| This Time Tomorrow | |||||
| Broken Horses | |||||
| Letter to the Past | |||||
| Mama Werewolf | |||||
| When You're Wrong | |||||
| Stay Gentle | |||||
| Sinners, Saints and Fools | |||||
| Throwing Good After Bad | |||||
| 2020 | Saturn Return | The Secret Sisters | Silver | Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Late Bloomer | |||||
| Cabin | |||||
| Hand Over My Heart | |||||
| Fair | |||||
| Tin Can Angel | |||||
| Nowhere, Baby | |||||
| Hold You Dear | |||||
| Water Witch | |||||
| Healer In the Sky | |||||
| 2020 | Onward | Brandi Carlile | Carried Me With You | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| 2019 | The Highwomen | The Highwomen | Wheels of Laredo | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb |
| 2019 | While I'm Livin' | Tanya Tucker | Mustang Ridge | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings |
| The Wheels of Laredo | |||||
| I Don't Owe You Anything | |||||
| The Day My Heart Goes Still | |||||
| Rich | |||||
| Seminole Wind Calling | |||||
| The Winner's Game | |||||
| Bring My Flowers Now | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Tanya Tucker | ||||
| 2019 | The Owl | Zac Brown Band | Leaving Love Behind | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Clay Cook, Coy Bowles, Jimmy De Martini, Zac Brown | Matt Mangano |
| 2018 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Every Time I Hear That Song | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth,Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb, Shooter Jennings |
| The Joke | |||||
| Hold out Your Hand | |||||
| The Mother | |||||
| Whatever You Do | |||||
| Fulton County Jane Doe | |||||
| Sugartooth | |||||
| Most of All | |||||
| Harder to Forgive | |||||
| Party of One | |||||
| 2017 | You Don't Own Me Anymore | The Secret Sisters | Mississippi | Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| King Cotton | |||||
| Little Again | |||||
| 2017 | Cover Stories | The Avett Brothers | Have You Ever | Phil Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Dolly Parton | The Story | ||||
| Anderson East | Josephine | Tim Hanseroth, Brandi Carlile | |||
| Ruby Amanfu | Shadow On the Wall | ||||
| The Secret Sisters | Losing Heart | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | |||
| 2015 | Firewatcher's Daughter | Brandi Carlile | Wherever Is Your Heart | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| The Eye | |||||
| Mainstream Kid | |||||
| The Things I Regret | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Beginning to Feel the Years | Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Blood Muscle Skin & Bone | |||||
| Wilder (We're Chained) | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Alibi | |||||
| 2014 | Put Your Needle Down | Secret Sisters | Rattle My Bones | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | T Bone Burnett |
| 2012 | Bear Creek | Brandi Carlile | Hard Way Home | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Raise Hell | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Save Part of Yourself | |||||
| Keep Your Heart Young | |||||
| In The Morrow | |||||
| A Promise to Keep | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 100 | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| I'll Still Be There | |||||
| What Did I Ever Come Here For | Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Rise Again | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2010 | XOBC | Brandi Carlile | Way To You | Tim Hanseroth | |
| Us Again | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2009 | Give Up The Ghost | Brandi Carlile | Dying Day | Tim Hanseroth | Rick Rubin |
| Touching the Ground | |||||
| Dreams | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Caroline | |||||
| Before it Breaks | |||||
| Oh Dear | |||||
| If There Was No You | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| 2007 | The Story | Brandi Carlile | Have You Ever | Phil Hanseroth | T Bone Burnett |
| The Story | |||||
| Shadow On the Wall | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Josephine | |||||
| Hiding My Heart | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Losing Heart | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2006 | (Single Only) | Brandi Carlile | The Clock - Live at Neumo's, Seattle WA - April 2005 | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | |
| 2005 | Brandi Carlile | Brandi Carlile | What Can I Say | Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Throw It All Away | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Follow | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Closer to You | |||||
| Someday Never Comes | |||||
| Fall Apart Again | |||||
| Gone | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958. [9]
| Grammy Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | By the Way, I Forgive You | Album of the Year | Nominated | [10] |
| "The Joke" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best American Roots Song | Won | |||
| 2020 | "Bring My Flowers Now" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Country Song | Won | |||
| 2021 | "Carried Me with You" (from Onward ) | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| 2022 | "Right on Time" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2023 | In These Silent Days | Album of the Year | Nominated | [11] |
| "You and Me on the Rock" | Best American Roots Song | Nominated | ||
| "Broken Horses" | Best Rock Song | Won | ||
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