The Felice Brothers are a folk rock/country rock band from Upstate New York founded in 2006.[1] The band has five main members: Ian, Simone, James Felice, their friend Christmas, previously a traveling dice player, and, most recently, Farley, a washboard player and fiddler. At other times, they have featured a horn section in the band, comprised of local Hudson Valley musicians. The three brothers are from the Catskill Mountains of New York. They hail from Palenville, NY.[2] Ian is the main vocalist and plays the guitar and piano. James contributes vocals and plays the accordion, organ, and piano. Simone is the drummer as well as a vocalist and a guitarist. Simone is also an author, recently releasing a book entitled Goodbye Amelia. Christmas plays the bass guitar. The Felice Brothers got their start as a band playing in the New York City Subway,[2] but their musical experience started much earlier. The sons of a carpenter they would play together on Sundays at their father's afternoon barbecues.[3] They stayed in a little apartment in Brooklyn[2] and would play at the Subway stations near 42nd. Street and Union Square in Greenwich Village.[4] Now they tour the country, traveling in their "Short Bus".[1] They went to England in the summer of 2007 to play a handful of shows.[4]