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Ori & Tierinii Naftaly (Southern Avenue) “This year will be our 20-year wedding anniversary,”
Ori and Tierinii share, “The business came first for us. The adds Josh, “and it will likely be celebrated on a long flight to
partnership evolved after we experienced a few highs and a Madrid, but at least we will be together!
few lows together. Each experience brought us closer together
as friends, and at some point, it was obvious that we wanted
to experience the rest of our lives together.
To work with each other is a unique experience that we
are blessed to be able to balance and grow through. Our
partnership just keeps being tested on all fronts, and every
time we come out stronger as friends and lovers.
We bounce off each other all the time. We’ve shared so many
amazing low and high moments in the last seven years that it’s
hard to point at one. Our whole life is one big funny anecdote.”

Danielle Nicole Schnebelen-Miller & Brandon Miller.
Photo by Ric Damm/Ric Damm Photography
Danielle Nicole Schnebelen-Miller & Brandon Miller
“Business came first for us,” the couple share. “The more
we worked together, the more we realized we had similar
interests outside of music and work ethics. It makes for a very
special connection to travel the world playing music together
with the one person that understands you the most.”
As far as the inside scoop? “You’ll have to ask Bertha, our
band van, about a funny story,” they say. “She’s been with us for
Breezy & Rev. Josh Peyton. Photo by Tyler Zoller over 350,000 miles, so I’m sure she’s got some stories to tell!”

Josh & Breezy Peyton
(Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band)
“Romance was definitely first,” says Breezy. “When we
met, Rev. was still bandaged from hand surgery. He was
going to have to re-learn the guitar and issues he had with his
hands leading up to it.”
“Breezy was instrumental in helping me to get my musical
confidence back,” adds Josh. “I recognized she had a natural
musical ability. She was always a huge country blues fan even
before we met, so when she mentioned she would like to learn
the washboard, I got her one very early in our relationship.
We started playing music together on our front porch and
eventually in front of other folks. We work flawlessly together.
She understands me, and I understand her. There are certain
areas in our lives that I spearhead and she trusts my decisions,
and there are certain areas in our life and career that she Rick Asherson & Debbie Bond. Photo by Paul Dubbelman
spearheads and I trust her implicitly. I can’t imagine it any
other way. We got together when I was 19, and have been Debbie Bond & Rick Asherson
inseparable ever since.” “The romance came first, but the business side followed
Breezy shares one favorite memory – “One summer on tour, shortly after,” shares Debbie. “We met through the late,
the Blues’n’Jazz Festival promoters in Rapperswil, Switzerland great bluesman Willie King, who I worked with occasionally
found out that it was our anniversary and they set up our over a couple of decades. Rick, who is British, met Willie
accommodations with champagne, flowers and strawberries. independently and joined his band (keyboard, keyboard bass
The entire town was in bloom, flowers of all colors everywhere.” and harmonica).

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