Teen Beat:More Moffatts

In our last ish,we introduced you to The Moffatts,a bona fide band of brothers who are busting on the music scene with their blow-you-away brand of pop.Consisting of triplets Bob, Dave and Clint,and older brother Scott, The Moffatts have accomplished alot in their lifetime-they've been making melodies since 1989 when they were only 5 years old!Infact,by 1992 (and at ages 8 and 9)they completed a 56 date Canadian tour and had been nominated for five awards from the British Columbia Country Music Association-all before they released an album!(But this was back when the brothers were twanging Country music ditties,not pop.)Since the early 90's,The Moffatts have changed their tune,(hardy har har)and now they've got their own brand of fizzy-fun "pop rocks" music to share with the World!What is a Moffatt anyway?Ok,The Moffatts may seem like the name of something to come out of Jim Henson's Creature shop,but the true origin of the name is Scottish.Infact,when The Moffatts were in Scotland,they visited the town of Moffatt and got in touch with their roots.Ironically though,when they asked a naive Scotsman if there was anything around the area,he told the brothers,"Anytime you come to Moffatt,just keep driving"Clint told us.Ouch!Move it!Being on the move runs in the lifeblood of the brothers.Infact,they were even born in different cities and different provinces!The triplets were born in Vancouver British Columbia,Canada,but Scott was born in Whitehorse in the yukon,also in Canada.Talk about a clan on the move!They've lived everywhere from the arctic North to lively Las Vegas to the comparative quiet of Branson,MI.Traveling so much has made it difficult to keep up with their studies in regular school,so,like Hanson,they've found that home-schooling was the wisest route to take.Start at the very beginning--How did the brothers initially get their start?At the mall!No really,it's true!After Dave picked up a microphone at age three to mimic his Country singing Mom,she realized that his voice was definately something special.The young Moffatts went to a recording studio at a mall in Victoria,British Columbia to record a song as a Christmas gift for their grandparents.They soon had a few listeners who turned into a crowd,and burst into applause when the young tykes were done!Hey,that makes them original mall rats!