Break out that fiddle, banjo or washboard, the Canote Brothers are island-bound.

Twin Brothers Greg and Jere Canote have been taking advantage of their genetics for as long as they can remember; as Christmas elves tap dancing their way around the wishing well in the first grade, to their 13-year stint as the affable side-kicks on National Public Radio’s “Sandy Bradley’s Potluck.”

These guys love what they do, and it shows. Equally at home on a blazing hot fiddle tune or soaring into the clouds with a scat-singing swing solo — the twins know their stuff inside out and perform with an affable, friendly approach that invites an audience into their genetically matched world for as long as it takes.

The folks at Island Strings have invited the Canote Brothers to hold a workshop, followed by a potluck and a house concert on Wednesday, July 13.

The Old Time Music Workshop is from 2 to 5 p.m. and the potluck is at 5:30 p.m. The concert will be at Bev Heising’s home in Clinton from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Canotes are often described as hilarious, old-timey, wonderfully nostalgic and classic. For audiences of all ages, the Canotes demonstrate their love and mastery of vintage American styles from fiddle tunes and country songs to novelty numbers and swing. They perform with spirit, humor, sterling musicianship and what they like to refer to as “genetically matched voices.”

They said they are proud to think of themselves as links in the chain of musical brother duets such as the Stanley Brothers, the Blue Sky boys, Sam and Kirk Magee or the Everly Brothers.

They are amazed by the possibilities of a fiddle and a guitar and have one foot firmly planted in the traditions of American Roots music, but also have four ears tuned to the novel and the quirky — as one reviewer put it, “Their songs all have the ring of cock-eyed classics!”

The Canote Brothers have been featured at concerts and festivals all over the world from Bumbershoot, to the Fiddle Tunes Festival in Port Townsend and even live on the radio in Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Old Time Music Wokshop is $25, or $40 with tickets to the evening concert. Workshop folks are encouraged to bring a dish to share with the Canote Brothers and workshop participants for a potluck at 5:30 p.m. The house concert  costs $15 to $25 on a sliding scale.

Call Kat Fritz to sign up for the workshop at 321-4311.