Phil and Tim Hanseroth

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

History

The duo has been writing and performing together since 1990. They began their music career as vocalists and guitarists in their first band Ohnalim prior to creating The Fighting Machinists with two other musicians Miraslav Stephanov and Jim Whitney, and were signed 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]

The Hanseroth Twins perform with Carlile in 2016

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]

Phil Hanseroth is married to Carlile's younger sister, Tiffany, also a singer; Tim Hanseroth's wife is photographer Hanna Hanseroth.

Discography

Songwriting and production credits

Year	Album	Artist	Song	Writers	Producers
2024	Vera	The Hanseroth Twins	Broken Homes	Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth	Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth
			"Remember Me"
			"If Everyone Had Someone"
			"I'll Always Know I Do"
			"Counting The Days"
			"Under The Weather"
			"The Poor Side of People"
			"Somewhere Between"
			"The Loyal Soldier"
			"A Little Respect"	Vince Clarke and Andy Bell
2023	Sweet Western Sound	Tanya Tucker	"Kindness"	Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth	Brandi Carlile Shooter Jennings
			"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 Shooter Jennings
			"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

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

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