Niehenke twins advance to fiddling grand national

From left, Keith, Cash, Rye and Julie Niehenke on stage. Rye and Cash hold their prizes from placing in the Regional Fiddling Contest.

It is safe to say that twins Cash and Rye were born into music. Their parents, who had both logged long musical careers already, formed the band “The Hankers” after getting married. Their father, Keith Niehenke, had been touring and playing fiddle for some big names for more than 20 years and mother Julie had been performing as a professional anthem singer. When the twins surprisingly came along, Keith was at the height of his career. When the boys were nine da...