The Burning Bridges are an old-school family string band with a constantly evolving repertoire that reaches back to the bedrock of American country music, including old time Appalachian fiddle tunes, alt-country, bluegrass, and an expanding catalogue of classic-sounding original songs and tunes written by all three members of the family. The Burning Bridges appear regularly at national folk and bluegrass festivals and at venues of distinction across Victoria and beyond, and have released three albums to date, the most recent, Whipporwill, in 2023.

Members include Peter Somerville (banjo/ guitar/ vocals), Fran Martin (guitar/ vocals), and award-winning young fiddle maestro Tom Somerville (fiddle/ guitar). Wunderkind Justin Vilchez joins the band on mandolin and guitar, and Andrew Le Blanc features on bull fiddle.