The countrywide tour path for Austin-based band Sons of Fathers, proves you can take Texans’ music out of the Lone Star State, but you can’t take that Texas twang out of their music. David Beck, Sons of Fathers bassist and vocalist, ruminated on his home state’s strong musical influence. “It’s inescapable,” Beck said in a voice that belies any such intentions. “It’s going to come out no matter what we’re doing.” Fellow Texan Paul Cauthen rounds out the creative team behind Sons of Fathers as the folk-rock outfit’s guitarist and vocalist. Cauthen and Beck met casually in San Marcos, Texas, where each was pursuing solo music projects. The two subsequently bumped into each other on a number of occasions, which Beck felt could not be attributed to chance alone. “We ran into each other too many times to let it go unnoticed,” Beck said. When the young musicians retreated to the same slice of nature – only accessible by wading through a river – to write songs, the coincidence could not be overlooked. They tried writing a song together and soon noticed their voices naturally complemented one another’s. The duo’s layered harmony has drawn comparisons to The Avett Brothers and Simon & Garfunkel. Beck described their genre-melding music as “indie-roots” and recounted fellow musicians’ attempt to pin down their sound. “This band from England said we were like Mumford & Sons meets Lynyrd Skynyrd,” Beck said. It may not be a stretch. Cathartic lyricism, not unlike Mumford, and a distinct Southern Rock heritage, popularized in part by Lynyrd Skynyrd, both characterize the Sons’ music. Nearly two years after Cauthen and Beck first partnered, the collaboration has grown to include four musicians who add instrumental texture and complexity to songs. Sons of Fathers played the most recent South by Southwest and Austin City Limits, and Beck said the music festivals’ hometown location was ideal. “We got to see all these great bands,” he said. “We don’t even have to drive.” The Texan troubadours are hard at work crafting their second album, “Big Diamond Waltz,” which is scheduled for a January release. The path to notoriety for the pair was not always paved with luck, as their fortuitous beginning may lead one to think. They began their joint music venture under the surname guise of Beck & Cauthen, although Beck is an abbreviation of Whitbeck. Then they received a cease and desist letter. “We received an email from Beck [Hansen] threatening to sue us,” Beck said. “We didn’t have the money then to fight it.” The alternative rocker, most noted for his ’90s material, gave the duo 15 days to wipe the slate clean. The timing of the legal trouble was unfortunate, as Beck and Cauthen were gearing up to release their first album. All of their momentum, including their website, CDs and publicity, had to be redone. The Sons of Fathers took the blow in stride and adopted their current name from the title track of their first album. The Sons turned their misfortune into opportunity, Beck said. “We redid everything, and we did it better,” Beck said. Sons of Fathers will play Chelsea’s Cafe on Friday at 10:30 p.m.   Contact Josh Naquin at [email protected]