Who is Harold and Raymond McPheron from Plainsong and what is their importance?

Harold and Raymond McPheron are brothers. They have lived their entire lives as bachelors, after losing their parents in an automobile accident while they were teenagers. Ever since they have managed the family farm. It is the only life they have known. Harold and Raymond manage the family farm.

The brothers brothers are described as kind and charmingly naive, especially in relation to women. The brothers take Victoria in at Maggie's request, and their act of charity eventually develops into genuine love for the young woman and her baby.