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It might not seem like an obvious pairing, but the more John Cowan described his upcoming tour with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, the more sense it made. We spoke to the former New Grass Revival vocalist/bassist and current Doobie Brother earlier today, and his delight in performing with bluegrass music's singing sweethearts was readily apparent. [...]
Here is another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the August Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. More still to come.
The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has opened a new exhibit, Bluegrass Music: a history with many sources. It will run for one year, chronicling the beginnings of bluegrass and pre-bluegrass music. The focus of the exhibit is the period from the early 20th century through the 1950s, covering the time when hillbilly and [...]
They say a band is like a family. There must be trust among the members. There must be an atmosphere of peace and gentleness that allows for quiet time to think, and be inspired, and to create. There can’t be any secrecy. There must be easy laughter. Hanging out should be effortless as breathing. And [...]
Darin & Brooke Aldridge have signed with Leadership Artists for artist management services. The husband/wife bluegrass singing duo have made another similar move recently, switching last summer to Buddy Lee Attractions for artist representation. Their latest album, Snapshots, was released last month on Mountain Home Records. Leadership Artists is run by Brian Smith, and currently manages [...]
Mountain Home Music has prepared a video overview of Snapshots, their new album for Darin & Brooke Aldridge. It features footage of the two on stage and in the studio, with audio from several tracks, complete with comments from Darin and Brooke. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="62404"]
Largely thanks to cheerful love songs like Corn, Lonely Ends Where Love Begins, and That’s Just Me Loving You, husband and wife duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge have become known as the “Sweethearts of Bluegrass.” While there are a few love songs on their latest release, Snapshots, the focus is instead on sampling musical traditions [...]
Darin & Brooke Aldridge have offered up a video tease from their upcoming Mountain Home album, Snapshots. It's their version of the Bill Monroe number, My Rose of Old Kentucky, with Bobby Hicks on fiddle. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="61795"] Radio programmers can download tracks from the new album now at Airplay Direct. Look for Snapshots to [...]
The final day of the 39th Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival was kicked off by a north Georgia band call Bluebilly Grit. The Darin & Brooke Aldridge Band Took the stage next. New fiddler, Carley Arrowood is a great fit with the band. Nothin’ Fancy hit the stage wide open to the delight of the crowd. The [...]
Darin & Brooke Aldridge introduced a special vocal guest during their Christmas shows this month, for a tail-wagging version of Jingle Bells. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="61388"]
