Norman Adams' name has become almost synonymous with bluegrass festivals. For 43 years he has been putting on bluegrass weekend events across the southeastern US, including the big holiday shindigs over Thanksgiving and New Years in Myrtle Beach and Jekyll Island. Over this time he has managed more than 200 shows or festivals, and he [...]
Leigh and Eric Gibson When the IBMA Awards nominees were announced last week, Gibson Brothers fans rejoiced to see both Eric and Leigh Gibson's names on the ballot for Male Vocalist of the Year. It is a high honor for both men but at the same time, by splitting the votes likely to be cast [...]
Songwriters are often told to write what they know. No surprise, then, that the latest CD from the Gibson Brothers, In The Ground, is packed with songs about the road, the good old days and deep introspection and reflection. Eric and Leigh have been playing music together since childhood on the upstate New York farm [...]
Here is Katy's interview with Eric and Leigh, The Gibson Brothers, about their latest album, In The Ground, due February 17 on Rounder Records. She takes them through each of the tracks for something of a verbal preview. KD: We’ve been looking forward to this album release for two years. Your last release was Brotherhood, [...]
Rounder Records has announced February 17, 2017 as the release date for In The Ground from The Gibson Brothers. This will be the first album of all original material written by Leigh and Eric Gibson which the brothers will have released. Long known as talented writers, they have generally highlighted their own songs on band [...]
The Gibson Brothers ushered in a big weekend of bluegrass music in southeast Michigan with a performance at the Ark in Ann Arbor on Friday evening. An appreciative audience was treated to a great show. The band spent the rest of the weekend in Remus, Michigan at the long running Wheatland Music Festival. Saturday saw [...]
Thursday dawned bright and sunny at the Milan Bluegrass Festival. Ohio band Sugar Creek Bluegrass added the high energy of a group of young siblings to the sunshine. The energy continued with the old time sound of the Wayfarers. Blue Highway then made its first appearance at Milan. The set was cut short by a [...]
Another member of our extended bluegrass family has suffered a loss from fire, perhaps the most fearsome and unforgiving predator we can face, Chet O'Keefe from Washington state, who wrote Ring The Bell for The Gibson Brothers, had been loading his trusty road van preparing to spend the summer traveling. All of his instruments, CDs, recording gear, [...]
Long time bluegrass lovers in our nation's capital remember the glory days in the 1960s and '70s, when bluegrass at area clubs and restaurants was a common occurrence. It wasn't always the most fashionable night spots that drew the bluegrass crowds, but there were more than a few, especially expanding to the wider DC metro [...]
Every bluegrass festival has its surprises, and Friday at Palatka was no exception. The day started with an open stage. Two youngsters went out and played several tunes on guitar and mandolin – and very well. The boys are 11 year old Aaron Koch and his 15 year old brother Justin. Aaron has only been playing [...]
Norman Adams' name has become almost synonymous with bluegrass festivals. For 43 years he has been putting on bluegrass weekend events across the southeastern US, including the big holiday shindigs over Thanksgiving and New Years in Myrtle Beach and Jekyll Island. Over this time he has managed more than 200 shows or festivals, and he [...] 
Leigh and Eric Gibson When the IBMA Awards nominees were announced last week, Gibson Brothers fans rejoiced to see both Eric and Leigh Gibson's names on the ballot for Male Vocalist of the Year. It is a high honor for both men but at the same time, by splitting the votes likely to be cast [...] 
Songwriters are often told to write what they know. No surprise, then, that the latest CD from the Gibson Brothers, In The Ground, is packed with songs about the road, the good old days and deep introspection and reflection. Eric and Leigh have been playing music together since childhood on the upstate New York farm [...] 
Here is Katy's interview with Eric and Leigh, The Gibson Brothers, about their latest album, In The Ground, due February 17 on Rounder Records. She takes them through each of the tracks for something of a verbal preview. KD: We’ve been looking forward to this album release for two years. Your last release was Brotherhood, [...] 
Rounder Records has announced February 17, 2017 as the release date for In The Ground from The Gibson Brothers. This will be the first album of all original material written by Leigh and Eric Gibson which the brothers will have released. Long known as talented writers, they have generally highlighted their own songs on band [...] 
The Gibson Brothers ushered in a big weekend of bluegrass music in southeast Michigan with a performance at the Ark in Ann Arbor on Friday evening. An appreciative audience was treated to a great show. The band spent the rest of the weekend in Remus, Michigan at the long running Wheatland Music Festival. Saturday saw [...] 
Thursday dawned bright and sunny at the Milan Bluegrass Festival. Ohio band Sugar Creek Bluegrass added the high energy of a group of young siblings to the sunshine. The energy continued with the old time sound of the Wayfarers. Blue Highway then made its first appearance at Milan. The set was cut short by a [...] 
Another member of our extended bluegrass family has suffered a loss from fire, perhaps the most fearsome and unforgiving predator we can face, Chet O'Keefe from Washington state, who wrote Ring The Bell for The Gibson Brothers, had been loading his trusty road van preparing to spend the summer traveling. All of his instruments, CDs, recording gear, [...] 
Long time bluegrass lovers in our nation's capital remember the glory days in the 1960s and '70s, when bluegrass at area clubs and restaurants was a common occurrence. It wasn't always the most fashionable night spots that drew the bluegrass crowds, but there were more than a few, especially expanding to the wider DC metro [...] 
Every bluegrass festival has its surprises, and Friday at Palatka was no exception. The day started with an open stage. Two youngsters went out and played several tunes on guitar and mandolin – and very well. The boys are 11 year old Aaron Koch and his 15 year old brother Justin. Aaron has only been playing [...] 