Tag: The Spinney Brothers

Bluegrass Country to launch the Spinney’s No Borders

| April 29, 2013 | 0 Comments
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WAMU’s Bluegrass Country will feature an official debut of No Borders, the brand new CD from the The Spinney Brothers on the Mountain Fever label, tomorrow, April 30th. The band, consisting of Allan Spinney (guitar and vocals), Rick Spinney (banjo and vocals), Gary Dalrymple (mandolin) [...]

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Grandpa’s Way of Life from The Spinneys

| March 14, 2013 | 1 Comment
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No Borders from The Spinney Brothers isn’t due until May 7, but Mountain Fever Records has released a single to radio this week. It’s Grandpa’s Way of Life, a new Brink Brinkman song that perfectly fits the band’s kind of traditional bluegrass, brother duets style. [...]

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Bluegrass Weather Report for January 18, 2013

| January 18, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Today’s Bluegrass Weather Report runs from sunny California all the way down to the Bahamas, which beats the heck out of the cold, snowy weather we have here in the Blue Ridge. In fact, our Special Bluegrass Correspondent was snowed in, stuck in a hotel [...]

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Monroeville set for IBMM schools program in 2013

| January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
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The International Bluegrass Music Museum has Monroeville scheduled for their 2013 Bluegrass In The Schools program. Between January 7-18, the band will perform in 25 northwestern Kentucky schools, introducing students to the uniquely American music to which their state has provided a name. This will [...]

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Who are these Spinney Brothers anyway?

| June 7, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Just where did Mountain Fever recording artists, leading traditional Canadian bluegrassers and late-night bear hunters The Spinney Brothers come from anyway? 2011 brought these genial Nova Scotians to the attention of traditional bluegrass fans in the USA. Banjoist Rick Spinney makes no bones about it [...]

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Close call for The Spinney Brothers

| May 29, 2012 | 2 Comments
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Canada’s Spinney Brothers encountered a hazard to navigation last night when they had almost made it home from several dates in the US. One of the furry woodland creatures stepped out into the road and nearly put an end to the band. I’ll let Rick [...]

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Single hits from The Spinney Brothers

| February 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Canada’s Spinney Brothers have a new single, the title track from their upcoming Memories album, due March 13 on Mountain Fever Records. The group is fronted by Allan Spinney on guitar and brother Rick on banjo, singing in the classic brother duet style that has [...]

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The Spinney Brothers sign with Mountain Fever Records

| December 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

Popular Canadian bluegrass band, The Spinney Brothers, have just signed on with Mountain Fever Records. Known as “Canada’s International Band,” the brothers hail from Nova Scotia, and are known for their sky-high harmonies. At first glance, one may be concerned as to how some Nova [...]

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