Veteran bluegrass artist and mandolinist with The Appalachian Road Show, Darrell Webb, has announced the formation of a bluegrass talent agency, Norabelle Entertainment.
Industry watchers and Webb fans may recognize that name as it resembles that of his full-service recording studio in Sevierville, TN, Norabelle Studio, both getting their names from his two daughters.
Norabelle Entertainment is coming out of the gate strong with an agreement to handle booking representation for David Parmley, recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame with The Bluegrass Cardinals, who is celebrating his 50th year as a professional bluegrass entertainer in 2026.
Also on Darrell’s initial roster is Free Rein, a seasoned bluegrass quartet from east Tennessee, and Strings of Green, a family band from West Virginia led by Brandon Green, winners of the 2026 SPBGMA International Band Championship.
Webb has a wealth of experience in bluegrass, starting at age 19 when he joined Lonesome River Band on mandolin. His first of two stints with J.D. Crowe & The New South began in ’97, and he was a founding member of Wildfire when he left Crowe along with Phil Leadbetter and Robert Hale. His solo projects gained attention from fans and critics alike, and he soon went to work with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, followed by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, both as a guitarist.
Darrell was an original member of Sideline, and spent time working in Pigeon Forge, TN at a dinner theater before performing regularly at the Ole Smoky Distillery there.
Then in 2018 he became a founding member of Appalachian Road Show, with whom he continues to tour and record.
Suffice it to say that Webb is well acquainted with the professional bluegrass world, and is the sort of person whose phone calls get returned.
He looks forward to keeping his clients booked, and is available to discuss their arrangements via Facebook.
