The winners of the 2025 Alan Niedlerand Memorial Scholarship, which provides full tuition costs to attend the Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp for worthy young musicians, have been announced. The scholarship was established in honor of North Carolina mandolinist Niederland, who
A pair of free registrations to the Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, to be held later this month in South Carolina, were made available this week to deserving young players through the generosity of one camper, and the proprietor himself. This is
Billy Blue Records has a new single today for Alan Bibey, a first look at his upcoming solo project with the label. An insightful song from Jack Shannon and Rick Lang, Time details how valuable that commodity seems when we
Mountain Home Music has released a new single from Balsam Range that is loaded with firsts. What The Years Do is the band's first single in over a year, the first from their next album, and the first with a lineup
Balsam Range has been among the very few bluegrass acts to spend serious time as a headlining act with no changes in personnel over the past two decades. But that reign came to an end when mandolinist and vocalist Darren
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne have announced Jeff Huffman as the new guitarist with the group, stepping in for Tony Watt who had recently left the band. Jeff is from Smithfield, NC, and grew up with perhaps the best training any bluegrass
Billy Blue Records is releasing a new single and music video tomorrow from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, and we have it a day early for our readers to enjoy. It's for one of the tracks on their current album, Hitchhiking To
Gospel bluegrass has been very good to Alan Bibey & Grasstowne this past few years, probably because they are so good at playing and singing it. Their cut of Gonna Rise and Shine won the Gospel Recording of the Year
Everything has been coming up roses of late for Alan Bibey. Though he has been working as a professional grasser for more than 35 years, the past few have seen recognition come his way like it never had before. Winning
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne have announced a new agreement with Main Attraction Management to provide booking representation and artist management. The boutique bluegrass agency is owned by Joe Mullins, and run by Laura Mainer, agent. Bibey will join other top artists
