Alan Bibey

Make that two headstocks... We heard from Alan Bibey this weekend with an update about the twin mandolin CD he is recording with Wayne Benson. This project has been a long time in coming, with these two top pickers getting together

We just heard from Alan Bibey that the new Grasstowne CD, The Other Side Of Town, is now available online. This, their second recorded project for Pinecastle Records, won't be officially released until October 6, but the band has pre-release copies

Mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore may be retired from active touring, but he hasn't stopped writing and the recording the sort of clever instrumentals that have so endeared him to the mandolin world. His latest CD, B-Natural, has just been released. It's

I heard recently from Grasstowne mando man Alan Bibey, who reports that tracking for their next CD is complete. They are in the process of mixing now, and hope to have the project delivered to Pinecastle Records shortly. The album is

Alan Bibey tells us that Grasstowne is hoping to have copies of their second Pinecastle project, The Other Side Of Towne, available at shows by the end of March, even though the official release date isn't until June. A first single,

Grasstowne has announced that Travis Greer will be joining the group on bass and harmony vocals. At 24 years of age, Travis has already spent several years playing bluegrass music, having grown up around the music and playing in church. His

I've had occasion this week to speak with both Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson, two of the premier mandolinists playing bluegrass today. They are teaming up this year for a number of projects sure to be of interest to students

Our Grasstowne buddies, Alan Bibey and Phil Leadbetter, both contacted us earlier this week mentioning the big doin's in Bristol, TN on Saturday (1/26). It's the 3rd annual Pickin' at the Paramount all star show where top bluegrass artists get together

Speaking of free tabs... Mando monster Alan Bibey has recently added a free tab section on his new web site, where he also plans to offer tips for mandolinists. The first two transcriptions posted are for mandolin tunes Alan has written and

Here is a Christmas memory from master mandolinist Alan Bibey, who performs with Grasstowne. I've been lucky enough to have a lot of great Christmas memories, but here are some of my earliest recollections. Every Christmas as a kid was spent at