Greg Corbett, North Carolina banjo player, died yesterday (August 24). He was 41 years old, set to turn 42 this next week. Not much information has been released about his passing. Greg died in his sleep Saturday morning, of a suspected heart
Circuit Riders
Bluegrass on TV this weekend
Song of the Mountains is broadcasting some good bluegrass this weekend on public television stations. This weekend's episode features both Dale Ann Bradley and The Circuit Riders. At the time of taping, Dale Ann had Gena Britt Tew on banjo, Jeremy
Congrats to Darin and Brooke
Darin Aldridge and Brooke Justice are getting married today. Darin plays mandolin with The Circuit Riders, and guitar in his group with Brooke, Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice, where she is featured as lead vocalist. After a honeymoon in Gatlinburg, TN,
Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice
We heard last week from Darin Aldridge, former member of The Country Gentlemen and current mandolinist with The Circuit Riders. This young man has quite a busy time ahead of him in the near future. First up, he is engaged to
Pinecastle new releases – and a new web site
Pinecastle Records has released three new CD projects this week, each of which we had previewed for you here prior to their street date. They have also launched a new, completely redesigned web site which Andy Evans at Pinecastle tells
New Pinecastle releases
We just got word from our friends at Pinecastle Records with the street dates for two of their upcoming releases which have been discussed here of late. Jack Cooke's Sittin' On Top Of The World, and The Circuit Riders' Let The
Circuit Riders debut CD on Pinecastle
Brance posted earlier this year about the first release from The Circuit Riders, made up of former members of the final edition of The Country Gentlemen prior to Charlie Waller's untimely passing. Charlie's son, Randy Waller, has maintained The Country
The Circuit Riders – Let The Ride Begin
Let The Ride Begin is the debut recording from Pinecastle recording artists the Circuit Riders. While Pinecastle has yet to announce a release of the project, the band does currently have them available for purchase at their live shows. If