Tabitha and David Benedict, one of bluegrass music's latest power couples, welcomed their first child earlier this summer. The two perform together as The Foreign Landers, and with Tabitha's brothers as Cup O'Joe. Both are first rate instrumentalists, and Tabitha
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Travelers Rest – Foreign Landers
The Foreign Landers are a musical duo consisting of husband and wife, David and Tabitha Benedict. As evidenced in their first full length release, Travelers Rest, the pair are adept at playing, singing, and writing songs within multiple genres. All but one
Big changes for Mile Twelve – Korey Brodsky and Ella Jordan join band
Boston-based contemporary bluegrass band Mile Twelve has announced some big changes going forward. Founding member, fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hines, and mandolinist David Benedict, have announced their departure from the group. Bronwyn was named 2021 Fiddler of the Year by the IBMA membership
Finn’s Rescue from The Foreign Landers
The Foreign Landers, transatlantic bluegrass couple David Benedict and Tabitha Agnew Benedict, have a debut EP set for release on May 10. It's called Put All Your Troubles Away, and includes six tracks encompassing new music they have written, and
The Foreign Landers remember Tony Rice with I’m Not Sayin’
The Foreign Landers, aka David and Tabitha Benedict, have released a new single as a tribute to Tony Rice. People took different things from Tony's music. Some loved him for his hard hitting bluegrass, while others preferred his jazzier new acoustic
Welcome The Foreign Landers – David and Tabitha Benedict
David and Tabitha Benedict, a very talented, newly-married, bi-continental couple, have launched a new side project aside from work with their regular bands. David plays mandolin with Mile Twelve and Cup O'Joe, and Tabitha plays banjo with Cup O'Joe and
Cup O’Joe brings back New Grass Revival
Most everyone who grew up learning to play bluegrass music recalls the thrill of learning the solos from their favorite pickers, taken from recordings of their music. Those of a certain age remember that the only way to do this
Bish Bash Bosh and mando tab book from David Benedict
In just a few short years, David Benedict has established himself as among the most creative and disciplined young mandolinists in the bluegrass community. First with Missy Raines, and now with Mile Twelve, and on his recent solo project from
Congratulations David and Tabitha!
It's been a while since we've seen a bluegrass wedding as star-studded as this one - with an international flavor, even! David Benedict, mandolinist with Mile Twelve, was wed on May 31 to Tabitha Agnew, banjo player with Cup O'Joe and
Dorrigo video from David Benedict
David Benedict, mandolinist with Mile Twelve, continues to tease us with tracks from his upcoming album, The Golden Angle, ahead of its October 26 release. The record is a compendium of contemporary mandolin music, all composed by Benedict, that includes