• Joe Walsh, Gibson Brothers part ways

    Joe Walsh, whose rock-solid mandolin chop helped give the Gibson Brothers one of the top rhythm sections in bluegrass for the last four and a half years, is moving on. Joe announced the move on his Facebook page, saying he

  • Gibson Brothers Flying High

    Late last year, as I chatted with Eric Gibson, I silently doubted him when he said he thought the Gibson Brothers next CD would be their best yet. After Ring the Bell a few years back and album of the

  • Gibson Brothers talk new CD

    Compass Records has released a video to introduce They Call It Music, the next Gibson Brothers CD due on March 26. The 8 minute clip features both live band performances of songs from the album, with comments from Leigh and Eric

  • March 26 announced for next Gibson Brothers CD

    They Call It Music, from The Gibson Brothers, has been announced for a March 26 release from Compass Records. As with their previous albums, this one will be primarily comprised of their original songs, along with contributions from Loretta Lynn, the Delmore

  • A Few of My Favorite Things

    As a Bluegrass Today correspondent, I get to listen to a lot of music during the year. Some on CDs, some live. Some traditional bluegrass, some most definitely not. Some of it terrific, some of it, well, not so much. But

  • Merry Christmas from The Gibson Brothers

    Here's a musical Merry Christmas wish from The Gibson Brothers. They recorded it earlier this month while tracking their next album at the Compass Sound Studios in Nashville.   Look for the next Gibson Brothers record from Compass in March 2013.

  • Music In The Mountains 2012

    Among the many wonderful music festivals in West Virginia, one of the longest-running and most successful is Music In The Mountains, the Summersville bluegrass festival. Started in 1980, the 33rd annual festival recently took place and Valerie and I had