The Spinney Brothers perform at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville, NS (5/25/24) - photo by Jean Smith This review of The Spinney Brothers' anniversary concert is a contribution from Wendy Elliott, a former reporter for the Valley Journal Advertiser and Register.
Once you've been bitten by the bluegrass bug, you can never get it out of your system. Most of of know that is true, as one recently-retired group is discovering for themselves. After deciding to take some time off the road
The Spinney Brothers of Nova Scotia got a nice surprise when their local Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Keith Irving, wrote a letter of congratulations for their success in the bluegrass industry, and read it aloud to the House of Commons. This
Terry Poirier has been announced as the new bass player with the Little Roy & Lizzy Show. The Canadian native now living in Lexington, KY will start his tenure with the band on June 9. Terry went looking for a job
Rick Spinney, banjo player for the Nova Scotia, Canada-based band, The Spinney Brothers, recently announced that he is to leave the band at the end of the summer season. Formed in 1991 as The Spinney Brothers & Close Company they became
The Christmas releases for 2016 are coming in hot and heavy this month, including this new offering from The Spinney Brothers, appropriately titled Merry Christmas Everybody. The boys, Canadian by birth, counter the charge of "too soon!" by noting that Canadian Thanksgiving
For over 5 decades, Southern Ohio has been a hotbed for bluegrass music, tracing back to the briarhoppers heading north for the industrial boom of the '50s and '60s. Supporting a family sometimes meant leaving your native mountains for the
Nothin’ Fancy had a perfect weather weekend for their 16th festival this past weekend. Remington Ryde opened Friday’s show to a “ready for some bluegrass music” crowd. They were followed by multi-IBMA award nominees, Flatt Lonesome. Then Little Roy Lewis and
Friday dawned sunny and warm for an ideal bluegrass festival day at the 2016 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in Charlotte, MI. A group of young siblings calling themselves Sugar Creek Bluegrass opened the show. They range in age from seven to
Thursday started out as the one day at Charlotte that always happens – a little chilly and misty. Late afternoon brought warmth and a little sunshine and the rest of the weekend promises lots of sun and warmth. Local bands were
