Gibsons, Sisk & band win IBMA honors
Thursday, September 27, 2012 – The Gibson Brothers won Entertainer of the Year Thursday night at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards in Nashville. The Gibson and Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice were the only multiple winners of the night.
The night also was a time to remember those who died during the year. The late Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson were remembered by participants. Steve Martin paid tribute to Scruggs with a 30-banjo salute. The IBMA also saluted Doug Dillard and Everett Lilly, bluegrass promoter and actor Andy Griffith, all of whom died in the last year. Watson took guitarist of the year posthumously.
The Gibson won their first entertainer award. They also scored with gospel recorded performance for Singing As We Rise, with Ricky Skaggs.
Sisk & Ramblers Choice won album of the year for "The Heart of a Song" and song of the year for A Far Cry From Lester & Earl.
Russell Moore won male vocalist of the year, Dale Ann Bradley won female vocalist, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers took emerging artist, Blue Highway won vocal group, The Boxcars captured instrumental group, Lonesome River Band won instrumental recorded performance for Angeline The Baker, and St. Jude charity album "Life Goes On" won recorded event.
Rob Ickes (Dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Sammy Shelor (banjo), Adam Steffey (mandolin) and Marshall Wilborn (bass) won instrumentalist of the year awards.
2012 Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductees Doyle Lawson and Ralph Rinzler also were honored. The evening ended with the salute to Scruggs. Among those who joined him were J.D. Crowe, Kristin Scott Benson, Sam Bush, show co-host Del McCoury, Lawson, Shelor and Tony Trischka. Scruggs' sons Gary and Randy also participated.
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Help My Brother
Born less than a year apart, Eric (the elder) and Leigh Gibson aren't quite twins, but from their earliest exposure as twentysomething bluegrass prodigies they've drawn legions of fans for the striking echoes in their vocal sound that hearken back to the classic brother acts of country and bluegrass. They've drawn comparisons to just about everyone from the Louvins to the McReynolds to the Delmores. Now pushing 40, this 10th release from the upstate New York natives finds them »»» |
Ring the Bell
In many ways, the Gibson Brothers parallel another famous brother band in bluegrass, the Osborne Brothers. Both groups worked in the bluegrass market yet they grew to encompass elements of country, folk and roots music as well, without leaving behind their own roots.
Perhaps it is the duo format that allows for this experimentation, as maybe the compromises of a more democratic lineup don't lend themselves to taking chances. Whatever the reasons, Eric and Leigh Gibson created a collection of »»» |
Iron and Diamonds
Bluegrass bands and songwriters must find a balance between finding their own voice and respecting the tradition of the genre. The Gibson Brothers meet this challenge on their latest. The instrumentation provided by Mike Barber, Rick Hayes, Clayton Campbell and Junior Barber is good throughout. However, the effort is really centered on the brothers' singing.
While following in a long line of bluegrass duos, the Gibsons owe as much to Buck Owens and Don Rich as to the Monroe or Stanley Brothers. »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
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Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
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