Gibson Brothers

Gibson Brothers Sign with Rounder Records
Rounder Records has announced the signing of the Gibson Brothers to their label, with a brother duet album expected to be released January 2015.

“We have known and been fans of the Gibson Brothers for years, and we are thrilled to finally be able to work with them,” stated Rounder’s Ken Irwin. “The brother duet has a long history in bluegrass and country music, and the Gibsons have represented that tradition with class and style for over twenty years. We all feel that this wonderful album will carry on that great tradition of old-time brother duets, from the Monroe Brothers and Blue Sky Boys in the ‘30s, and into bluegrass with the Bailey Brothers, Lilly Brothers and Stanley Brothers in the ‘40s, and Jim and Jesse in the ‘50s."

Eric Gibson notes, "As kids on the farm, we spent many hours listening to records, many of them on Rounder, a name synonymous with quality. We remember absorbing Tony Rice's Cold on the Shoulder, the first J.D. Crowe & the New South album, and offerings from the Bluegrass Album Band, looking at that identifiable logo and wishing that one day we would be affiliated with Rounder, a beacon in the roots music world. That day has come. We are so excited to have signed with Rounder and cannot wait for people to hear our first Rounder project, a tribute to the great brother acts in bluegrass and country music history."

Leigh and Eric Gibson sign their contract while Rounder Records co-founders Ken Irwin and Marian Leighton-Levy look on. Photo by Ted Lehmann

Living the Dream
We can barely believe the Gibson Brothers are included in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's display dedicated to the current state of country music. Next time you're in Nashville we hope you'll visit the museum and look for the display featuring Leigh's 2008 D-18 Martin, Eric's Deering Tenbrooks Legacy banjo and our IBMA 2013 Entertainer of the Year Award.
"We are so thankful to everyone who played a part in what has happened in our career: bandmates, fans, record labels, radio, our agent, new management, but most of all God and family. We are excited to keep this going and to see where it all leads. Thank you for giving us the confidence to be who we are and for making us feel that we are no fluke, that we are where we belong, in the right place and time. We will take nothing for granted and try to make better music than we’ve ever made." October 2013 Journal

"In today’s bluegrass world, brother duos are a dying breed, which makes the gifted, close harmony-singing Gibson Brothers—who came up in the ‘80s, not the olden days—a rarity. And a bluegrass group with two strong singer-songwriters in it is almost unheard of, which puts prolific Leigh and Eric Gibson in a class by themselves." Jewly Hight, American Songwriter

In a 2012 Washington Post interview, Del McCoury said, "...when I hear someone like The Gibson Brothers, I know it's them from the first note. They have that little thing in their voices that no one else has..." And from Bluegrass Unlimited: "The brothers and the band have it all -- lead vocals, brother-duet harmony, instrumental virtuosity, ensemble sensibilities and great original material." That's the buzz. Here are the facts: 2013 IBMA Entertainers of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year ("They Called It Music") and Songwriter of the Year (Eric Gibson). 2012 IBMA Entertainers of the Year and Gospel Recorded Performance for "Singing As We Rise;" 2011 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year and Album of the Year for Help My Brother, also named 2011 Album of the year by PopMatters; and, 2010 IBMA Awards for Song of the Year and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for "Ring the Bell."

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