Hey guys,
I hope Mike's hand is healing ok. I bet that hurt :o/
I went on a road trip to Ohio then Nashville this week. I rode I-90 all the way through your state. I never realized how beautiful NY is. Beuatiful, but LONG. Your music helped me get through a good piece of it and Ohio. I went to the Opry while I was in Nashville. Your cd was for sale in the bin. I got excited just seeing it there! See y'all next month! ~Paula
Hi guys, We will be at your show June 1st in Arlington- will be bringing Ben. Can't wait!!! From now on we need a reminder call when you're coming into town...what if we didn't know & missed the show??!!! I'd never forgive myself. BTW - the new album is great!
Bob & Deirdre
Hi from your friends in Canada
We just got the new CD last week. Went for a road trip for a few days last week - that's when you can really listen to the music. Really enjoy it as we have all of your music since we "discovered" you at Thomas Point Beach in 2006.
You may not remember our names but we also took in all three of your shows at Saranac Lake First Night a year ago, then talked to you again at Thomas Point last year. You guys were awesome at that festival. The closing set was amazing. Your music on Cd's is great but seeing you perform live adds an exciting element.
We are excited now about seeing you on July 26 in Fort Fairfield, ME. which is about a two hour drive from our cottage in New Brunswick - much closer that the drive we had to Saranac Lake! You know what fanatics Bluegrass fans can be. Anyway, hope to get a chance to talk to you there. Maybe I will send you another e-mail as that date gets closer. We will also see you at Thomas Point again in Sept.
Your fans from New Brunswick
Ed & Becky Betts
great show at sportsmen's tavern!! thanks for spending time at the end to talk to everyone there-the new cd is great!!nice to see New Yorkers doing good out there!!!
Hey guys, thanks so much for swinging through the Black Hills, we thoroughly enjoyed your music. I recorded the show and it sounds great. Just wondering where to send a copy. Later, FUNK
Only 21 days more for Strawberry Park in Connecticut. I need a Gibson Fix. Hope you had a Ball On Grand Old Opry. You sounded GREAT!!!! meg
Love the new CD, Keep up the good work.
Hey Guys, Have you ever thought of coming down under to Oz. I'm seriously considering coming to see you in Canada in december, hopefully.
Sounds like it was a great concert in the North country. Sorry I missed it. Strawberry Park will have to do. Great album reviews too!
Can't wait to get the CD when I get out and about! Congrats on the success and keep up the good work.
Hi guys, it was good to see you again. I'm enjoying the new album. Nice job on the mandolin, Kelly. See you in Chateaugay. Tom
Leigh,
Great CD! Love it!! Was great seeing you in Boston last week...stay away from the car bombs next time.
I'll try and catch you guys (schedule permitting) when you come to Fort Fairfield and TPB this Summer.
Take care and good luck on the road!
hey guys just listening to Iron and DIAMONDS,it sounds great. I think Mike is right about you doing the recording all together, it came out just like you sound on stage.
Hello Gibson's!! Just wanted to tell you I enjoyed your show yesterday in Ellenburg! I had a lot of fun!! I'll be seeing you at the Rec Park in Chateugay when July comes around! Can't wait until then! Thats all for now.
Your Buddy,
Joe
What a gift God gave to the North Country THE GIBSON BROS. I think your new album is the best yet! The concert last night went by to fast but with your gift for my birthday I can still enjoy and listen to your music, Thanks again Eric and Leigh!
My wife & I really enjoyed hearing the band last year at OATS. She always refers to you guys as "My boys" and one of the few Bluegrass bands she lets me crank up in the truck without complaining. Hopefully we can catch you guys again soon.
Just caught your show in your home town last night. It was amazing! I'd love to see you again, when you are in the area!
The North Platte audience thought you were great. Thanks for finding your way to our state. Wish we could get some younger people in the audience. They'd like it if they tried it.
Thanks for the CD. It arrived safely and plays and plays and plays.Love it. Best yet.Wishing ya'll the very best. God bless.
Always remember that for every snot you encounter there are thousands of folks that love your music, the stories behind the songs, the spirit of the band and how genuine you guys are. It was great to see you in Nebraska. The very best to you and your families, always.
Thank you so much for enlightening us with your top-shelf bluegrass and great stage presance. Hope the Rick is feeling better, and it was nice to have a chat with Clayton in the back!!! Come back please!!! Ramble on
Your new album is AWESOME....can't stop playing it!!! Looking forward to seeing you Fri night.
Thank you guys for giving a fabulous performance on the 26th, your all very talented performers. God has given you talents that are amazing Keep up the good work. God Bless!
Eric and Leigh,
Great new album!! I listen to it everyday on the way to work and back. Excellent work as usual. Trying to get the kids available to go to Strawberry park, might be my last show this year, but
Leigh helps me out with what I miss. Again Great job and thanks for the new album
We're big fans and have all your CD's. We love every one, but the latest release is AMAZING. The tunes won't leave us alone until we've played them over and over each day. Thought you might like to know you've inspired us to learn everything we can about bluegrass and how much we're enjoying a fuller appreciation of what the band's talents represent. So far, we've only been able to see you perform live one time (last summer in Hayward). We have a trip to Bean Blossom planned for fall but will also continue to watch your schedule in the event that Mike had good luck fishing last year and is eager to return to Wisconsin. There must be a way around the Chicago traffic!!!
Andrea,
I'll pray for you and I'm sure a lot of folks will. We always love to see you at the shows and wish you the best in your recovery. I'm not surprised that your attitude seems so positive -- you always strike me as being that way. We hope to see you soon.
....sorry...bad hand. Don't take us off the fan list. And if you have prayers lists, we'd take just 1 for good measure. Still smiling!
Hi guys! I figured I might lose my standing a one of your biggest VT fans if I didn't explain my absence at your recent CD release concerts. No less of a fan, I assure you, I just decided to have a stroke on 4/7/08. (yes, I'm roughly your age, 38.)
Just 2 weeks after I can make some light of it since it appears a full recovery will follow with occupational therapy. Luckily I did not have lasting physical effects.
I was not very good at my banjo yet but I'm still not happy about the set back just the same.
Rest assured we'll be on festival tour by Strawberry park so don't take me/us off the f
Hi guys! Just wanted to say THANK YOU for adding a show in Michigan! I will be there WITH my dad for sure!!! I'm buying the new album today for my dad and myself! I wanted to send you that picture of my dad when he was younger! Go to my myspace page and check it out! www.myspace.com/granola44 Keep on rockin'! Can't wait to see you in September!
Guys, what a great new album! You're going to be busy with this one! It's in my car deck, iPod, and home stereo. Make some noise out there gents! Leigh, catch you around soon.
Eric,
Thanks for mentioning Ted Lehmann's blog in your journal entry. I went and read all his posts on your trip down south. Very interesting reading. It was great to learn all that info on the Tennessee area and what your performances were like. Ted is writes wonderfully and his descriptive, honest style was a joy to read. If Ted reads this, thanks for the updates for those of us who weren't there to experience it.
Jim Hebert
I agree, Mike should be "Bass Player of the Year". He has a lot of fans. I sat next to a woman at the Plattsburgh show who said she got to shake Mike's hand and would "never wash her hand again". Now that is a fan!
Congrats on debuting at #5.
Preordered Iron & Diamonds from Sugar Hill awhile back and am anxiously awaiting my copy to come. Listening and relistening to the preview samples on Amazon.com in the meantime! Sounds so great -good job, boys!
The best work you've ever done. Iron and Diamonds has the best writing, best harmony and the instrumentals were right on. Especially enjoyed hearing Junior in there. The gospel piece with Erin was superb. The three of you in harmony is fantastic.
I know I just left a comment a couple days ago, but I just had to tell you this story: I driving around town on a gloriously beautiful day. I had the windows rolled down, and "Iron & Diamonds" cranked on my cd player. I stopped at a red light and "Lonely Me, Lonely You" was playing. In the car beside me was a man just whistling right along! In hindsight I wish I had popped the cd out and handed it to him (I couldn't bear to part with it, though). I think you would have had one more added to the GB fold if I had :o)
You're right. Mike should win!
~Paula
Sold my old vehicle, XM included. After 2 months I just installed an XM radio in the new truck and the first thing I heard on the demo channel was a portion of an interview with you guys. Once activated I heard a cut from your new album (that I soon will have). Hope to see you in WV soon. Always a fan of yours, you have a special sound. Keep up the good work.
It has been over ten years since I've seen you! Old St. Lawrence days. I cannot wait for your Denver show!
I just love you guys! I'm so excited that the new record is doing so well! You deserve the best. It's awesome to see other people catching on to the good thing you've got going on! Keep it up! See you soon! ~Paula
Hi guys,
I'm the guy from Parishville you met at Applebees in Nashville last weekend...Wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your show and meeting you...my friend who has the camp on the Chatuagay Lake says his inlaws were Goodnoe, which it says on the sign along with Clark which is his wifes name...nice camp, love visiting there...dont know if its spelled like that or with a W...once again great show, I'll look to buy the album!
Thanks for all,
Kevin
The band was just amazing at both the Station Inn and the Opry. I've posted a few photos of the Opry performance at: http://www.pbase.com/mcpherdl/grandoleopry
Hi guys Ijust wanted to let you know how proud we all are of you. Can't wait to see you at Jenny brook.
Leigh, Considering your class at Augusta. Need help in deciding. I play rhythm guitar pretty well, but my flatpicking is limited. Any info will be helpful. Thanks, Ron.
FANTASTIC show at the Station Inn! The Opry performance was icing on the cake. Great job guys! I'm putting together some information on venues in our area for a possible fill-in date. Hope we can get you here!
Hi, guys I picked up the new CD the other day at Borders in Concord, NH. Great job as usual! I spent Sunday afternoon starting my tomato seeds listening to Iron and Diamonds. Great way to spend a day. I hope the fruits of my labor will turn out as good as yours!
I really like the Iron and Diamonds song about the miners and their Sunday ballgame. I like the Julie Miller song and it sounded real familiar. I had seen Buddy & Julie Miller do that on a PBS show that was hosted by Emmylou Harris. Keep up the great work and I hope to see you in Lebanon, NH in June. Will try to bring some of my family to the show.
Take care and safe traveling on the bluegrass trail. Jim Hebert
You all are the greatest! Great singers, great musicians, G-R-E-A-T song writers. On your website I would like to see the lyrics to your songs and the stories behind them. Thanks
Listened to you at the Opry by radio on-line - would rather have been there in person!! You all sounded terrific! Great CD - every song is so well done - we are very proud of all of you!! Hope to see you in October!
Guys - What a great thrill to see you in Knoxville and Nashville. The Station Inn will shine on for us for a long, long time. The Opry was a new experience, but we're very excited to read the positive reports of how it was heard on the radio or streaming computer. It was hard for us up in nose bleed land, but seeing you on that great stage was enough. - Ted and Irene
Hi boys! I just wanted to tell you how proud I was last night to hear my brothers and their buddies singing on the Opry. You were fantastic!
Got the sound only last night at Nashville but you guys were sounding just great, What a thrill for the fans that did get it.Congrats, Meg H
Hello Gibson's!! I enjoyed the show at Plattsburgh State University. I love the new album and the autographs, too. I got to sit with Gib Brown, the weather-man from news channel 5! Well, thats all for now. Keep up the good work, see you in Ellenburg.
Your Buddy,
Joe
Hey Guys! Sure was dissappointed I could get to the Bull Run to see you. Your new album is fantastic! Great to play along with, too
! I'm thrilled for your opportunity to play at the Grand Ole Opry!!! Good for you! Hope to see you soon. Keep on keepin' on - we're all behind you 100% - you're great musicians and really nice guys, too. And ... well, um ... cute, too! Hahaha! Had to add that - it's the truth!
See ya!
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