Pinecastle Records is proud to announce that it has signed Mark Newton and Steve Thomas to its roster. Their debut album is titled Reborn and will be released on April 9, 2013. With the two banded together, the "sideman" becomes a "frontman," and the "frontman" becomes a "partner." Both men are native Virginians who both struck out seperately in the music business decades ago, with both having completely different experiences. Now that both of their paths have converged, they are eager to blend their various musical flavors together to share with bluegrass and Americana fans everywhere. They are joined by bass player Matt Wallace who rounds out the trio that will be touring the country. more...
Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson
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Two of the greatest living award winning mandolin players join together to create some of the most exciting bluegrass music in recent history.
Alan Bibey & Wayne Benson were destined to record The Mandolin Chronicles. Both men are widely known for their virtuosity on the mandolin as well as their widely revered ancient Gibson mandolins on which they weave their sonic tapestry. Appropriately, Gibson has produced signature model mandolins for both men.
On The Mandolin Chronicles, Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson have teamed up to record an album where all focus is on the mandolin. The album is full of stunning melodies, breaks, and instrumental harmonies backed by full bluegrass instrumentation. The performances, while technically intricate, are also tasteful and beautiful. The lone vocal track, “Another Night,” is a duet between multiple Male Vocalist of the Year winner and IIIrd Tyme Out’s lead singer, Russell Moore and Alan Bibey.
Mandolin players everywhere will be studying this album for years to come as it is destined to become a benchmark bluegrass album.
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