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Member Since3/24/2006
Band Websitewww.gibsonbrothers.com
Band MembersLeigh Gibson: Vocals, Guitar Eric Gibson: Vocals, Banjo, Guitar Mike Barber: Bass Clayton Campbell: Fiddle Joe Walsh: Mandolin
InfluencesEmmylou Harris, Buck Owens, Louvin Brothers, The Band, Tony Rice, Seldom Scene, Tim O'Brien, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Webb Pierce, Ricky Skaggs, Gordon Lightfoot
Record LabelCompass
Type of LabelIndie


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Jul 11 2009 8:00P
Adirondacks Unplugged! Chateaugay, New York
Jul 12 2009 8:00P
Historic Battlefield Site Sackets Harbor, New York
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Oak Hill, New York
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival Cornish, Maine
Jul 25 2009 4:00P
Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Columbus, Ohio

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Bluegrass duo The Gibson Brothers’ talk about the “feel” of their new album, Ring the Bell. “It makes me think of being young and growing up in our small farming community in New York,” explains Leigh. “It evokes memories of fellowship with the men who knew my Grandfather Gibson at church on Sunday mornings. We'd see folks at the hardware store or the bank during the week and then see them all again at church each Sunday.”

Eric agrees that there is an elated intensity to the album. “There is a lot of joy in the music. I think you can tell in listening that we poured our hearts out – not that you can’t tell on our other records – but the joy in our playing and singing. At the same time, it feels like our most hard-driving bluegrass album; there’s more thump on it, a bigger sounding record than we’ve ever had.”

That bigger sound comes from having the whole band – Mike Barber (upright bass), Clayton Campbell (fiddles), and Joe Walsh (mandolin guitar), and guest Mike Witcher from Missy Raines & The New Hip (resonator guitar) - playing on every track. “I’m very proud of how the band served each song,” agrees Eric. “There’s not a lot of ‘look at me’ acrobatic playing. It’s more ‘let’s support the vocals, let’s support the message of the song, the feel of the song’.”

While Eric admits to loving all of the songs on the album, he cites the title track as one of his favorites. “It feels so uplifting to me,” he says “and I love my brother’s harmony on it. Leigh adds, “This song is a call to action for coming together in a world that sometimes seems intent on tearing itself apart. More than just nostalgia, it's a song about love of fellow man.”

Produced by the two brothers plus bassist Mike Barber, Ring the Bell features six originals (including a co-write with Bob DiPiero) and new songs by Shawn Camp/Paul Kennerly, Chet O'Keefe, Joe Newberry, and Marshall Warwick, and a relatively obscure Tom Petty song, "Angel Dream." Staying true to their upstate New York farm boy roots, The Gibson Brothers recorded two agricultural-themed songs for this record, one written by Leigh ("Bottomland") and one by Eric ("Farm Of Yesterday"). "Bottomland", originally recorded for an unreleased Skaggs record, is given an old-timey treatment here and touches on the lives of sharecroppers. "Farm of Yesterday" was written as a tribute to their parents and the family dairy farm that belonged to the Gibson family from 1865-2000. Eric showed the song to Leigh who was moved but said, "it might be too personal to put on the record." Eric replied, "Laying it out there could be the difference between a good record and a great record." "Farm Of Yesterday" is Leigh's favorite song on the album: “I told Eric he'd now written one Haggard would sing.”

Of the album as a whole says Eric “I think everything about it – from the album cover to the songs – is an attention getter and I hope folks will notice. Brother bluegrass acts are almost as old bluegrass itself, but I feel like we’ve carved out a special niche for ourselves. We’ve hung in there and toughed it out - we’re still in our 30’s but I feel like we’re bluegrass lifers.”



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Shane Murphy





Jul 9 2009 12:03 PM

a big fan, guys! hope to hear you some time this summer.
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Jul 8 2009 6:59 PM

Just love that new CD! Makes me cry in a good way...
Be well, Letitia
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Jul 6 2009 11:18 PM

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Jul 3 2009 11:28 PM

HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU BOYS
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY THIS SUMMER.
GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE
Susan Hickman





Jun 30 2009 5:24 AM

You are awesome!!! Thanks for being a friend!!!
Wrapped Up In Me is #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #21 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!!
It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!!
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Jun 29 2009 6:05 PM

You are SO welcome  !! Were you able to read it ? Or did someone translate it for you ?
Maybe I should start writing in English, eh ?

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Jun 29 2009 10:32 AM

Hi guys,

My review of your awesome cd "RING THE BELL" is online :-)
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Jun 25 2009 8:42 PM

Dear The Gibson Brothers,

Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... sing & dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...

When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...

Love can drive... in a simple way... everything

We are connected

Vibejays & Friends

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Estimada/o The Gibson Brothers,

cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... cantamos y bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...

Cuando lo compartimos con amigos... algo se sana en todas partes...

El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...

Estamos conectados...

Vibejays & Friends
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Jun 24 2009 6:25 PM

Thanks for the add Friend.
May all your Dreams come true!
Wishing you Love, Laughter & Light ~ L

 

Susan Hickman





Jun 24 2009 4:44 AM

Wrapped Up In Me is now #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart and #21 on the Indie top 30 Chart!!!
On radio stations across the nation, you can request it NOW!!!!!
Love ~Susan
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Jun 22 2009 5:43 PM

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Jun 22 2009 1:22 PM

Hey Guys! Thanks for the add. Come visit our page and check out our video!!
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Jun 22 2009 5:52 AM

God bless.
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Jun 21 2009 8:46 PM

Thanks for the add guys. I enjoyed checking out your music and page. Wishing you much continued success, good health and lot's of happiness. Have a great summer! Jeff in South Carolina
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May 28 2009 3:40 AM

Hi...Welcome, and thanks for dropping by our site for a visit.

Thank you too for the add, and for the friendship.

When you get a chance, check out our new country music CD, "MAGIC" at www.cdbaby.com

Here's hoping you have a fantastic week.

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May 11 2009 6:24 PM

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME,HOPE TO SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD SOME WHERE THIS SUMMER, TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS THE(EFB)
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May 5 2009 11:34 PM

love the new album! Thanks!!
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May 5 2009 6:28 PM

the New CD is Awesome Guys! See ya in Guthrie
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May 5 2009 12:32 PM

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May 1 2009 4:55 PM

Smoked Country Jam can't hardly wait to listen to you in June! Keep on the Sunny Side of Lyon Mountain.
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Apr 30 2009 12:41 PM

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Apr 19 2009 7:26 PM

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