Gibson Brothers Featured in October Acoustic Guitar Magazine!

The bluegrass siblings from upstate New York traffic in tight harmonies and acoustic guitar playing that’s rich in groove and tone.

In an article by Kenny Berkowitz, Acoustic Guitar gets the brothers to talk about their newest CD Help My Brother, in which Leigh says the emphasis is mostly on “what really matters in life.”  “Eric and I are at the point when it’s time to take stock of the things that hold real value, like love, family, relationships. Being in a brother duet, there’s nothing more important than that.”
“For years, we heard people say, ‘You boys are good—for Yankees,’” Eric says. “Early on, it used to aggravate us, but now we just laugh it off. We do the best we can, and we don’t see where we’re from as a hindrance to how we play the music.”
Leigh goes on to claim that the brothers have as much  “Barnyard Credibility” as anyone else in the business.
Read the full article online now.

Peter Rowan On the Cover of Acoustic Guitar Magzine

Check out Peter Rowan on the cover of Acoustic Guitar magazine. The issue including a feature interview with Peter is on newstands now!

"...Gonna see my smiling face on the cover of the Rolling Stone" is the line from the 1973 Shel Silverstein song (recorded by Dr. Hook and the Medicine show) satirizing the success of a musician and most often quoted as a reference to the milestones achieved in one's career.

As far as we can tell, Grammy-award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan  has never had that particular honor, but in the bluegrass world, making the cover of Acoustic Guitar may just be a higher-level distinction.

In a telephone interview Rowan tells Acoustic Guitar that he can't play bluegrass music without hearing that mandolin guy (Bill Monroe) chopping in his ear.  He says that is something that he just can't forget.

He also says Monroe used to stand behind him on stage so only he could hear and  yell "Sing it like Peter Rowan" because he (Monroe) felt that Rowan sounded to much like himself.