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.

Gibson Brothers Release New "Help My Brother" CD Today!

Help My Brother Available Today!

2010 IBMA Award Winners, The Gibson Brothers—Eric and Leigh—are widely recognized as the finest brother duet in bluegrass music today.  Today, HELP MY BROTHER is their tenth release and arguably the finest in the duo’s career. The album features 12 tracks, most of which are originals, and all which feature the ensemble’s tight arrangements as well as the contributions of band members Clayton Campbell (fiddle), Joe Walsh (mandolin) and Mike Barber (upright bass). Several guests make cameo appearances on the album as well including Ricky Skaggs (mandolin and vocals), Alison Brown (banjo), Mike Witcher (Dobro) and reigning IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Claire Lynch.

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The album’s overarching theme is the important things in life, a message which harkens back to the childhood Leigh and Eric shared growing up on the family farm in upstate New York. Each of the songs on the album enforces this uplifting motif. The title track “Help My Brother” was written by Leigh Gibson and explores the golden rule in a new light. “Walking West to Memphis” recounts the story of a roustabout who, down on his luck, realizes that the happiness he seeks will be found in the arms of his Memphis girl. The Brothers also pay tribute to classic brother duos on a pair of covers: “He Can Be Found in a Mother’s Smile” (The Louvin Brothers) and “I’ll Love Nobody But You” (Jim and Jesse McReynolds). With its uplifting message and tight brother harmonies, HELP MY BROTHER will further establish The Gibson Brothers as one of the most important bands in bluegrass music today.

Check out Song Samples Here

The Gibson Brothers talk about their album 'Help My Brother'.The video includes 

exclusive studio footage from the IBMA Award winning brother duo!

Brother Hi-jinks !

Eric Gibson writes in the The Gibson Brothers' Journal of recent fun on stage with The Spinney Brothers

"We don't do everything right. Earlier in the month, we did a few package shows with Nova Scotia's Spinney Brothers in Lexington, MA, and Bellows Falls, VT. The shows went over very well and we enjoyed working with the Spinneys, friends since the early 90's. Rick Spinney, the banjo-playing brother, made a comment about Leigh's appearance on stage that got a laugh during their Bellows Falls set. We knew that after our show, the Spinneys would join us on-stage for several songs. We decided to sabotage Rick's banjo to pay him back. I took the resonator off his banjo and Leigh stuffed Rick's bright orange t-shirt inside the banjo. We put the resonator back on the banjo and carefully placed the instrument back in the case in the shadows on the side of the stage. After our final number, the Spinneys and their band joined us as planned to play some 'brother' songs together. We could see the orange shining through Rick's banjo head where his fingernails had worn down the frosting. The plan kind of backfired on us. We started with "White Dove," the mournful Stanley Brothers classic. Leigh and I were trying to sing the chorus while hearing Rick's muffled banjo in our right ears. "Plink-plink-plink-plink-plink." No sustain at all. It sounded like a toy banjo coming through four inch speakers. It's not cool to burst into laughter when singing "since Mother and Daddy are dead." We had to tell the crowd why we ruined the song. Luckily, they seemed to get a big kick out of it".

Their newest recording project: "Help My Brother" will be released on February 22, but  according to Eric, "we've already started playing several songs on stage, "Frozen in Time," "Help My Brother," "He Can Be Found," "Safe Passage," and "I'll Love Nobody But You."