Week 4
Bluegrass Week

Intermediate Bluegrass Banjo
Eric Gibson

Intermediate Bluegrass Guitar
Leigh Gibson

Eric and Leigh Gibson were born less than a year apart and grew up on a dairy farm in Ellenburg Depot, on the Canadian border in the rugged North Country of New York State. In their early teens, they began playing guitar and banjo and singing at local functions. In their twenties, they discovered that their sibling harmony style was reminiscent of the classic Louvin Brothers sound. Under the tutelage of renowned resophonic guitarist Junior Barber, they formed a band in the early nineties with Junior's son, Mike Barber, on upright bass. Their debut album was self-produced in 1994. Six more acclaimed CDs followed on the Hay Holler and Sugar Hill labels. In 1998, they were named the IBMA Emerging Artists of the Year. Ten years of touring and recording rewarded them in 2003 with an invitation to debut on the Grand Ole Opry. Their last three CDs have each produced number-one hits on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Survey and their latest CD, “Red Letter Day” was selected as Album Of The Year in 2006 by Bluegrass Now magazine.  www.gibsonbrothers.com