Grasstowne: all set to go

The new bluegrass supergroup Grasstowne now has a full complement: Phil Leadbetter (dobro), formerly of Wildfire, Alan Bibey (mandolin) of BlueRidge, Steve Gulley (guitar) of Mountain Heart, Jason Davis (banjo), and Lee Sawyer (bass). Their website is now fully operational, with a link to their MySpace site.

Phil Leadbetter reports: 'We have put 25+ shows on our schedule since 1 December... We will be starting on our first CD the second week of January, with a release date planned of 15 June 2007 on Pinecastle Records. We started rehearsals yesterday [28 Dec.], and we have some really great material.' Irish fans will remember Phil from his visit here in 1999 as a member of J. D. Crowe & the New South, thanks to promoter John Nyhan.