More news of past visitors

A fortnight ago the BIB reported on the release of a single from Darkest hour, the new album by the Gibson Brothers. Their latest e-newsletter announces that the album is out today (27 Jan.), and the Brothers began last night a fourteen-show tour in its support, with the first half in Connecticut, Maine, and New York, and the second in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. They are also making the CD version of their earlier album Mocking bird available at $10.00, via this link.

Compass Records announce that Living in a song, the new twelve-track album by Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, is due for release on 10 Feb. and can now be pre-ordered. The Compass press release includes this video of the duo (plus bass and drums) on stage, performing 'Moonshine run'.

Nickel Creek (Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins) have reunited to record Celebrants, their first album in nine years, which is due for release on 24 March. Three concerts by them on three successive nights in Nashville, TN, at the end of April, are already sold out. The Bluegrass Situation (BGS) has produced this short feature, focused on Nickel Creek's official video (also on YouTube) of the song 'Strangers', the first to be released from the new album.

Update: Stacey Chandler has a feature on Nickel Creek and the new album on No Depression.

Also on the BGS, Tristan Scroggins interviews flatpicking prodigy Jake Eddy, with several recorded examples of Eddy's masterful playing, in this feature.

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