Yesterday we offered the first of two track downloads from the new CD by The Gibson Brothers’.

The CD, Iron & Diamonds is released today, April 8, 2008. The guys, along with the folks at Sugar Hill Records, are making these two tracks avalable for free download by our readers here on The Bluegrass Blog

Today’s track offering is the tune Picker’s Blues.

Enjoy the music!

UPDATE: The offer has now ended. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to The Gibson Brothers and Sugar Hill Records for making this possible.

The Gibson Brothers’ new CD, Iron & Diamonds, will be released tomorrow, April 8, 2008. The guys, along with the folks at Sugar Hill Records, were kind enough to offer two free downloads to our readers here on The Bluegrass Blog

This first track we offer is the title cut from the CD, Iron & Diamonds.

Don’t forget we’ll be offering another free track download from the CD again tomorrow.

UPDATE: The offer has now ended. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to The Gibson Brothers and Sugar Hill Records for making this possible.

Starting Monday April 7, we will be running a number of promotional giveaways here on The Bluegrass Blog.

On Monday and Tuesday (4/7-8) any registered user of the site will be able to download a free track from the new Gibson Brothers CD, Iron & Diamonds. The free track will be in MP3 format, and a different track will be offered each day.

Also starting on Monday will be a contest to win tickets to see Mountain Heart performing with Tony Rice at The Paramount Arts Center in Bristol, TN on April 12. Tony will actually be sitting in with the band, and the performance will feature primarily Tony Rice material, with the songs sung by members of Mountain Heart.

5 winners will each receive 2 show tickets and a chance to meet Tony and the band at the show. Winners will be selected at random from all entries, and only registered users will be eligible to enter.

Registration here on The Bluegrass Blog is free and easy, and we don’t nag you with emails every week. Look for more details on both promotions on Monday morning.

Thanks to Ryan Baker at Sugar Hill and Jim Van Cleve with Mountain Heart for their help setting up these free offers for our readers.

Eric and Leigh Gibson will return to The Bluegrass Guide’s Songwriter Chat on Monday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).

This online chat forum is hosted monthly by Rick Lang, and is designed to give songwriters an opportunity to interact with successful bluegrass writers from the comfort of their computer screens.

There is no fee to participate, and only a very brief registration is required to join in.

You can find transcripts from previous Songwriter Chat sessions by scrolling to the bottom of The Bluegrass Guide Chat Room page.

The Gibson Brothers were also the featured artists in the 2007 print edition of The Bluegrass Guide, an annual listing of festivals and bluegrass events.

The GrassCast episode #12 features an interview with Eric Gibson. Eric and his brother Leigh form The Gibson Brothers. Their new CD Red Letter Day is set to be released January 24th. In this interview we talk about the upcoming release and some of the songs on the CD.

This GrassCast is 6 minutes in length and the file download size is 5 MB.

Direct Download: ep12_eric_gibson.mp3
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