Alan Bibey Explained

Alan Bibey
Birth Date:24 August 1964
Birth Place:Walnut Cove, North Carolina
Genre:Bluegrass music
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:MandolinFiddle
Years Active:1982–present
Label:Sugar Hill Records
Associated Acts:IIIrd Tyme Out, BlueRidge, Grasstowne
Instruments:1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson F-5 mandolin (signed by Loar on the same date as Bill Monroe's)[1]

Alan Daniel Bibey[2] (born August 24, 1964) is a mandolinist, singer, songwriter, and band leader in the bluegrass tradition.

Biography

Early years

Bibey was raised in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. His dad and his mother's brothers were bluegrass musicians, and Bibey's love of bluegrass music was sparked when at age five his dad took him to see Bill Monroe in Walkertown. Bibey immediately took up the mandolin.[3]

Bibey played at fiddler’s conventions and contests and in two bluegrass bands with his dad. When Bibey was age 12, he and his dad recorded the album Southern Tradition. He then joined the band Interstate Exchange at age 14, which consisted of Barry Berrier (guitar), Mitch Freeman (bass), and Sammy Shelor (banjo). Bibey won the mandolin championship in 1982 at the World’s Fair in Knoxville at the age of 17. In 1983, Bibey played with Wes Golding & Sure-Fire.[4]

The New Quicksilver

Bibey started playing music full-time in 1985 in The New Quicksilver with Terry Baucom, Randy Graham, and Jimmy Haley.[5]

IIIrd Tyme Out

1990, Bibey was a founding member of IIIrd Tyme Out, along with Russell Moore (guitar), Mike Hartgrove (fiddle), Ray Deaton (bass), and Terry Baucom (banjo). Bibey left three years and three albums later, and was replaced by Lou Reid and then Wayne Benson.[6]

Lou Reid and Carolina

Bibey played for a time with Lou Reid and Carolina, and participated in the recording of their self-titled album in 1996.

BlueRidge

In 1997 New Quicksilver reformed as Baucom, Bibey, and BlueRidge. They recorded the album Come Along With Me with Ed Biggerstaff (bass), Dewey Brown (fiddle), and Junior Sisk (vocals, guitar).[7]

Grasstowne

In 2006, Bibey left BlueRidge to form Grasstowne with Steve Gulley and Phil Leadbetter.[8] The current lineup includes Bibey, Gena Britt (banjo), Tony Watt (guitar), Zak McLamb (bass), and Laura Orshaw (fiddle).[9] [10]

Recording projects

2002, released the solo album In the Blue Room featuring Terry Baucom, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor, and Del McCoury.[11]

In 2013, Bibey and Wayne Benson released Mandolin Chronicles, an album of mandolin duets. Guests included Wyatt Rice, Barry Bales, Ron Stewart, Russell Moore, and Ronnie Bowman.[12] [13]

Other projects

In the early 1990s, Bibey was based out of Myrtle Beach, SC[14] and was a part of the original cast of the country music variety show "Southern Country Nights."

In 1996, Bibey participated in the Young Mando Monsters project with Ronnie McCoury, Adam Steffey, Radim Zenkl, Emory Lester, Wayne Benson, Dan Tyminski, and Ray Legere.[15]

Gibson produced an Alan Bibey signature mandolin in 2004.

Awards

In 2001, Bibey won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Recording of the Year and the Recorded Event of the Year awards.[16]

Bibey was nominated in 2003 for a bluegrass album Grammy for the album Side By Side by his band BlueRidge.[17]

In 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2018 Alan was voted Mandolin Player Of The Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America organization in Nashville, TN.

Discography

Solo albums

Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson

With The New Quicksilver

With IIIrd Tyme Out

With Lou Reid and Carolina

With Baucom, Bibey, Graham and Haley

With BlueRidge

With Grasstowne

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CGOW: Alan Bibey. Mandozine. September 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: COLD DARK GROUND . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . April 26, 2023.
  3. Web site: Alan Bibey tells all. Bluegrass Today. September 15, 2017. George White. December 5, 2012.
  4. Web site: Alan Bibey. Flatpik Central. September 15, 2017. Steve Kaufman.
  5. Book: Wilson-Giarratano, PhD, Gail. 2015. Carolina Bluegrass: A High Lonesome History. History Press . 9781467118248 . September 15, 2017.
  6. Web site: Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out. Bluegrass Unlimited. September 16, 2017. Juli Thanki. December 1, 2012.
  7. Web site: Come Along with Me - Baucom, Bibey, and BlueRidge. Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange. September 16, 2017. Daniel Nestlerode.
  8. Web site: Alan Bibey and "the new band". Bluegrass Today. September 16, 2017. John Lawless. December 1, 2006.
  9. Web site: Wilson Pickins Welcomes Alan Bibey & Grasstowne to Roster. Cybergrass. September 15, 2017. November 14, 2016.
  10. Web site: Alan Bibey & Grasstowne @Randy's Pickin' Parlor. Connect Savannah. September 16, 2017. Anna Chandler. August 24, 2016.
  11. Web site: In The Blue Room: Alan Bibey. Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange. September 1, 2017. Allen Price.
  12. Web site: Duet Album From Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson Coming Soon. Prescription Bluegrass. September 16, 2017. September 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092820/http://www.prescriptionbluegrassblog.com/2011/09/duet-album-from-alan-bibey-and-wayne.html. September 20, 2017. dead.
  13. Web site: Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson Create "The Mandolin Chronicles". Cybergrass. September 16, 2017. February 9, 2013.
  14. Web site: Goin' Country: New Music Centers Add A Wrinkle To Myrtle Beach. Chicago Tribune. September 16, 2017. John N. Grigsby. February 13, 1994.
  15. Web site: Various artists: The Young Mando Monsters. Chicago Tribune. September 16, 2017. David Duckman. May 30, 1996.
  16. Web site: Recipient History. IBMA. September 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011642/https://ibma.org/awards/recipient-history. 2018-01-03. dead.
  17. Web site: Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson's The Mandolin Chronicles. Australian Bluegrass. September 16, 2017. Greg McGrath. February 8, 2013.
  18. Web site: Alan Bibey, In the Blue Room. Rambles. September 15, 2017. Chet Williamson.
  19. Web site: Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson's "The Mandolin Chronicles" Available Now. Nashville Music News. September 16, 2017. Dan Harr. March 12, 2013.
  20. Web site: Baucom, Bibey & BlueRidge, Come Along With Me . Rambles. September 16, 2017. Chet Williamson. July 13, 2002.
  21. Web site: Grasstowne - The Other Side of Towne. Bluegrass Unlimited. September 16, 2017. February 1, 2010.

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