{"id":125270,"date":"2023-11-20T22:20:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125270"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:23:31","slug":"bluegrass-sensation-gibson-brothers-headlining-at-sherman-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125270","title":{"rendered":"Bluegrass Sensation Gibson Brothers Headlining at Sherman Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November 20, 2023 – Stroudsburg, PA –\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Get ready for a night of unparalleled bluegrass brilliance as the renowned Gibson Brothers take center stage at the historic Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on March 1, 2024. Joining them as special guests are the exceptional string band, The Dishonest Fiddlers.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason why Ricky Skaggs pulled Eric and Leigh Gibson off the stage at the Ryman two decades ago and offered to produce their debut record. The same thing that led David Ferguson and Grammy Award winning producer and Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach to co-write and produce their 14th album \u201cMockingbird\u201d (2018) and release it on his own label Easy Eye Sound alongside cultural icons such as Hank Williams Jr. and Dr. John: the Gibson Brothers are the real deal. They can pick. They can sing. And they can write a damn good country song. They\u2019ve won about every bluegrass award you can name and released albums on almost every premier Americana label you can think of including Sugar Hill and Rounder, and, if that\u2019s not enough, their songs have been recorded by bluegrass legends no less than Del McCoury. It\u2019s a resume almost anybody in country music would be proud to have. But despite all of this, the Gibson Brothers are not yet household names. Their latest album, \u201cDarkest Hour,\u201d produced by dobro master Jerry Douglas might just change that.<\/p>\n

As soon as you hear Leigh singing with Alison Krauss [\u201cI Feel The\u00a0 Same Way As You\u201d] on the new project you realize that his voice is as good as anyone in music today. Add the brother harmony to that and they have something truly unique. While \u201cMockingbird\u201d featured gorgeous production, recreating the sound on stage was difficult. \u201cWe put together a little band to go out and try to recreate it,\u201d Eric told me, but we couldn’t. We would have to have such a huge band to try to recreate that record, but we did the best we could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Douglas\u2014who has won 14 Grammy awards and backed up everyone from Ray Charles to Paul Simon and George Jones\u2014wanted to make a record they could actually play on the road. So he picked the best songs (out of dozens) and squirreled them away in Sound Emporium\u2019s Studio B. But then the pandemic hit. \u201cWe did our last shows in March of 2020,\u201d Eric told me. \u201cWe were in Nashville the week everything was shutting down. It was surreal, but Jerry was like, \u2018Guys, the world’s going crazy. Let’s let this be our little cocoon.\u2019 And we did. We cut all of the acoustic stuff and then went home and didn’t play any more gigs until things started opening. Then we went back and finished the record with Jerry in February of 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result is arguably the strongest record The Gibson Brothers have ever made. The songs recorded in the first recording period featured Mike Barber (bass), Justin Moses (mandolin),Eamon McGloughlin (fiddle), and of course, Jerry Douglas, adding in John Gardner (drums), Guthrie Trapp (electric guitar), and Todd Parks (bass) for the final tracks, \u201cDarkest Hour\u201d showcases just how easily Eric and Leigh move from what Dan Auerbach dubbed \u201ccountry soul\u201d(\u201cI Go Driving\u201d) to high octane bluegrass (\u201cWhat a Difference A Day Makes\u201d and \u201cDust\u201d) with Douglas always keeping the spotlight on the songs themselves. \u201cThat\u2019s what I love about those guys,\u201d Douglas told me, \u201cthey are just great songwriters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing up on a dairy farm in northern New York and then traveling around the world in a bluegrass band has given them a unique vantage point on life, and the songs on \u201cDarkest Hour\u201d are a testament to that. \u201cJerry wanted to hear everything we\u2019d written,\u201d Eric told me, \u201cso we just sent him songs: brand new songs, old songs, there’s stuff on that record 20 years old that we never recorded. We wanted to see what he would do with us as singer-songwriters. We respect him that much. Some of my favorite records are Jerry Douglas produced records. He didn\u2019t disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Gibson Brothers had stayed in Nashville in 1999 they might possibly be Grand Ole Opry members by now. At the very least they would be hit songwriters on Music Row. But, just like their buddy Del McCoury, they chose family over success (McCoury was in his 50s when he moved to Nashville and didn’t really see major success until he was approaching 60). All they need is someone to shine a light on them. Their talent level is well-established, the only producers they have ever worked with are Ricky Skaggs, Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson and Jerry Douglas. I dare say not many musicians can stack up a list of producers that strong. For the Gibson Brothers though, they just want to keep writing, singing, and standing on a stage.<\/p>\n

For tickets and more information, visit\u00a0shermantheater.com<\/a>\u00a0or call our Box Office at 570-420-2808.<\/p>\n

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Show: The Gibson Brothers with special guest The Dishonest Fiddlers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: March 1, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: Doors at 7:00 PM; Show at 8:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Sherman Theater is Monroe County\u2019s only nationally ranked, non-profit theater and performing arts center. Located in downtown Stroudsburg, PA, the Sherman Theater has proudly served the Pocono region for 90 years. The Theater and Performing Arts Center is committed to strengthening the community by producing culturally-diverse, nationally-known professional acts and festivals at the theater and at satellite locations throughout Monroe County for people of all ages, by providing an opportunity for local artists to perform, and by creating economic development in the region. The Sherman Theater projects and events attract over 100,000 visitors to the Pocono Region annually. For more information call 570-420-2808 or visit\u00a0www.shermantheater.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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