Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced the signing of Alan Bibey & Grasstowne to the label. 

Bibey met with principals Jerry Salley and Ed Leonard during SPBGMA weekend, and toured the Billy Blue facilities, coming away with a confident…

When Alan Bibey was announced as the 2019 Mandolin Player of the Year during the IBMA Awards show in Raleigh, no one was applauding louder than his home folks in Danbury and Stokes County, NC. Those good people have had…

Being nominated for any award by our peers for doing something we love is always a humbling experience. Especially when you are in a category among friends and people that you have known and admired for years. 

Actually winning the…

Alan Bibey has announced the latest member of Grasstowne – Tony Watt, from Boston, has joined the group on guitar. 

Tony’s entreé to the band was a direct one. His wife, Laura Orshaw, is their fiddler, and when Mike Bentley…

Gonna Rise And Shine from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne has been tearing up our Bluegrass Today Weekly Gospel AirPlay chart this past few weeks, spending the last two at #1. 

It’s an old time, 4 part Gospel number written…

WILLIS, Va. — Mountain Fever Records announces new music from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne is available today. "Gonna Rise And Shine" is the first single from an all-gospel album due later this fall. 

Lauded as one of the…

Alan Bibey has made a personnel change in his revised and re-energized Grasstowne. Owing to her expanding commitments with Sister Sadies, Gena Britt has had to step aside from the band, and Al has welcomed former banjo picker Justin Jenkins…

When Alan Bibey & Grasstowne roll into SPBGMA next weekend, the band will have a new look. Al has picked up a couple of heavy hitters to add to the band, and with a new all-Gospel project in the works…

Posted on November 14, 2016 By John Lawless

Wilson Pickins Bluegrass Promotions is taking over the world! It seems that Melanie Wilson adds a new band to her roster every few days. 

Today she has announced the…

What’s up with Grasstowne? That’s a question I’ve heard more than a few times this past few years. 

Founder and mandolinist Alan Bibey has seen a lot of changes with this band in the nine years since they formed…

The long anticipated new Grasstowne project, “Grasstowne 4”, with Mountain Fever Records, is now available. The Great Ron Stewart helped produce and also played on the album. Grasstowne would like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement for the…

“Cold Dark Ground” from the new project “Grasstowne 4”  hit #1 on the Bluegrass Today Charts and was the most played track on Sirius/XM Radio in March 2014.  Thanks again to all the great DJ’s at Sirius/XM Radio and the…

Grasstowne will have a new look and sound for 2015. Mandolinist and bandleader Alan Bibey says that they will be going as a four piece, reuniting him with some of his old bluegrass buddies. 

Justin Jenkins will remain on…

Grasstowne’s Alan Bibey is proud to endorse Hoffee Carbon Fiber Cases. In just a few short years Hoffee has become the premier builder of carbon fiber cases for Mandolins, guitars and banjos. Each Hoffee Case is hand built in the…

Thanks again to all the great DJ’s at Sirius/XM Radio and the fans for making our latest single the most played track for the month of March 2014! 

We are blown away by it!  Thanks so much for the support!

Alan Bibey and Wayne Benson, two of the greatest living award winning mandolin players, have joined together to create some of the most exciting bluegrass music in recent history with, The Mandolin Chronicles. The album showcases the pair on ten…

Grasstowne would also like to announce that we are booking shows for Grasstowne with Ronnie Bowman and that we plan to record a project to support these dates!!! 

Stay tuned to this page for more updates on this new…