Alan Bibey
| Alan Bibey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1964 Walnut Cove, North Carolina |
| Genres | Bluegrass music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Mandolin |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill Records |
| Associated acts | IIIrd Tyme Out, BlueRidge, Grasstowne |
| Website | alanbibey |
| Notable instruments | |
| 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson F-5 mandolin (signed by Loar on the same date as Bill Monroe's) | |
Alan Bibey is a mandolinist, singer, songwriter, and band leader in the bluegrass tradition.
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.
Bibey played at fiddle 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.
Bibey started playing music full-time in 1985 in The New Quicksilver with Terry Baucom, Randy Graham, and Jimmy Haley.
1990, Bibey was a founding member of IIIrd Tyme Out, along with Russell Moore (guitar), Mike Hartgrove (fiddfle), 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.
Bibey played for a time with Lou Reid and Carolina, and participated in the recording of their self-titled album in 1996.
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).
In 2006, Bibey left BlueRidge to form Grasstowne with Steve Gulley and Phil Leadbetter. The current lineup includes Bibey, Gena Britt (banjo), Greg Luck (guitar), Zak McLamb (bass), and Courtney Rorrer (fiddle).
2002, released the solo album In the Blue Room featuring Terry Baucom, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor, and Del McCoury.
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