Since first hitting the scene in the early 1980’s, Alan has made a name for himself as one of the most technically gifted mandolinist in bluegrass and acoustic music. He was an original member of such ground-breaking bands as The New
Quicksilver, IIIrd Time Out, BlueRidge and, for the last 12 years, Alan Bibey & Grasstowne. He has been voted Mandolin Performer Of The Year by SPBGMA six times, including 2018, 2019 and just recently the 2020 title. Alan also won 2019 and 2020 IBMA Mandolin Player Of The Year as well as “Gospel Song Of The Year” for “Gonna Rise & Shine”. He had won previously for Instrumental Album Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Recorded Event Of The Year, just to name a few. Alan Bibey & Grasstowne’s latest single “Hitchhiking To California”, on Billy Blue Records, has already been a #1 hit. Their new album titled “Hitchhiking To California” was released January 29, 2021. Alan was included in the Mel Bay book, “Greatest Mandolin Players Of The Twentieth Century”, and in 2004, the Gibson Company put into production the Alan Bibey Signature line of mandolins, reaffirming his status as one of the most influential mandolin players in Bluegrass and acoustic music history.
