The Spinney Brothers - 2014 Recap

2014 kicked off into high gear with the addition of Terry Poirier as our new bass player and we traveled over 160 days to play 103 dates and over 215 shows! Our No Borders CD topped the National Survey's Top 15 Albums chart at #1 in January and February! In June, we revealed a new website design and unveiled our new promo photos. July saw the release of "Gonna Catch a Train" - the first single from our upcoming CD. In August, we found ourselves on the IBMA's final nominees list for Emerging Artist and Song of the Year for "Grandpa's Way of Life!" In September, we launched our brand new YouTube channel and attended the IBMA's World of Bluegrass Conference in Raleigh, NC. On October 2nd, we realized a dream come true when we performed "My Music Comes From Bill" during the IBMA Awards show with our fiddle-playing heroes, Ron Stewart, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland. October 14th, we released our latest CD, Tried & True, which has already landed on the Roots Music Reports Top 50 Albums and SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction's Most Played Albums charts! To say it's been an exceptional year is an understatement! Here are a few thoughts on the year from Rick:

"2014 has been an outstanding year for the Spinney Brothers, to say the least! Each one of you plays a vital role in the growth of this music we all love so much, and we would like to thank each person of each entity that puts forth their continued efforts so that we all may enjoy great Bluegrass music.  From the smaller stages to the big stages, from our hometowns to abroad, we have been blessed with love and support for what we do. Thank you to all the other hard working road musicians, you are our heroes! Thank you to Mark Hodges and Mountain Fever Records for your belief and support. Thank you to Kimberly and Blake Williams and East Public Relations for your hard work and loving friendship. To all the radio stations and DJ's...you are invaluable to this industry...thank you! To all of the promoters who book the bands, thank you for the continued work you provide. Thank you to the incredible fans, you are the reason this can all happen!! And most importantly, thank you to our families for all that you do, all that you are, and all that you endure to keep it all together...we love you beyond words. With Jesus our Savior lighting our path, we shall never be lost. God Bless you all, have a very Merry Christmas and a holiday filled with love, health, happiness….and of course…BLUEGRASS MUSIC!!" (Above photo credit: B Chord Photography)