DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE; See also CIRCUIT RIDERS
- From Cherryville, North Carolina.
- Darin is a multi-instrumentalist and music teacher.
- 1995, Darin played with an Americana group called “Acoustic Syndicate.”
- 1997, Darin joined the Country Gentlemen, playing mandolin. He recorded three albums with them and played the 2005 presidential inauguration in Washington DC.
- 2001, Darin released his first solo project “In Time” (no label).
- 2004, Darin recorded a second solo project “Call It a Day” (Pinecastle).
- 2005, with other former members of the Country Gentlemen, Darin formed a band called the Circuit Riders.
- 2008, Darin produced an album for Brooke Justice, a gospel singer. They eventually married and began performing together.
- 2010, the couple released their debut album Darin & Brooke Aldridge
(Mountain Home).
- 2011, released So Much in Between
album (Mountain Home) with hit single “Lonely Ends Where Love Begins.”
- 2012, released Live at Red White Bluegrass
album (Mountain Home).
- 2013, added fiddler, songwriter and vocalist Becky Buller to their band.
- 2013, released Flying
album (Mountain Home), a mix of bluegrass and new country.
- 2014, fiddler and vocalist Carley Arrowood replaced Becky Buller in their band.
- 2015, released Snapshots
album (Mountain Home).
- 2016, did a tour with John Cowan.
- 2017, released Faster & Farther album (Mountain Home).
- 2019, released Inner Journey album (Rounder).
- 2020, Brooke won her fourth IBMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (also won in 2017, 2018 and 2019).