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FloydFesters were treated to a fantastic set of bluegrass with a side helping of Gospel from the Steep Canyon Rangers this morning. I spoke with guitarist Woody Platt after the performance. Just coming off a couple weeks touring out West, he told me... “We’ve been out on the road for a little while now. We flew in [...]
Graham Sharp shared a fun story about his close encounter last night with reggae superstar Ziggy Marley. He was performing with Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, which runs for ten days with a wide variety of musical acts. Graham said that he took the occasion of sharing the bill [...]
As part of the promotion for their new CD release, Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers have posted a series of videos under the series title, Meet The Steeps. In the videos, each of the five Steeps receives a 4-5 minute opportunity to share their musical background, along with comments from other band members. Here are [...]
Steep Canyon Rangers have released their first scripted music video, for the song Long Shot from their recent Nobody Knows You album. The new video is being hosted by CMT.com, and is included in the weekly voting at CMT's Pure 12-Pack Countdown, where viewers vote each week for their favorite vids. There are also videos [...]
Steve Martin just dropped us a line to let everyone know that he is setting aside discounted tickets for IBMA members on his upcoming string of dates with Steep Canyon Rangers. It has been remarked that ticket prices at the performing arts centers and up-scale theaters where Martin appears can be a bit pricey for [...]
More great photos from Frank Baker. Here are images he shot during Friday's shows at the Gettysburg Bluegrass festival last week.
How many Bluegrass Today readers watch the popular FOX television program, Bones? If you tune in for the next airing on Monday (4/30), you'll hear the title track from Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers' current album, Rare Bird Alert. Bones is a forensic crime drama, and the song will be used as the [...]
CMT is now running an EPK from Steep Canyon Rangers online at CMT.com, and in the Pure 12-pack Countdown. The video features interviews with the band, producer Gary Paczosa and their sometime touring partner Steve Martin. The guys tell the story about how they met and came to be a functioning band, and how they [...]
Hey Steep Canyon Rangers fans... got anything going on tonight? The guys are inviting everyone over this evening at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) for an interactive video stream at Yowie.com, live from guitarist Woody Platt's living room. They'll be performing songs from their new CD, Nobody Knows You, in an intimate, informal setting. Everyone can just sit back [...]
Though the official release date isn't until April 10, Rounder Records has released the latest Steep Canyon Rangers album, Nobody Knows You, for digital downloads today. Ranger's banjo man Graham Sharp says that as a special bonus for early adopters, pre-release downloaders also get an extra brand-new song, not available on the CD. According to [...]
