The latest (May/June) issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is out, with a cover feature on Steep Canyon Rangers. The article features an interview with guitarist and primary vocalist Woody Platt, who discusses the band's humble beginnings, their first record deal (with Rebel Records), working with outside producers and how their material is chosen and arranged. [...]
Our friend Cindy Baucom wrote in to tell us about a new festival she's a part of this year. The 1st Annual FarmFest will be held at the Farmington Dragway in Farmington, NC. The dates set for the festival are April 11-12. The festival is more than just bluegrass music, it's a celebration of traditions [...]
Asheville, NC paper, the Asheville Citizen-Times, ran this story over the weekend about Woody Platt. The story, concerned with fishing as the main topic, appeared in the Outdoors section of the paper. Woody is best known to bluegrass fans as the lead singer in the popular Steep Canyon Rangers. Apparently he also loves to fly-fish. [...]
We heard from Charles Humphrey, bass player with Steep Canyon Rangers, to tell us that he has started work on a second CD with the Songs From The Road Band. The first release was a side project of Charles' to record his original music, as will be this second. Nicky Sanders, SCR fiddle man, joins [...]
Short notice on this one, I'm afraid... Steep Canyon Rangers will be performing live on WDVX Blue Plate Special today at noon (1/11). The show originates from Knoxville, TN and is broadcast in that market at 102.9 FM - and via live streaming online. They don't maintain audio archives, so catch it live if you [...]
Del McCoury's web folks have posted a clever and humorous video to promote the now annual New Year's Eve Party at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Joining Del and the boys will be Ronnie Bowman, Drew Emmitt, Jon Fishman, Vince Herman and Steep Canyon Rangers starting at 8:00 p.m. (CST) on 12/31/07. The brief video [...]
We just got a note from Graham Sharpe, banjo picker with The Steep Canyon Rangers, to let everyone know that they will be joining Eddie Stubbs tonight for an interview on WSM in Nashville. They'll be on in the 9:00 p.m. (EST) hour. Graham also mentioned that they the guys had received a Spirit Award [...]
This past Friday evening (10/19), The Steep Canyon Rangers played a show here in Roanoke, VA. I was familiar with their recordings, and caught a few brief sets at IBMA, but this was my first chance to see them live in an extended club concert setting. They performed before a full house at the the [...]
Yesterday John and I had the chance to sit down with the guys from Steep Canyon Rangers and conduct a short interview. We video taped it and I've uploaded here. The guys spend some time discussing this past year and how it went for them after winning Emerging Artist in 2006. They also discuss, songwriting, [...]
In addition to the new Charlie Sizemore CD we highlighted yesterday, there are several other notable bluegrass projects released on August 14 that are worthy of your attention. New from Rebel is Lovin' Pretty Women from The Steep Canyon Rangers. We have mentioned this project a number of times recently, and now that it is [...]
