Another teaser from the Steeps

The Steep Canyon Rangers have released a second teaser video in advance of their upcoming Rounder project, Tell The Ones I Love, due September 20. For anyone who feared that the Steeps would be abandoning their grassy roots, this bit from Lay Myself Down should allay those concerns. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="54137"]  

Sneak preview from the Steeps

The Steep Canyon Rangers have released a sneak peek video from their upcoming Rounder album, Tell The Ones I Love. It gives a look of the guys at work in Levon Helm's Studio in February, along with a listen to the title track. Steeps banjo player Graham Sharp tells us that recording there was a very [...]

John Lockaby to Clear Mountain View Music Festival

John Lockaby, who recently resigned his position as partner in Deep River Management, a bluegrass-centered agency representing up-and-coming artists, has now resigned his post at National Bluegrass to become Operational Manager for the existing Clear Mountain View Music Festival and the new Five String Fest, David Elliott of Elliott Family Farms in Polkville, North Carolina, [...]

Steve, Edie and the Steeps on Conan

Steve Martin made a stop at the Conan O'Brien show last night, with Edie Brickell and Steep Canyon Rangers in tow. They gave a lovely performance of When You Get to Asheville from their current CD, Love Has Come For You.

Tell The Ones I Love in September from the Steeps

Steep Canyon Rangers fans have only two months to wait until their next CD, Tell The Ones I Love, is released on Rounder Records. Using time off from their travels with Steve Martin, the guys headed for Woodstock, NY earlier this year to track at Levon Helm Studios, with Larry Campbell producing. Eager to try something [...]

40th Anniversary Telluride coverage

We'd like to introduce David Smith, who will be providing on-site coverage during the Telluride Bluegrass festival next weekend in Colorado. He will join Jason Lombard who will be photographing the event for us. I’m thrilled to be joining the Bluegrass Today team for the extended weekend of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 20 through 24. [...]

Steve, Edie and The Steeps on Letterman

Here's video of last night's performance of When You Get To Asheville on The Late Show by Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, The Steep Canyon Rangers, and members of the CBS Orchestra. The song is the opening track from Steve and Edie's just-released album,  Love Has Come For You, reviewed on Tuesday at Bluegrass Today. [jwplayer [...]

Rangers in Woodstock working on their next CD

Fresh off their success at the Grammy Awards, Steep Canyon Rangers are in Woodstock, NY recording the follow-up to their Grammy-winning album, Nobody Knows You. The guys are at Levon Helm Studios, the iconic wooden barn noted for its live sound, where everyone from Vassar Clements to Eric Clapton has tracked over the years. Rangers [...]

Whatever Floats Your Boat, Mountain Song at Sea Had it All

Mountain Song at Sea, the largest-ever bluegrass festival to ply the oceans, has sailed into the sunset, but not without leaving its mark on the 2000+ bluegrass lovers and artists who came together aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sky February 1-4. It was a weekend full of musical thrills and island delights, and despite the [...]

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