Lost John video from Tony Trischka and The Steeldrivers
Tony Trischka – photo © Gregory Heisler Down The Road Records has a new single for veteran banjo trendsetter Tony Trischka, recorded with The Steeldrivers. As you might guess from the choice of the ‘Drivers to accompany him, Tony has picked out something of a bluesy number from the old time music catalog, Lost John. […]
Angel of the Night video from Steeldrivers and Cavern Sessions
The newest episode of The Cavern Sessions on PBS affiliates all over the US is available today, featuring a live set from The Steeldrivers. To tempt everyone to tune in, the producers have shared this clip from the show with the band performing Angel of the NIght, included on their 2009 album Restless. The song […]
Outrun – The SteelDrivers
The SteelDrivers have always managed to live up to the tough-as-nails image implied by their handle. Their’s is a rocksteady sound that’s both determined and decisive. Now, with their debut album for the iconic and recently revived Sun Records label, they deliver the same sturdy sound, one that leverages the essential elements of bluegrass with […]
On My Way video from The Steeldrivers
The latest record from The Steeldrivers is out, Outrun, their first for the resurrected Sun Records, and with it a new music video for one of the songs. The video is for On My Way, written by ‘band’Drivers guitarist and vocalist Matt Dame, along with Gary Baker, and William Barnhill. The track is set against […]
The River Knows drops for The Steeldrivers
Sun Records has a second single from The Steeldrivers today, The River Knows, a new murder ballad from the pen of founding member, fiddler and vocalist Tammy Rogers. The River Knows tells a story of abuse and retribution, but unlike the old time killing songs where the culprit is known, this one leaves us with […]
Outrun drops for The Steeldrivers
Today The Steeldrivers announce a May 23 release for their next album, their first with the newly-resurrected Sun Records, and drop the title track, Outrun, which perfectly fits the band’s penchant for bluesy bluegrass soul music. 2025 marks their 20th anniversary together, and The Steeldrivers are dedicating this next project to founding member, the late […]
The Steeldrivers sign with Sun Records
Modern bluegrass heroes The Steeldrivers have always been heavy on the blues in their original music, going back to their days with founding member Chris Stapleton, who is now putting his bluesy sound into the country scene. Now they’ve gone all the way, signing with Memphis-based Sun Records, the legendary label that recorded blues icons […]
Steeldrivers music in new film, The Watchers
A new film, The Watchers, directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and set to release in June, will include music from Nashville’s bluegrass genre-benders, The Steeldrivers. Their contribution is a collaboration the ‘Drivers recorded with Irish band Dervish in 2019 for their album, The Great Irish Songbook, which offered Dervish versions of some of the most […]
Mike Henderson passes
Mike Henderson, best recognized in bluegrass circles as a co-founder of The SteelDrivers, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday, September 22, 2023. He was 70 years of age. Michael James Henderson was born on July 14, 1953, and raised in Independence, Missouri. Although Henderson’s career embraced blues, roots rock, and country music, his […]
Steeldrivers announce gospel album, release first single
Bluegrass touring favorites The Steeldrivers have announced their first ever gospel project, Tougher Than Nails, with the Gaither Music Group, expected in September. Fiddler and vocalist Tammy Rogers shared a few words on this upcoming album. “The sacred and the secular have always gone hand in hand in bluegrass music… just like Saturday nights and […]
