Bluegrass
Reaches Mainstream Audiences
Steep Canyon Rangers Play
Sold-out Venues with Steve Martin and Sign with
Rounder Records
 Steep Canyon Rangers have played
in front of more people than any other bluegrass
band this year. When iconic come-dian - and
accomplished banjo player - Steve Martin
hand-picked SCR to tour with him across the
country, they jumped at the chance. Yet, Martin
shifts the spotlight: "I need them,"
Martin says. "They don't need me."
In a year jam-packed with tour dates, including
Carnegie Hall, along with Steve Martin the band
landed appearances on "Austin City
Limits," "The View," "Good
Morning America" and "Late Show with
David Letterman," intro-ducing bluegrass to
millions of viewers who may have been hearing it
for the first time. And with Martin, they
head-lined venues such as Bonnaroo, Merlefest,
New Orleans Jazzfest, Newport Folk Festival and
played 90% of their tour shows to sold-out
crowds, including the Royal Festival Hall in
London.
As 2010 wraps up, SCR culminates a stellar year
by signing with premier bluegrass record label
Rounder Re-cords, which just celebrated its 40th
anniversary of great music this year. This new
partnership further estab-lishes Steep Canyon
Rangers as an extraordinary presence on the
bluegrass and roots music scene, joining the
likes of other Rounder artists such as Alison
Krauss, Bela Fleck, Mary Chapin Carpenter and
Robert Plant.
The horizon line of the future stretches out
broad and wide as SCR plans a nationwide tour
with Steve Martin in 2011 to support their
collaborative project due in March. Guest artists
featured on this recording include Paul McCartney
and the Dixie Chicks. The Rangers also plan their
first Rounder release in 2011.
Bringing bluegrass music to new audiences, the
Steep Canyon Rangers continue their meteoric rise
as passionate ambassadors for the bluegrass music
they love.
Steep Canyon Rangers Perform at The Belcourt
Theatre, Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 8 PM
www.steepcanyon.com
About Steep Canyon
Rangers: Brothers in music - Mike Guggino
(mandolin), Charles Humphrey III (bass), Woody
Platt (guitar), Nicky Sanders (fiddle), and
Graham Sharp (banjo) - met and began playing
bluegrass dur-ing their college days in Chapel
Hill, NC, And ten years later, the band has only
deepened their commitment to roots music
performing with fierce instrumental prowess, but
also providing deeply moving songwriting and
harmonies, infusing traditional bluegrass with
contemporary themes and arrangements.
"...sweet, warm, and enormously satisfying,
gently pushing bluegrass into the new
century." - Kenny Berkowitz, Acoustic Guitar
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