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A full list of announced Steep Canyon Rangers tour dates is below.Ģ. Next week, they travel to Australia for another leg of shows supporting comedy legends Martin Short and (frequent collaborator) Steve Martin. Over the summer, the group collaborated with Boyz II Men and the Asheville Symphony for "Be Still Moses," which was praised for its "sublime haromines and soulful ad-libs" by Rolling Stone. 'North Carolina Songbook' is the latest in what has already been an incredible, unconventional 2019 for Steep Canyon Rangers. As the band described it on stage at MerleFest, "we're not sure if Bill Monroe and Thelonious Monk ever met on the road, but if they did, it might’ve sounded like this." That "Blue Monk" live performance is now available to watch in full via Garden & Gun: /articles/steep-canyon-rangers-play-thelonious-monk On 'North Carolina Songbook,' one of the Rangers’ boldest covers is a take on Thelonious Monk's "Blue Monk" that sees them swap the jazz great's grand piano and tenor sax for banjo and mandolin. Find more information on the release here: /yep-roc-record-store-day-black-friday-2019 On November 29, the band will share that extraordinary MerleFest set as a live album called 'North Carolina Songbook,’ which will be released on LP and CD via Yep Roc Records as part of Record Store Day Black Friday. Over the course of eight songs, Steep Canyon Rangers played their way through North Carolina musical history - reinterpreting the work of cross-generational NC icons like Elizabeth Cotten, Doc Watson, Ben E King and James Taylor in their own unmistakable style. Steep Canyon Rangers have made a near-annual tradition of performing at MerleFest, their home state’s (and perhaps the country's) preeminent roots music festival, but the group's most recent stop through Wilkesboro, North Carolina was an experience completely unique from those that have come before it. WATCH THEM REIMAGINE "BLUE MONK" VIA GARDEN & GUN, HERE: /articles/steep-canyon-rangers-play-thelonious-monk 'North Carolina Songbook' Out November 29 On Yep Roc Records For Record Store Day Black Friday Their most recent release of all original music, Arm In Arm came out in October of 2020.Steep Canyon Rangers Honor Home State's Musical Heroes With 'North Carolina Songbook' Live Album, Recorded At Merlefest 2019 The album includes re-imagined versions of Steep Canyon’s previously released original songs performed with an orchestra. Be Still Moses - perhaps their most singular musical partnership to date – has the band teaming with Philadelphia soul legends Boyz II Men and their hometown Asheville Symphony to completely overhaul the Rangers’ original “Be Still Moses,” which was first recorded on their 2007 breakout album Lovin’ Pretty Women. The Grammy-Nominated North Carolina Songbook is a recording of their live 2019 performance at Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC, in which they performed a selection of songs by North Carolina songwriters (Ola Belle Reed, Doc Watson, James Taylor, Ben E. Steep Canyon Rangers released three albums in 2020, all on Yep Roc Records. The Rangers are made up of Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, Mike Ashworth on drums and vocals, and Barrett Smith on bass, guitar, and vocals. They are often compared to predecessors The Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and the modern Zac Brown Band. The Rangers are big players in the bluegrass/country and Americana scene today. The band has continued to tour extensively on their own, without Martin, and have expanded their genre into country, jam and Americana.

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Martin has taken the Rangers on over a decade long tour introducing them to hundreds of thousands of new fans and giving them prime time TV exposure. Only to then be discovered by Steve Martin, famous actor and banjo player. The band started in college at UNC-Chapel Hill, then dove head first into bluegrass in its most traditional form, and over the years have risen to the top of the bluegrass genre headlining top festivals such as Merlefest and Grey Fox Bluegrass. Steep Canyon Rangers have been on a journey that is uniquely their own. Steep Canyon Rangers are Asheville, North Carolina’s GRAMMY winners, perennial Billboard chart-toppers, and frequent collaborators of the renowned banjoist (and occasional comedian) Steve Martin.