steep canyon rangers Archive
24 May 2021
Steep Canyon Rangers: Arm in Arm with Their Fans
This feature appeared previously in Bold Life Magazine. Steep Canyon Rangers have been on a roll of late. Over the last decade, the North Carolina group has released an album […]
15 Jan 2021
30 Days Out, January 2021 #2: Travis Book Happy Hour, Sons of Ralph, Page Brothers, The Harrows
Happy New Year! Live music is back! Hey, just kidding. No, wait: it is, kinda. It’s back the way Brain Wilson was back with the Beach Boys all those times […]
15 Aug 2020
30 Days Out, August 2020 #2: Jazz Night, Lovely World, Consider the Source, Steep Canyon Rangers
This edition of “30 Days Out” features four shows in or near Asheville. The roundup is a mix of live-in-person and livestream events. For the non-virtual ones, the standard caveat […]
27 Mar 2019
Steep Canyon Rangers: Pushing and Pulling Bluegrass Boundaries
Ask most people who follow Americana and related styles of music what it is that Steep Canyon Rangers plays, and the most common answer you’ll hear is bluegrass. But ask […]
23 Mar 2018
Steep Canyon Rangers: Serving the Songs
As the 20th century approached its end, a group of college students began getting together informally to play bluegrass. None of them could have imagined that they’d still be together […]
27 Mar 2017
Del McCoury and Steep Canyon Rangers: Mutual Admiration Society
Bluegrass legend Del McCoury remembers vividly the first time he saw and heard the Steep Canyon Rangers. It was at a street festival in Raleigh or Charlotte, not long after […]