Steep Canyon Rangers – Out In The Open

Labels: Ramseur Records / Thirty Tigers
Number of Tracks: 1
Total Time: 3:25
Formats: Triple A, AAA, Non-Commercial, NPR
Available Date & Time: December 27, 2017 10:00 AM ET
Impact Date: January 22, 2018
Country: USA

Steep Canyon Rangers
"Out In The Open"

Impacting January 23

From their new album Out In The Open available January 26

Produced by Joe Henry

With Out In The Open, Steep Canyon Rangers affirm their place as one of the most versatile bands in contemporary American music. The GRAMMY® Award-winning sextet has spent nearly two decades bending and shaping the bluegrass aesthetic, wedding it to elements of pop, country, and folk rock to create something original. Out In The Open is the Rangers bravest excursion thus far, transcending bluegrass while also getting closest to the genre’s true form thanks to 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Joe Henry’s traditional approach toward recording.

Since Steep Canyon Rangers came together in 2000, they have developed a remarkable catalogue of original music that links them to the past while also demonstrating their ambitious intent to bring string-based music into contemporary relevance.

In July 2017, Steep Canyon Rangers arrived at Fidelitorium Recordings, an intimate studio facility built, owned, and operated by legendary producer Mitch Easter. The band soon discovered that their producer – along with engineer/mixer Jason Richmond – intended to record all six members singing and playing in a room with no overdubs. The organic process allowed SCR to work fast, tracking a dozen songs in just three-and-a-half days. Steep Canyon Rangers are easily among the hardest working bands in any genre, pulling double duty on their own and as collaborators with Steve Martin.

Out In The Open is an undeniable milestone on the Rangers ongoing creative journey. As they approach their second decade, Steep Canyon Rangers are still moving forward, searching for new horizons and musical vistas.

Steep Canyon Rangers are a Grammy-award winning band from Brevard, North Carolina.

Founded in 2000, they have released 9 solo albums, as well as 2 full-length collaborations with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. They have also collaborated with Sara Watkins, Esparanza Spalding, & more.

The band has been nominated for 8 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, winning 3 for Emerging Artist of the Year (2006), Entertainers of the Year (w/ Steve Martin – 2011), and Best Graphic Design (Nobody Knows You – 2012).

Their albums have debuted four times at #1 on the US Bluegrass charts, and have been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards (winning Best Bluegrass Album in 2012 for Nobody Knows You).

SCR have appeared on Later with Jools Holland, Austin City Limits, Conan O’Brien, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, TODAY, NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, Late Show with David Letterman, PBS Great Performances and A Prairie Home Companion. They have performed at major festivals including Bonnaroo, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and Delfest.

The band will play 50+ dates with Steve Martin and Martin Short in 2018 plus many of their own headline shows.

"While in the studio, the Rangers stood in a circle –facing each other and the music with a well-worn brotherhood that was as well open to all they could not imagine transpiring between them."
– Joe Henry

"The band has been stretching its musical boundaries and doing some excellent writing."
-World Cafe

Rolling Stone: Best Things We Saw At MerleFest 2016: "once again stood up for young bluegrass bands everywhere who mash their beloved music with rock and folk… If there’s any doubt that the Steep Canyon players are modern bluegrass music’s hard-charging innovators, then Nicky Sanders’ gale-force fiddle breakdowns and Mike Guggino’s blistering mandolin solos settled the claim."

"… the Steep Canyon Rangers stand out as representative of bluegrass bands that push the genre forward, strive to advance the music, and maintain contact with that from which they came. Remember, there’s plenty of room for wide variation under the rubric of bluegrass music."
– No Depression

Tour Dates:

1.12.18 – Chapel Hill NC – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1.13.18 – Chapel Hill NC – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1.18.18 – Ft. Myers FL – Suncoast Arena*
1.19.18 – St Pete FL – Mahaffey Theatre*
1.21.18 – New Orleans LA – Saenger Theater*
1.27.18 – Asheville NC – Explore Asheville Arena
2.1.18 – Knoxville TN – The Bijou Theatre
2.2.18 – Newark OH – Historic Midland Theatre
2.3.18 – Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall
2.8.18 – Charleston SC – Charleston Music Hall
2.9.18 – Chattanooga TN – Walker Theatre
2.10.18 – Winston Salem NC – Reynolds Auditorium
2.16.18 – Baltimore MD – Modell Lyric*
2.17.18 – Hartford CT – Mortensen Hall @ Bushnell Center*
2.23.18 – Greenville SC – Peace Center For The Performing Arts*
2.24.18 – Greenville SC – Peace Center For The Performing Arts*
2.25.18 – North Charleston SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center*
3.1.18 – Billings MT – Alberta Bair Theater
3.2.18 – Bozeman MT – The Ellen Theatre
3.3.18 – Spokane WA – Fox Theater
3.4.18 – Seattle WA – Neptune Theatre
3.10.18 – Fort Lauderdale FL – Broward Center*
3.14.18 – St Louis MO – The Sheldon – Concert Hall
3.15.18 – Saint Joseph MO – Missouri Theater
3.16.18 – Jonesboro AR – Fowler Center
3.22.18 – Jacksonville FL – Florida Theater
3.23.18 – Gainesville FL – University of FL
3.24.18 – Clearwater, FL – Capital Theatre
3.25.18 – Naples,FL – Artis Naples
4.6.18 – Squaw Valley – WinterWonderGrass
4.19.18 – Washington DC – The Hamilton
4.21.18 – Orono ME – Collins Center For The Arts
4.27.18 – Richmond VA – Modlin Center For The Arts
5.4.18 – New York NY – Beacon Theatre*
5.5.18 – New York NY – Beacon Theatre *
5.20.18 – Grand Rapids MI – DeVos Performance Hall*
5.26.18 – Huber Heights OH – The Rose Music Center*
5.27.18 – Cincinnati OH – PNC Pavilion*
6.1.18 – Ogden UT – Ogden Music Festival
6.16.18 – Eau Claire WI – Blue Ox Music Festival
7.7.18 – Seattle WA – The Paramount Theatre*

*with Steve Martin and Martin Short

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