Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers announce tour
Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will make stops at several venues and festivals including a performance at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Cal. and multiple nights with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Martin is a four-time Grammy winner, the latest for "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo," which won Best Bluegrass Album (2009), in addition he won for his collaboration with Earl Scruggs on "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (2001) and two for comedy albums "Wild and Crazy Guy" (1978) and "Let's Get Small "(1977)
Tour dates are:
Feb. 10 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino- Grand Theatre
Feb. 11 Porterville, CA Eagle Mountain Casino
April 28 Indio, CA Stagecoach Festival
April 29 Santa Barbara, CA The Granada
May 29-30 Boston Symphony Hall
June 21 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
More dates will be announced soon.
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Just about a quarter-century ago, the Steep Canyon Rangers arrived on the bluegrass scene as one of the freshest new, young bands on the circuit, a quartet of former University of North Carolina students with a firm grounding in the traditions of the music, yet unafraid to venture off into uncharted territory. More than a dozen albums later – not to mention critically acclaimed collaborations with legendary comedian and banjo player Steve Martin – the Rangers are back with their ...
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