Steep Canyon Rangers

Steep Canyon Rangers
The band members posed in front of a shipping container
Steep Canyon Rangers in 2022
Background information
OriginBrevard, North Carolina, U.S.
GenresBluegrass
Years active2000–present
LabelsYep Roc
Members
  • Graham Sharp
  • Mike Guggino
  • Nicky Sanders
  • Mike Ashworth
  • Barrett Smith
  • Aaron Burdett
Past members
Websitesteepcanyon.com

Steep Canyon Rangers is an American bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina.[1][2]

Originally formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. SCR performed as a quintet for nearly a decade before intermittent touring began as a sextet with Steve Martin; the band still performs in both configurations.[3]

Steep Canyon Rangers have recorded nine solo albums plus two collaborative albums with Steve Martin. In 2012, their collaboration with Steve Martin, Rare Bird Alert (2012), was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.[citation needed]

In 2013, the Steep Canyon Rangers' solo album Nobody Knows You won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.[3]

In May 2013, Steve Martin and SCR began performing with Edie Brickell after she and Martin co-wrote and recorded Love Has Come for You.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Steep Canyon Rangers benefit concert". The Telegraph. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  2. ^ Staton, John (2009-03-10). "The Music Column: Steep Canyon Rangers play venues from bars to churches". The Star-News. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  3. ^ a b "Grammys: Steep Canyon Rangers Win Best Bluegrass Album..." 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2015-08-05.