Steep Canyon Rangers

The Steep Canyon Rangers have been on a journey that is uniquely their own. The band started in college at UNC-Chapel Hill, then dove headfirst 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. They were discovered by Steve Martin, famous actor and banjo player. Martin has taken the Steep Canyon Rangers on over a decade-long tour introducing them to hundreds of thousands of new fans and giving them prime time TV exposure. The band has continued to tour extensively on their own, without Martin, and have expanded their genre into country, jam and Americana. The Steep Canyon Rangers are often compared to predecessors The Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and the modern Zac Brown Band.