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Posted in The New Yorker yesterday is an article by Steve Martin on banjo innovator Earl Scruggs: Some nights he had the stars of North Carolina shooting from his fingertips. Before him, no one had ever played the banjo like he did. After him, everyone played the banjo like he did, or at least tried. [...]
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers named IBMA Entertainers of the Year. On the strength of a busy touring schedule, a string of national television appearances and the release of a new album, Rare Bird Alert on Rounder Records, Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers took home the Entertainer of the Year award [...]
News from New York Times. Banjo player and sometimes actor and comedian Steve Martin has announced that Lonesome River Band’s Sammy Shelor is the second winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, which comes with $50,000 payment courtesy of Steve Martin as well as a bronze sculpture created by the [...]
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers performing Jubilation Day. There is a new video available for Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers. It is a compilation of live footage recorded during their series of performances in New York. Jubilation Day is featured on their new album Rare Bird Alert.
The Steep Canyon Rangers have joined iconic comedian, Steve Martin on his sophomore album release entitled Rare Bird Alert. Bringing bluegrass music to new audiences, SCR continue their meteoric rise as passionate ambassadors for the bluegrass music they love. With Martin, SCR played for more people than any other bluegrass band in 2010. This year [...]
Steep Canyon Rangers have played in front of more people than any other bluegrass band this year. When iconic comedian – and accomplished banjo player – Steve Martin handpicked SCR to tour with him across the country, they jumped at the chance. In a year jam-packed with tour dates, including Carnegie Hall, along with Steve [...]
Compass Records has brought to our attention to a video of Noam Pikelny and Steve Martin on David Letterman’s Late Show this past Friday night. Noam recently received the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. This award has been created to bring recognition to an individual or group for outstanding accomplishment in [...]
Noam Pikelny Wins Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Steve Martin: I am pleased to announce the winner of the first annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, the incredible Noam Pikelny. Noam is the extraordinary banjoist for the Punch Brothers, playing not only traditional bluegrass, but classical, rock and jazz [...]
Once again Steve Martin has secured the award-winning bluegrass group the Steep Canyon Rangers to tour with him in support of his Grammy winning Rounder Records release, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. The Banjo Tour will begin on 19th April in Detroit and is expected to continue into October, with performances scheduled [...]
The American Made Banjo Company has made us aware of a major new television documentary called The Banjo Project. It details the history of America’s quintessential musical instrument, tracing its 250 year path from its African roots to the present day. The documentary is written and produced by Marc Fields and narrated by Steve Martin. [...]
Steve Martin received an award at the music industry’s most prestigeous event, the Grammy Awards. Steve Martin’s The Crow: News Songs For the Five-String Banjo was named Best Bluegrass Album. Other nominees in this category were Bryan Sutton and friends Almost Live, Rhonda Vincent’s Destination Life, Jim Lauderdale’s Could We Get Any Closer and Michael [...]
The reports on Steve Martin continue, as the somewhat unofficial ambassador of the 5 string continues to take his music to the world stage. We reported last week that Martin will be a co-host at the 82nd Grammy Awards. Now, the London Guardian recently reported on a concert given by Steve Martin and the Steep [...]
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