Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North
Carolina, the Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount
while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain
and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region.
With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well
beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most
influential songwriters in Americana today.
A newcomer to this ship, Aaron Burdett brings a soul-stirring element
to the Rangers’ mastery of mountain music. Burdett is an award-winning
singer-songwriter and a student of folk tradition. He provides a fresh,
emotional context to the songbook, which “can reach out and touch your
heart or slap you in the face,” to use the praise of drummer and multiinstrumentalist, Mike Ashworth.
Steep Canyon Rangers is made up of Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals,
Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Aaron Burdett on guitar
and vocals, Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, Mike Ashworth on drums
and vocals, and Barrett Smith on bass, guitar, and vocals.
Over the band’s esteemed career, the three-time Grammy nominees have
released 14 studio albums, three collaborative albums with actor and
banjoist Steve Martin, been inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall
of Fame, and appeared on some of music’s biggest stages.
Performance will be on PAC's MainStage.
Reserved seating.
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