Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Steep Canyon Rangers Prep Radio For August 28 Release

The Grammy award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers unveil their highly anticipated ninth studio album, RADIO, a project that according to the press release, "further illustrates the band's dynamic songwriting, instrumental virtuosity and high-energy performance." The album is scheduled for release on August 28, 2015 on Rounder Records.

Members Woody Platt (guitar), Graham Sharp (banjo), Charles R. Humphrey III (bass), Mike Guggino (mandolin), Nicky Sanders (fiddle) and Mike Ashworth (box kit) are also known for collaborations with actor/comedian and respected banjo player Steve Martin and esteemed singer-songwriter Edie Brickell. The Steep Canyon Rangers RADIO was produced by fourteen-time Grammy winner, Jerry Douglas (John Oates, Alison Krauss, Del McCoury Band) and recorded at Asheville, NC's Echo Mountain Recording Studio. The album's twelve all-original bluegrass/Americana tracks were written by Sharp, Humphrey, Platt and Guggino in varying degrees, including a few co-writes with fellow musicians such as Phil Barker of the Carolina bluegrass band Town Mountain.

Track listing:
1. Radio 
2. Diamonds In The Dust 
3. Simple Is Me 
4. Blow Me Away 
5. Blue Velvet Rain 
6. Looking Glass 
7. Down That Road Again 
8. Break 
9. Wasted 
10. Long Summer 
11. When The Well Runs Dry 
12. Monumental Fool 

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