Steep Canyon Rangers | North Carolina Songbook | Vinyl

Captured live on April 28, 2019 at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and introduced onstage by Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Songbook has the Grammy-winning bluegrass band reworking songs by North Carolina-connected artists such as Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotten, and Ben E. King. The album, mastered by Dave Harris, showcases the interplay of the band’s core lineup of Woody Platt, Graham Sharp, Mike Guggino, Nicky Sanders, Mike Ashworth, and Barrett Smith. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. The record stands as both a loving homage to the group’s home state and a showcase for their genre-blurring instrumental chops, moving fluidly between traditional bluegrass, blues, and folk.

Track List

Side A

1. Stand By Me
2. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
3. Blue Monk
4. Drunkard’s Hiccups

Side B

1. Shake Sugaree
2. Sweet Baby James
3. I’ve Endured
4. Your Lone Journey

Release Details

• UPC: 0634457266711
• Label: YEP ROC RECORDS
• Format: LP Vinyl — Tri-Color Vinyl, DL CARD
• Genre: Country
• Release Date: 4/10/2020