Band To Headline IBMA Bluegrass Live! Festival in September

41-Date Tour Confirmed Through the Fall

Watch/share: “Live at Greenfield Lake” Album Trailer

GRAMMY Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers announce the Aug. 30 release of “Live at Greenfield Lake,” the band’s first live album of original material, recorded at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sept. 29, 2023. 

The 16-track album is now available for pre-order on digital, CD and LP. Mixed and pressed at the state-of-the-art audiophile facilities of Citizen Vinyl in the band’s hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, lacquers were cut by renowned engineer Jeff Powell of Takeout Vinyl. Housed in a gatefold jacket, the first LP is pressed on deep purple color vinyl and the second on yellow color vinyl.

From the spellbinding, tender performances of “Recommend Me” and “Birds of Ohio” mixed with blistering, barnburning renditions of “Afterglow” and “Sunny Days,” “Live at Greenfield Lake” exhibits the wide breadth of styles and genres the band tackles in concert, and captures the magic of their onstage chemistry, demonstrating unparalleled harmonies, rich songwriting and unforgettable performances. 

“This particular Greenfield Lake Amphitheater show is an example of the kind of night that we all dream of as musicians: a beautiful setting, an enthusiastic crowd, and the band is absolutely on fire,” offers Ranger Aaron Burdett. “While these performances do happen, it’s tough to get all of those elements at once. It’s like catching lightning in a bottle. But we did it on Sept. 29 of 2023 and had the good fortune to get it all down on tape. Live SCR is the best SCR by far. Makes me happy and grateful every time I hear this recording.” 

Of the album, Beau Gunn, presenter/buyer at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, adds: “Two things are synonymous with North Carolina Music: one is Greenfield Lake Amphitheater and the other is Steep Canyon Rangers. The magic and music were definitely in the air that night and captured perfectly in this first-ever live release recorded at The Lake.” 

On May 17, the band will embark on a 41-date tour, beginning in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with Steve Martin and Martin Short. They will perform with the North Carolina Symphony on June 8 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina, return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre June 14 and the Ryman Auditorium June 20, and finish out the fall tour run with a return to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Sept. 27 and will headline the IBMA Bluegrass Live! Festival at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 28. A complete list of dates is below; tickets are available here.

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