Steep Canyon Rangers arrive at a moment of renewal and reaffirmation with Next Act, their 15th studio album. The record represents a conscious tightening of focus: a return to the bluegrass foundations that first bound the band together, approached with the confidence and emotional range earned through years of collective evolution. It is an affirmation that bluegrass still contains endless expressive possibility. Next Act finds the Rangers sounding deeply at home in their own musical language, drawing strength from tradition while continuing to write new chapters within it.
Steep Canyon Rangers are Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), Nicky Sanders (fiddle, vocals), Mike Ashworth (drums, dobro, guitar, vocals), and Barrett Smith (bass, guitar, vocals).
Over the course of their career, the three-time GRAMMY nominees have released 14 studio albums, three collaborative albums with actor and banjoist Steve Martin, performed on some of the world’s most storied stages, and earned a reputation as standard-bearers for contemporary bluegrass and Americana.
Also available from Steep Canyon Rangers:
North Carolina Songbook (2019)
Be Still Moses (with the Asheville Symphony) (2020)
Arm in Arm (2020)
Morning Shift (2023)
Live at Greenfield Lake (2024)
