The Steep Canyon Rangers are performing where it all began
Posted Jan 13, 2018
North Carolina always has had a reputation for birthing great bluegrass bands. But it’s remarkable what Steep Canyon Rangers have done musically over the nearly 18 years they’ve been performing, especially for an outfit created inside a dorm room at the University of North Carolina. "Our first public gig was at Linda’s Bar & Grill,” lead vocalist Woody Platt said.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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