Steep Canyon Rangers, acclaimed band formed by UNC alums, performs national anthem in Smith Center
Posted Feb 1, 2015
The Steep Canyon Rangers, an award-winning bluegrass band formed in Chapel Hill around 2001 by then-UNC students Woody Platt, Graham Sharp, and Charles Humphrey III, performed the Star-Spangled Banner prior to Carolina's game against Florida State on January 24. The band's origins were detailed in these 2013 articles in Indy Week and American Songwriter.
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