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“Apparently, my neighborhood is cursed,” says Graham Sharp, Steep Canyon Rangers’ banjoist and co-writer of their brand new single, “Hominy Valley.” A pulsating romp through the hills and valleys of which the Rangers sing, “Hominy Valley” dives into the backstory of Sharp’s cursed neighborhood: the story of General Rutherford’s campaign against the Cherokee during the Revolutionary war.

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The consistent and heavy showers in April have led to a clear drought map since May 4 on the U.S. Drought Monitor for all 100 counties, according to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council.

BirdFest is a bluegrass music festival in Pinewood on May 5 and 6. Part of the proceeds from ticket sales are supporting the South Carolina Waterfowl Association.

From their days as a college bar bluegrass band in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to backing banjo-playing comedian/actor Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers is anything but conventional.

When it comes to Tuesday nights there’s only one place you’ll find Connie Parrish and her husband, Billy: the Tuesday Collaborations at 185 King Street.

The Center for the Arts presents the bluegrass-Americana sounds of Steep Canyon Rangers in the Marisa Funk Theater on April 2.

The Steep Canyon Rangers were formed by a group of friends in 2000 at UNC-Chapel Hill. They are set to perform at Victory North in Savannah, GA.

Steep Canyon Rangers is a bluegrass band based out of Asheville, North Carolina. They began creating music about 25 years ago while at the University of North Carolina in Chapel

Steep Canyon Rangers sold out four nights in-a-row last week during their second “Winter Camp” outdoor concert series at Oskar Blues Brewery.