Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers with very special guests Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Del, Rob, and Ronnie McCoury and Jason Carter playing "The Crow" at DelFest at The Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland Maryland on 5/27/2012
The fiddle player ( with SCRs , blond hair glasses) is Corey Sanders. Outstanding musician. I flew my plane to Alaska a number years ago and cleared customs at Northway Akaska. His dad was the customs agent! Thats how i learned about him and the Steep Canyon Rangers.
I just found this video and wow! What a line up. I have been partial to Sam Bush and Bela Fleck for decades and even saw them play live together at Teluride once. Steve did a great job gettin' all these pickers together. Thanks for this very cool video!
I hardly ever comment, but I wanted to thank you for this and also focusing more on the hands and artistry as opposed to the fame of the faces. Wonderful song and I hope you film more. :-)
Steve must've had some pretty cool jam sessions back in the day when he and Martin Mull shared a place. Mull is a very good musician as well, not to mention, incredibly funny.
Glad to hear what this fiddler has to say with his instrument. Really love it. Then Sam is there a master grander? I don't think so but all mandolins speak to me and have something to say .. like Mike Guggina of Steep Canyon. His music always has something beautiful to say.
He's not shining any light on bluegrass. Bluegrass already had plenty of light on it starting with Bill Monroe back in the 1940's and 1950's. Don't think Steve Martin is making bluegrass any more accessible because he's also a famous comedian.
If you take the founder (and namer) of Bluegrass, Mr Bill Monroe, and then say, “Stop right there. Nothing new is permitted”, then you have a dead form of music. Steve Martin himself is an old guy. Billy Strings, born in the year 1992, just won Entertainer of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Assoc the other night. Del McCoury tied for best vocalist and back in the day sang with Monroe, but new, exciting young players have to come along to move the music forward.
Don't forget Mr Steve Martin.He is an accomplished player in his own right.Saw him this year in Ft. Lauderdale on the Martin and Martin tour with his touring band.
@@jimweaver8405 You're welcome. Saw Martin & Martin last year in Phila. Have been fans of the Steeps since before Steve found 'em! Was at the fest where this video was taken, as well at other bluegrass fests when Steve was with the Steeps. BTW, when Steve is not with the Steeps the Steeps play a completely different set of music.
Funny that a "wild and crazy guy" from Cali has a band from North Carolina named "Steep Canyon" but we have no canyons..... 🤣..... But I love the passion for our heritage music... Bluegrass!
Steep Canyon Rangers would do well to let Marin get his own band. It is Not just about the banjo! Steep Canyon Rangers have their own sound and style and it changes when Martin is in the mix.
I agree that is an awesome lineup… really too bad the sound guys couldn’t keep up. Difficult with so many breaks. Guess he just vamped like Steve did. If you’re not sure where the tune is going… fake it… improvise.
Hate to be negative, but obviously the camera man had no clue what was going on. Nice shot of a nodding head and not including the instrument and the hands. Awkward swish-pans as he/she tried to follow the action. This is the trouble with a one-camera video: no cover shots with #1 while #2 finds who's playing.