The Steeldrivers have announced that Kelvin Damrell from eastern Kentucky has been hired as their new lead singer and guitarist. He takes the spot vacated by Gary Nichols last year in a move that has yet to be fully explained. In
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Gary Nichols on medical leave from The Steeldrivers – Adam Wakefield steps in
Adam Wakefield with The Steeldrivers at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival (May 2017) - photo by Frank Baker Lots of bluegrass fans made a connection with Adam Wakefield last year when he was a contestant on The Voice, NBC television's popular vocal
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Steeldrivers reach 100,000 scans
Longtime bluegrass lovers will recall the buzz that accompanied the release of the first album from The Steeldrivers in 2008. The self-titled project on Rounder featured a new sound in the bluegrass world, and was the first introduction for most
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Still more yet from Gettysburg
And still more photos from Frank Baker at the August 2016 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. One more yet to come.
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Musicians Against Childhood Cancer – Friday ’16
The 2016 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) festival took place last week at the Hoover Y Park in Columbus, OH. Darrel and Phyllis Adkins’ annual event is held in memory of their daughter, Mandy Adkins, who passed away from an inoperable brain tumor in
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Drinkin’ Alone video from The Steeldrivers
The SteelDrivers have just released a new music video for Drinkin' Alone, one of the tracks on their current album, The Muscle Shoals Recordings. It's a song written by former 'Drivers lead singer and current county 'it guy,' Chris Stalpenton, along
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2016 Bluegrass Grammy
The announcement for the 2016 Best Bluegrass Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards was made this afternoon in Los Angeles. This was during the infamous "earlier in the afternoon" ceremony regularly mentioned in the main awards show to be
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Dave’s Dozen: The Best of 2015
The good news for bluegrass fans last year: A lot of terrific music was released. So much, in fact, that it made picking my annual best-of list harder than usual. I eliminated bands that recorded songs I wrote because of
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Big night for Chris Stapleton at the CMAs
Chris Stapleton, the original lead singer and primary songwriter for The Steeldrivers, had a big night at the 49th Annual CMA Awards last night. He had never really been a bluegrass guy - though he is from Kentucky - but his clever
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Long Way Down video from The Steeldrivers
The Steeldrivers have a released a music video for Long Way Down, the opening track from The Muscle Shoals Recordings, their latest album on Rounder. It showcases more of their trademark blues-grass sound, featuring Gary Nichols' slippery vocals with grassy accompaniment.