• Steve Martin on Sammy Shelor

    We reported on Tuesday that Sammy Shelor had been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. This is the second year that Martin has endowed this $50,000 annual award, which

  • Sammy Shelor wins Steve Martin prize

    Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The award is in recognition of Sammy's high level of musicianship, and the impact he has

  • Steve and the Rangers July 4 video

    PBS has posted online video of the July 4 performance by Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers at the Capitol Fourth celebration in Washington, DC. They were given a lengthy spot on the program, and played three numbers before the

  • Steve and the Rangers on TV July 4

    Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers are in Washington, DC for an appearance on tonight's PBS television spectacular, A Capitol Fourth. They will perform three songs on the program, which airs live from the Capitol grounds at 8:00 p.m. (EDT), including

  • Tony Ellis at the Kennedy Center

    Noted banjo stylist Tony Ellis is the featured performer tonight (6/22) on the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage in Washington, DC. Ellis is a former Blue Grass Boy, and an alumnus of Mac Wiseman's band, working with both of these bluegrass legends

  • Steve and Nedski on Bluegrass Junction

    Steve Martin will be featured this Sunday (6/19) on Sirius-XM, visiting with weekend host Ned Luberecki. Ned is not only a popular broadcaster, he is also a highly skilled practitioner of the banjo arts. He tours and records as a member

  • Steve and the Rangers live at the White House

    Tonight's (5/11) poetry celebration at the White House, which will include an appearance by Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers, will be broadcast live online. Rangers' banjo man Graham Sharp told us that they were asked to perform an arrangement they