Get Ready Newport!

If you like banjo’s and bluegrass, then Rhode Island is the place to be this weekend!  The Newport Folk Festival will begin tomorrow, Friday July 30th and remain in full swing through Sunday August 1st.

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers will be kicking off Friday nights festivities.  Show time is  8pm and will commence at The International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.  It features an open air stadium with both covered and non covered seating.  (Read More…)

Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 8:11 pm by elizabeth

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Martin Kicks Off Tour, New Album

Steve Martin and his touring band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, have set out on the road riding the tails of his Grammy winning album, The Crow.  The tour is currently scheduled through October with more dates to be announced.

Martin and the Rangers will be making an appearance at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.

In a recent interview with Billboard Magazine, Steve reveals that he and the band will be back in the studio in August to start working on a follow up album. (Read More…)

Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 9:58 pm by elizabeth

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