Steep Canyon Rangers

Lobero LIVE presents

Steep Canyon Rangers

Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Lobero LIVE presents An Evening with Steep Canyon Rangers on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM. The three-time GRAMMY® nominees have released 14 studio albums, three collaborative albums with actor and banjoist Steve Martin, been inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, and appeared on some of music’s biggest stages. With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most influential songwriters in Americana today. 

“Steep Canyon Rangers transform the groundbreaking work into masterful artifacts of their very own…

with a keen eye for progressive arrangements and uproarious energy.” – American Songwriter

Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain, and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region. In 2013, Nobody Knows You won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Bluegrass Album, while 2012’s Rare Bird and 2020’s North Carolina Songbook garnered nominations in the same category.

Newcomer to this ship, Aaron Burdett, brings a soul-stirring element to the Rangers’ mastery of mountain music. Burdett is an award-winning singer-songwriter, and a student of folk tradition. He provides a fresh, emotional context to the songbook, which “can reach out and touch your heart or slap you in the face,” to use the praise of drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Ashworth. Steep Canyon Rangers is made up of Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), Nicky Sanders (fiddle, vocals), Mike Ashworth (drums, vocals), and Barrett Smith (bass, guitar, vocals).

Tickets for An Evening with Steep Canyon Rangers are on sale now at Lobero.org and at the Lobero Box Office 805.963.0761. $107 – Premium Seating (Premium ticket includes preferred seating location and an exclusive pre-show reception in the Lobero Courtyard with complimentary drinks and light bites, beginning an hour prior to showtime), $55 – Section A, $45 – Section B. (Ticket prices include a per ticket Lobero Facility Fee; other fees may also apply.) This is a Brubeck Circle show.

Tickets purchased online or by phone are subject to a web/phone order fee of $3.00 per ticket. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at the box office.