A pair of new concerts are soon coming to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is performing Sept. 26, and The SteelDrivers are coming Oct. 30.
Both performances will be in the Hall of Fame’s Woodward Theatre.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will play from 6-8 p.m. and doors will open at 5 p.m. Tickets and more info can be found here.
With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music.
Following an extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble grew to a six-piece in 2018 for the first time since their early jug band days. The group now includes Jeff Hanna (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica), Bob Carpenter (keyboards), Jim Photoglo (bass, acoustic guitar), Ross Holmes (fiddle, mandolin), and Jaime Hanna (electric and acoustic guitar). All six members also sing,
At the peak of their country career, the band toured Europe with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Their album Circle Volume II featured Johnny and June, as well as Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, New Grass Revival, and many other marquee names — including encore performances by Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, and Earl Scruggs. Released in 1989, the album won three Grammys and a CMA Award for Album of the Year.
The SteelDrivers will play from 7-8:30 p.m. and doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets and more info can be found here.
What began as a casual jam session over a decade ago has become one of today’s leaders in the Americana/Bluegrass music world. Their first Grammy nomination came in 2008, and they picked up another pair two years later.
The group’s release Hammer Down later debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts. In 2015, they won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album with The Muscle Shoals Recordings.
In 2018 the group made Grand Ole Opry history as the quintet was joined by superstars John Prine and Bill Murray.
