Live At Greenfield Lake
Yep Roc, 2024
9/10
Listen to Live At Greenfield Lake
The American bluegrass luminaries Steep Canyon Rangers turn in their first live album, and it assembles 16 songs that illustrate their strong interplay, glowing harmonies, and timeless songwriting.
“As I Go” opens the set with the band’s glowing vocal harmonies amid the frisky string picking, and it isn’t long until “Pennies On The Tracks” emits Nicky Sanders’ radiant fiddle that suits the mountain-esque melodies.
Into the middle, “Alabama Calling” places Mike Guggino’s precise mandolin amid the powerful vocals, while “Take My Mind” is a frisky and rhythmic album highlight that will get your body moving to the rural melodies.
Deeper still, “Afterglow” showcases Graham Sharp’s fluid banjo prowess that suits the expressive singing, and “Sunny Days” exits with more emphasis on Mike Ashworth’s scrappy drumming and Barrett Smith’s flawless bass alongside the furious picking.
Whether this is your first time or you’ve been listening all along, Steep Canyon Rangers will wrap you around their top notch bluegrass, Americana and indie-folk ways like few others can.
Travels well with: Steep Canyon Rangers- Out In The Open; The Steel Wheels- Sideways