If you go
› What: The SteelDrivers› Where: Walker Theatre inside Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.› When: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1› Admission: $24.50 and $34.50› For more information: 423-757-5580
There’s an old saying that states the “only thing consistent about change is that it changes.”
That’s a concept the SteelDrivers know all too well. Throughout their career – one that encompasses five acclaimed albums and a number of awards and accolades – the band has demonstrated its ability to adapt to change with unwavering persistence.
That’s been the case since the beginning, when fiddler Tammy Rogers, multi-instrumentalist Mike Henderson, bass player Mike Fleming, banjo player Richard Bailey, and singer/guitarist Chris Stapleton first united after a series of songwriting sessions between Henderson and Stapleton. What began as a casual get-together to jam in 2005 became a band that signed with Rounder Records in 2007.
The SteelDrivers released their debut album at the beginning of 2008, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for “Blue Side of the Mountain.” Two years later, they received two more nominations for “Reckless.”