If you go
› What: Steep Canyon Rangers in concert.› When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.› Where: Revelry Room, 41 Station St.› Admission: $18 in advance, $20 day of.› Phone: 423-521-2929.› Website: www.revelryroom.co.
Things are going pretty well for the guys in Steep Canyon Rangers these days. They ended 2016 with an appearance on “Prairie Home Companion” and then took a break for the holidays.
They are set to begin the new year with a new tour that includes a stop in Chattanooga on Saturday, Jan. 14, and if things go right, they’ll be rolling up in a new tour bus. Lead singer and primary songwriter Graham Sharp says in addition to being a comfortable mode of transportation, the bus is also where he does much of his writing.
And, of course, the group is prepping for another tour and recording session with sometime member Steve Martin. The actor/writer/comedian/banjo player enlisted the group as his backing band in 2009.
Sharp says he initially wondered how the collaboration would play out but feels it has been positive all the way around.