Steep Canyon Rangers Release ‘Sweet Spot’ Single & Add 2022 Tour Dates

Steep Canyon Rangers shared a new single, “Sweet Spot.” The Asheville, North Carolina-based bluegrass outfit also mapped out Summer and Fall 2022 tour dates.

Steep Canyon Rangers captured “Sweet Spot” at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording. Co-written by the entire band and featuring each member — Woody Platt, Graham Sharp, Mike Guggino, Nicky Sanders, Mike Ashworth and Barrett Smith — on lead vocals for the verse they wrote.

“Everybody’s got that place or state of mind that is the sweet spot; it’s not always easy to get there but when it’s just right, you know it,” Sharp said of the new single. “This song seemed like the perfect chance to let a bunch of voices sing about that sweet spot, wherever you can find it.”

“Sweet Spot” is also the last recording to feature Woody Platt. SCR announced Platt’s departure in April and Woody will play his final shows with the band in the coming months. Listen to “Sweet Spot” below:

Steep Canyon Rangers kick off their summer excursion on June 10 in Denver followed by an appearance at Palisade Bluegrass and Roots in Palisade, Colorado on June 12.After a stint with longtime collaborators Steve Martin and Martin Short, SCR picks back up on their headlining run with appearances in their native North Carolina including Durham and Brevard, where the band has roots. 4th of July weekend sees SCR teaming back up with Martin and Short in Los Angeles ahead of a stint in the Northeast and a return to Colorado for the Rockygrass Festival and Steamboat Springs to close out July.

August will see the band back in Appalachia and the Mid-Atlantic region as well as stops in the Midwest including Ohio engagements in Cincinnati (August 12) and Kent (August 13) ahead of a concert in Schenectady, New York on August 14. SCR wraps up their summer itinerary with two nights at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia with Martin and Short on August 20 and 21.

Steep Canyon Rangers’ fall run gets underway with more dates with the famed comedians in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 23. The band will also offer festival slots in Oklahoma and North Carolina ahead of headline dates in Florida beginning in Ponte Vedra on November 4 followed by a show in Clearwater the following evening. The fall tour wraps up on November 6 in Stuart, Florida.

Tickets for Steep Canyon Rangers 2022 tour are on sale now.