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Steep Canyon Rangers Bring Bluegrass To Red Rocks

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Steep Canyon Rangers
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The Steep Canyon Rangers performing at the City Green Live Festival in Sandy Springs, Georgia in May 2019.

Steep Canyon Rangers, a Grammy-winning band from North Carolina, have been coming to Colorado for nearly 20 years. Just this summer, they performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Seven Peaks Music Festival in Buena Vista and this week they'll be at Red Rocks. Guitarist and lead vocalist Woody Platt shares some of his fondest memories touring in Colorado.