Only Nashville could give birth to a
band like The SteelDrivers: a group of seasoned veterans – each
distinguished in his or her own right, each valued in the town’s
commercial community – who are seizing an opportunity to follow
their hearts to their souls’ reward. In doing so, they are braiding
their bluegrass roots with new threads of their own design,
bringing together country, soul, blues, and other contemporary
influences to create an unapologetic hybrid that is old as the
hills but fresh as the morning dew. This is new music with the old
feeling. SteelDrivers fan Vince Gill describes the band’s fusion as
simply “an incredible combination”
Specializing in a unique mix of what
might be called bluegrass soul, The SteelDrivers have become one of
the biggest names in progressive bluegrass after making their debut
in 2005. While there’s a strong traditional streak in The
SteelDrivers sound, they bring a passion to their delivery that
adds a distinctive flavor, and they’re not afraid of adding a
forceful grit to the music.
The SteelDrivers have been nominated
for four Grammys, the Americana Music Association’s New Artist of
the Year and was IBMA’s 2009 Emerging Artist of The Year. In 2015,
“The Muscle Shoals Recordings” won the Grammy award for Best
Bluegrass Recording.
