Steve Martin's Blog, page 6

Dear Belfast ticket-holders, in light of the ever-evolving global situation, Marty and I have decided to postpone our Belfast show until happier times. Last night���s thrilling Dublin show turns out to be our sad farewell ��� for a while ��� to our beautiful Ireland and Scotland tour. Refunds addressed at point of sale.

STEVE MARTIN AND MARTIN SHORT ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL DATES FOR THEIR  2020 TOUR "THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN AT THE MOMENT"

Steve Martin and Martin Short have announced 15 additional dates will be added to their 2020 tour "The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment." Visiting major venues nationwide from July through September 2020, the dates include Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY; CMAC in Canandaigua, NY; and two nights at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. Select dates will feature special guests including Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers; renowned jazz pianist and Jimmy Kimmel Live band member Jeff Babko; singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Shaffer; Grammy Award-winning musician Alison Brown, and bluegrass band Della Mae.

"Marty and I love touring, especially while we can still tolerate each other," said Martin.

"There are few people that I truly admire," said Short "And Steve Martin is very close to being one of them."

Click here for the dates and ticket links.

Click here to read the Rolling Stone article.

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have a new single titled "California." Stream/download it here.

Click here to read the L.A. Times article about the new track.

Watch the lyric video:

Read more details at BluegrassToday.com.

One year ago, The Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin debuted The Long-Awaited Album at the IBMA���s World of Bluegrass festival.  Here���s a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album! 

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Banjo player extraordinaire Kristin Scott Benson is the 2018 recipient of the 9th annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.

Kristin Scott Benson is the four-time International Bluegrass Music Association���s Banjo Player of the Year. She has been a member of the Grammy-nominated bluegrass band, The Grascals, since 2008.

For more information about Kristin Scott Benson and the Prize, visit banjo.stevemartin.com.

Here's a brand new video for "Always Will", a song from 'The Long-Awaited Album' with Steep Canyon Rangers. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Martin Short and I will be performing with Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko in the Midwest and South later this month with stops in Green Bay, WI; Bloomington, IN; Ames, IA; Knoxville, TN; Memphis, TN; and Lawrence, KS.

Here's a brand new video for "Promontory Point", a song from 'The Long-Awaited Album' with Steep Canyon Rangers.
Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Like the "So Familiar" video, this video was also filmed at Mack Sennett Studios.

If you're in California, Martin Short and I will be performing with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko in Livermore, Rancho Mirage and Temecula this week. We will be in Tucson, AZ on Sunday and Philadelphia and New York next week.

Here���s a brand new video for ���So Familiar���, a song from 'The Long-Awaited Album' with Steep Canyon Rangers.
Click here to watch the full video on YouTube.

This video was filmed at Mack Sennett Studios, a historic 102 year old studio in Silver Lake, CA.

If you're in the mid-west this weekend, Steve Martin and Martin Short will be performing with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko tomorrow in Red Wing, MN; Saturday in Interlochen, MI; and Sunday at Ravinia in Highland Park, IL.

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life is now streaming on Netflix.