SCR heads back to the studio
Steep Canyon Rangers have re-upped with Rebel Records, and will begin work on their fourth Rebel project later this month.
They have tapped Ronnie Bowman again as producer, reprising his role in the success of the band’s last project, Lovin’ Pretty Women. Tracking is scheduled to begin in late February at Wyatt Rice’s studio just outside of Nashville.
Rangers banjo man Graham Sharp tells us that sticking with what works was the band’s philosophy this time out.
“After a few different prospects and a lot of thinking we decided our next record would be with Rebel. The decider was simply the fact that Mark and Dave Freeman, and everyone else there, have always been great to work with and so supportive.
Making this record will be a little different than others because it will be the first time we’ve used the same producer on consecutive albums. Needless to say, Ronnie Bowman is one of the more inspiring people to work with; his work ethic is unbelievable.
The Rangers have been plowing through a ton of material, all of it written within the band, and it’s hard to say exactly what shape the finished product will have, but we’re going to find out.”
Rebel is hoping for a Fall ‘09 release, as are the many Steep Canyon Rangers fans worldwide.
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