South Carolina Public Radio's 50th anniversary concert made possible by Comporium Broadband, TV, Security, online at Comporium.com Proudly supporting public television and the performing arts (animal sounds) (animal sounds) (animal sounds) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You're gonna leave.

♪ ♪ I better get used to that.

♪ ♪ I thought I might watch your back ♪ ♪ all the time.

♪ ♪ ♪ You introduced me to a whole wide world, who ♪ ♪ lights up the way I do ♪ ♪ When you walk up smiling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Open me right up.

♪ ♪ ♪ Find the joy of way too much ♪ ♪ Find the pain in never enough ♪ ♪ Dancin' their dance ♪ ♪ ♪ Arm in arm.

♪ ♪ ♪ Circling 'round this room ♪ ♪ Like the sun chasing the moon.

♪ ♪ Yeah, you woke me up.

♪ ♪ ♪ I'm in my bare feet ♪ ♪ Standing in the clover.

♪ ♪ I got you buzzing around my head.

♪ ♪ I don't care if I get stung for a little bit of honey ♪ on my tongue, for a little bit of honey on my tongue.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You can't keep a secret ♪ ♪ ♪ Or even a keepsake on the shelf.

♪ ♪ Every little bit of yourself, you give it away.

♪ ♪ Is it mine to tell ♪ that you ought to go carefully.

♪ ♪ Baby leave that care to me.

Run along and play.

♪ ♪ I'm in my bare feet standing in the clover.

♪ ♪ I got you buzzing around my head.

♪ ♪ I don't care if I get stung For a little bit of honey ♪ ♪ on my tongue in my bare feet, standing in the clover.

♪ ♪ I got you buzzing around my head.

♪ ♪ I don't care if I get stung for a little bit of honey ♪ ♪ on my tongue For a little bit of honey on my tongue ♪ ♪ For a little bit of honey on my tongue ♪ ♪ ♪ You're going to leave.

♪ ♪ I better get used to that.

♪ ♪ I thought I might watch your back ♪ ♪ all the time.

♪ (applause) >> Thank y'all.

(applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) (applause) >> Jack Anthony here, South Carolina Public Radio.

And we are speaking to Steep Canyon Rangers.

We have Aaron, We have Barrett.

We have Mike who are joining us today.

Barrett> Thanks for having us.

Jack> One thing I noticed when when we saw you in Asheville, it's not like there's a clear front man for the band.

You guys switch around a whole lot.

Aaron> Well, I was hired as a singer, so, you know, that was in the job description.

Mike> We also - Aaron> That's very intentional.

That's very intentional.

Doing it like that.

That's, that's part of the part of the show.

And what I think people enjoy is that there's not only several lead singers, but there's everybody sings so there are various harmony, you know, combinations of a couple of leads or a lead and a couple of background, a couple of harmonies.

There's no... we were talking about it on the way down here.

There's...there's no real focal point for more than three or 4 minutes at a time.

That's a very intentional part of what we do.

Jack> Yeah.

Now, explain how you got hooked up with the Rangers.

Aaron> Well, I had a preexisting career as a singer songwriter in the region and the actually Martin Anderson from WNCW up there brought up my name a sort of late in their process of trying to find somebody.

And Barrett called me on Monday morning and as as I mentioned, I was on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, you know, three weeks later, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sunny days, They suit you well ♪ ♪ You were born to stand in the light of the angels ♪ ♪ ♪ I know all your places.

♪ ♪ All your fair weather friends.

♪ ♪ I know I'll see you when those clouds roll in ♪ ♪ Looking for a quiet place ♪ ♪ to hide you away ♪ ♪ You stay one step ahead of the storm, ♪ ♪ Looking for a bed that's safe and warm ♪ ♪ And I always find you at my door.

♪ ♪ One step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You still got your suitcase, ♪ ♪ and all your souvenirs.

♪ ♪ ♪ You been dragging it 'round with you now ♪ ♪ for all these years.

♪ ♪ ♪ And all that you borrowed and all that you bought ♪ ♪ ♪ I guess it ain't living dangerously ♪ ♪ if you don't get caught ♪ ♪ And I'll put some coffee on.

♪ ♪ Ain't nothing you got to say.

♪ ♪ You stay one step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ Looking for a bed that's safe and warm and I, ♪ ♪ I always find you at my door ♪ ♪ One step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ Yeah, one step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Is it too much to hope for ♪ ♪ that you'll be mine?

♪ ♪ What I wouldn't give to be with you just one time ♪ ♪ in the sunshine.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, in the sunshine ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, in the sunshine ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You stay one step ahead of the storm ♪ ♪ Looking for a bed that's safe and warm ♪ ♪ And I, I always find you at my door ♪ ♪ One step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ You stay one step ahead of the storm ♪ ♪ Looking for a bed that's safe and warm ♪ ♪ And I, I always find you at my door ♪ ♪ One step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ Yeah, one step ahead of the storm.

♪ ♪ ♪ Sunny days.

♪ ♪ ♪ Sunny days.

♪ ♪ Sunny days, they suit you well.

♪ (applause) We'll do another new one for you here.

It's one called The Ghost of Glasgow.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm stuck in the rain ♪ ♪ Too late for the 10:30 train ♪ ♪ I got a ticket for one ♪ ♪ How is it that you're still tagging along?

Well... ♪ ♪ let's go pay your tabs up and down the road.

♪ ♪ This cab driver won't stop talking ♪ ♪ about the year that the river froze ♪ ♪ And a young man fell when the ice broke ♪ ♪ ♪ He says have you heard of the ghost of Glasgow?

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ So I made a few calls.

♪ ♪ It seems all of your friends have long moved on ♪ ♪ They sent me downtown ♪ ♪ To a couple of spots you used to hang around ♪ ♪ Well let's go walk these streets to the banks below.

♪ ♪ The riverkeep says I remind him ♪ ♪ of someone he used to know.

♪ ♪ How they carried him in still soaked to the bone ♪ ♪ And he pours out a drink ♪ ♪ To the Ghost of Glasgow ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Following the sound ♪ ♪ of voices laughing ♪ ♪ Down an empty street ♪ ♪ ♪ The first time in a long time.

♪ ♪ I felt you watching over me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Scotland the Brave ♪ ♪ that's the song they played for the last serenade ♪ ♪ It was the king's farewell ♪ ♪ even then he's on the steps of a cheap hotel.

♪ ♪ Let's go pay those tabs ♪ ♪ And we can call them closed ♪ ♪ A bartender swears I remind him ♪ ♪ of someone he used to know ♪ ♪ And he starts to look a little bit closer ♪ ♪ ♪ And he starts to talk a little bit slower ♪ ♪ ♪ He says you're here to find your brother ♪ ♪ And walk these streets with the Ghost of Glasgow.

♪ ♪ And share one more drink with the Ghost of Glasgow ♪ ♪ And walk these streets with the Ghost of Glasgow ♪ ♪ ♪ Share one more drink with the Ghost of Glasgow ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me nothing to hold ♪ ♪ that you don't mind breaking ♪ ♪ My nerves are on fire, my fingers are shaking ♪ ♪ I've been taking the news pretty good till now ♪ ♪ ♪ Never did any good anyhow ♪ ♪ I've been racking my brain ♪ ♪ for a simple solution ♪ ♪ A little peace to replace ♪ ♪ ♪ my shattered illusion ‘Cause I'm losing the stories ♪ ♪ that I once believed ♪ ♪ ♪ Reality won't let me be ♪ ♪ Take my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying ♪ ♪ on down the line Take my mind ♪ ♪ Take my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying ♪ ♪ on down the line.

Take my mind.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I could walk out in the rain, ♪ ♪ find me a rainbow.

♪ ♪ Now I sit in my room ♪ ♪ and pull the shade on my window ♪ ♪ But the shadow I cast never fades away ♪ ♪ ♪ It covers up my brightest days ♪ ♪ Take my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying on down the line ♪ ♪ Take my mind.

Take my mind.

♪ ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying on down the line ♪ ♪ Take my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Waking up with the fear, ♪ ♪ she's a mean ol' mistress ♪ ♪ ♪ The cradle's gonna fall, ♪ ♪ I can't cover the distance ♪ ♪ My resistance is shot and my strength is gone ♪ ♪ ♪ Helpless as a sinking stone ♪ ♪ Take my mind ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying on down the line ♪ ♪ Take my mind Take my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Send it on the next thing flying on down the line ♪ ♪ Take my mind.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) (music continues) (music ends and applause begins) (applause continues) (music tuning) ♪ Here's one I wrote at a little campground ♪ ♪ outside of Dayton, Ohio one morning ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Have you heard ♪ ♪ the birds of Ohio ♪ ♪ ♪ singing before the dawn?

♪ ♪ ♪ loud enough to drown out the coyotes ♪ ♪ ♪ Let me show you before they're gone ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm not here to cast blame ♪ ♪ or offer forgiveness ♪ ♪ I just want to bear witness to a better deal.

♪ ♪ ♪ There's a slow moving grace ♪ ♪ And it's right here with us ♪ ♪ ♪ I've seen it myself.

♪ ♪ And I know that it's real.

♪ ♪ ♪ Have you heard the birds of Ohio ♪ ♪ ♪ singing before the dawn?

♪ ♪ ♪ loud enough to drown out the coyotes ♪ ♪ ♪ I want to tell you about that ♪ ♪ Let me show you before they're gone ♪ ♪ ♪ So go on and shout about it, ♪ ♪ all the beauty before your eyes.

♪ ♪ ♪ And I know that we've only begun.

♪ ♪ ♪ And all I can promise ♪ ♪ is I'm not the only one.

♪ ♪ And you're not the only one ♪ ♪ Have you heard the birds of Ohio ♪ ♪ ♪ singing before the dawn ♪ ♪ ♪ loud enough to drown out the coyotes?

♪ ♪ I want to tell you about that ♪ ♪ ♪ Let me show you before they're gone ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ That's Graham Sharp on the banjo ♪ ♪ and writing some beautiful songs.

♪ ♪ Y'all give him a big hand here.

♪ ♪ Graham Sharp.

♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm a graveyard man working dusk to dawn, ♪ ♪ ♪ Thirteen years behind the sand and drum ♪ ♪ ♪ Six am when my shift is done, ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm out the side door squinting to the rising sun ♪ ♪ ♪ Cross the gravel to the pick up truck.

♪ ♪ ♪ The door won't latch unless you hold it up ♪ ♪ ♪ You got to let it run before you drive it.

♪ ♪ ♪ But it's one thing I can always rely on.

♪ ♪ One day the fruits of my labor, ♪ ♪ ♪ one day the fruits of my labor, ♪ ♪ ♪ one day the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ going to shine on through ♪ ♪ ♪ I drive home to take the kids to school ♪ ♪ ♪ and help their momma with all she's got to do ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know how she keeps us all together.

♪ ♪ ♪ She's an angel with an attitude.

♪ ♪ ♪ I drop a gear as I pass the field ♪ ♪ ♪ Always takes me back to when I used to play here.

♪ ♪ ♪ I stop at the store on the edge of town.

♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause I like a drink before I lay down, ♪ ♪ yeeaaaaah ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor.

♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Thirteen years with the company ♪ ♪ ♪ Still they might ship my job overseas ♪ ♪ ♪ Rumors fly around and the brass don't deny it ♪ ♪ ♪ I guess they need the work worse in China ♪ ♪ I try not to chase the questions down ♪ ♪ ♪ I try not to wrap my mind too tight around ♪ ♪ where it all starts and where it ends Just sleep, wake and ♪ ♪ ♪ do it again, yeah ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ gonna shine on ♪ ♪ ♪ The preacher says pray without ceasing ♪ ♪ ♪ Daddy said settle down, son there's no point in leaving ♪ ♪ ♪ Wife says don't forget how your family needs you ♪ ♪ And for some reason I can't stop believing ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ shine on through ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ shine on through ♪ ♪ gonna shine on through ♪ ♪ shine on through ♪ ♪ through...shine...shine on...shine.... ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ ♪ One day, the fruits of my labor ♪ ♪ gonna shine...on...through ♪ (applause) (music ends) Jack> The two of you have bonded over a type of music which... which I find interesting.

We were talking about this when you guys first came in about Italian folk that you have, you know, the Godfather music I guess is...a way to.

Mike> Yeah.

I mean it's... yeah it's definitely music you would hear it here in those in those movies.

Yeah.

There's a whole tradition of, of Italian folk music that I didn't know about when I started playing the mandolin I started playing the mandolin when I was in college, I was 19 when I got a mandolin.

I was thinking Bill Monroe and Bluegrass.

And of course that's what I ended up doing.

But also my grandfather, his...his parents, my great grandparents were from Sicily, and he played the violin and he played me a song on his violin that was a mazurka, which is a type of waltz, you know, And, and I was like, Whoa, that just kind of blew me away.

And I realized there's this whole kind of music on this instrument, the mandolin.

It's the most Italian of all instruments.

And there's this other music that was written for this instrument and started doing a lot of research.

And I and I immediately roped Barrett into this project with him because it's sort of semi classical.

It's folk music, but you sort of have to have a classical background a little bit to understand it and play it.

Jack> Have you recorded?

You did an album, I think, right?

We finally made a record during... >> Yeah.

Mike> during the lockdown period, there in 2020.

We had the time finally because we're the band, you know, usually we're, we're so busy with the band, it's hard to do other musical projects, which is, you know, a great thing that the band is so, so busy.

But when the band was off the road for a couple of years, you know, we all kind of jumped into different little musical projects at home.

Jack> Did you do it on dropbox or did you violate lockdown.

Mike> Well, I think it was in early 2021.

So I was getting a feeling things were feel better, vaccines were available, people were getting out more.

You know I think we did wear masks.

Barrett> Did we?

>>Probably while we recorded it, Barrett> Yeah.

>> But we did it in this guy's basement, basically, who has a studio in his basement over in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

But yeah, it was great to finally make a record of that because we've been working on for so many years and had an opportunity to do it.

Jack> I understand you have a festival called Bird Fest that you do every year.

Tell us about that.

When is that going to happen?

Barrett> It's a South Carolina festival.

We headline it and we basically curate the festival and we bring out a great lineup of colleagues of ours that we think put on a good show.

Yeah, people come and camp out.

It's kind of close to Manning, South Carolina.

You could say, Jack> Oh wow.

Barrett> Summerton, South Carolina, even closer, Jack> - not too hot at that point in time.

Barrett> We it's...it's right on the border.

You know it can be but it typically you know, it's early May it's... it's not July.

It's not June.

It's not August.

So yeah typically the work the weather is pretty good and it's a beautiful site.

Jack> How many days?

Just two days?

It's two days, yeah.

And it's...there's a partnership with the South Carolina Waterfowl Association who have a beautiful facility down there in that area.

It's like this this secret spot that we're trying to let people know about South Carolina Wildlife Education Center.

And we, we do it right nearby, beautiful lakes and upstate.

And they have a festival for a few days.

Jack> How many day, how many times have you done this festival, so far?

Barrett> Well, this... this is the second year that we've done it at this site.

It's a festival that was in a different venue for years and years.

I mean, this is this will be this might even be the 20th year coming up that we've done it.

Jack> So it wasn't your festival before, Barrett> It was my festival.

Jack> It was your festival Barrett> and now... and now it's not really so much my festival anymore, We, we put it on the band and and also the South Carolina Waterfowl Association is that's, it's as much their festival as anybody.

Jack> Who would you like to see?

I don't know if you booked anybody, but Barrett> I don't know, you know, maybe the Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift.

♪ music tuning ♪ We got time for about one more song y'all Thanks for being such a great audience and such a beautiful spot We've had a blast playing for you.

♪ We hope to do it again.

We're the Steep Canyon Rangers.

Y'all come see us again.

Love y'all.

Thanks.

♪ Come say hi.

We'll be down here.

A handful of us will be hanging out here by the record table.

So you'll want to pick up one of those new records.

♪ Say, what's up?

We'll be around.

♪ A little train song.

♪ song starts ♪ ♪ ♪ It's the last train before they shut it down.

♪ ♪ It's the last line going that way ♪ ♪ Last chance headin' out of town ♪ ♪ I thought I heard the driver say, ♪ ♪ Packed my bags and all my things ♪ ♪ and left them all behind ♪ ♪ ♪ Red light flashing across that river bridge ♪ ♪ And I'm headin' down to Caroline ♪ ♪ ♪ Far away from my everyday till ♪ ♪ every day ran dry ♪ ♪ Never stopped to look behind me or return to say goodbye ♪ ♪ So tell the ones I love this train's a' runnin' late ♪ ♪ And there ain't no end of the line ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven is ♪ ♪ makin' it wait ♪ ♪ But the old 97's gonna make it this time ♪ ♪ ♪ Everything was made to break ♪ ♪ And the wheels are made of glass I ♪ ♪ can hear ‘em groan and feel ‘em shakin' ♪ ♪ 'Neath the weight of all our past ♪ ♪ So tell the ones I love ♪ ♪ this train's a'runnin' late ♪ ♪ And there ain't no end of the line ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven is making it wait.

♪ ♪ But the old 97's gonna make it this time Close my eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and feel the wind Lean back and let her roll ♪ ♪ ♪ And then that 97 hits a hundred and ten ♪ ♪ You can feel it in your soul ♪ Ohhhhh!

Ohhhhh!

Ohhhhh!

Ohhhhh!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Tell the ones I love this train's a'runnin' late ♪ ♪ And there ain't no end of the line ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven ♪ ♪ is makin' it wait But the old 97's gonna make it ♪ ♪ Tell the ones I love this train's a'runnin' late ♪ ♪ And there ain't no end of the line ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait ♪ ♪ The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait ♪ ♪ But the old 97's gonna make it this time ♪ ♪ ♪ Thank you so much, y'all We appreciate you being here on this beautiful night We're the Steep Canyon Rangers We'll see you soon.

(song ends) (applause) (applause continues) >> Thank you so much, y'all.

Over here on the fiddle, make him welcome Mr. Nikki Sanders from Asheville, North Carolina, (applause) Back there on the mandolin from Brevard, North Carolina, Mr. Mike Guggino, y'all.

Give it up for him right there.

(applause continues) ♪ song starts ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right riding around in the breeze ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right if you live the life you please ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right Doin' the best you can ♪ ♪ It's all right As long as you lend a hand ♪ ♪ ♪ You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ waiting for someone to tell you everything ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ Sit around and wonder what tomorrow might bring ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ Maybe a diamond ring.

♪ ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ even if they say you're wrong ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ 'Cause sometimes you gotta be strong ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ as long as you got somewhere to lay ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ Every day is judgment day.

♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe somewhere down the road away ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ You'll think of me and wonder where I am these days ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ Somewhere down the road when somebody plays ♪ ♪ At the end of the line Purple Haze ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right.

♪ ♪ Even when push comes to shove ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ Have you got someone to love?

♪ ♪ It's all right Everything will work out fine.

♪ ♪ ♪ It's all right.

♪ ♪ Going to the end of the line.

♪ ♪ ♪ I don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ I'm just happy to be here.

♪ ♪ Happy to be alive.

♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ And it won't matter if you're by my side.

♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ I'm satisfied.

♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ even if you're old and gray ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right.

♪ ♪ You still got something to say.

♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ Just remember to live and let live ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ The best you can do is forgive ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ rolling around on the breeze ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right ♪ ♪ if you live the life you please.

♪ ♪ It's all right.

♪ ♪ Even when the sun don't shine ♪ ♪ Well, it's all right.

♪ ♪ We're going to the end of the line.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (music ends) Goodnight, y'all.

Thank you.

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