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Steep Canyon Rangers, Adam Klein
Thursday Nov 19, 2009 8:30 PM
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Tickets on sale now! Come witness the Steep Canyon Rangers tonight at the Melting Point. Before being nominated for 2 International Bluegrass Music awards in 2008 (including Album of the Year, "Lovin' Pretty Women), the Rangers were named 'Emerging Artist of the Year' in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for dinner and drinks.
Adam Klein | 8:30 PM
 Adam Klein is an Athens, Georgia-based troubadour and singer/songwriter playing country folk and Americana songs.
His first record, “Distant Music”, offers soft, rustic country folk songs colored gently with warm touches of pedal steel, fiddle, dobro, and other roots instrumentation. “Western Tales & Trails” is Klein’s dynamic second record, a collection of southern and western-themed legends and story songs. These are timeless tales of longing, journeys, a search, and a hope for something better littered with characters who, despite their chances, are fighting through.
Klein delivers a work of art– finely crafted songs, masterful storytelling, poetic lyricism and striking imagery channelled through his gentle yet penetrating voice. Think Steve Earle “Train A Comin’” meets Josh Ritter’s latest western romp, with Townes Van Zandt stopping by for a drink or two. Klein has marked himself as a true original, a significant new writer who must be heard.
Klein channels the folklore of the American West with great precision, clarity, and effect, drawing inspiration from his time as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the plains of Mali, West Africa, and his numerous travels.
Behind the strength of his records, Klein has performed throughout the U.S. and toured in Ireland, the UK, and Netherlands. He was an official showcasing artist at the 2008 Folk Alliance conference, and has shared the stage with artists as diverse as Kevn Kinney, Okkervil River, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Nels Andrews, Elvis Perkins, and Danny Schmidt.
Klein demonstrates a formidable skill at blending the finest elements of folk, Americana, and country in imaginative, engaging songs. With the soul and voice of a poet, he continues to emerge as a significant new writer and performer in American folk music
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Steep Canyon Rangers | 9:30 PM
 From Asheville, North Carolina, Steep Canyon Rangers have built a reputation as an engaging acoustic quintet seasoned by constant touring. Before being nominated for 2 International Bluegrass Music awards in 2008 (including Album of the Year, "Lovin' Pretty Women), the Rangers were named 'Emerging Artist of the Year' in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. The group has been regularly featured on the Grand Ole Opry, as well as major U.S. Bluegrass and Americana music festivals such as MerleFest, Telluride, Grey Fox, DelFest and RockyGrass.
The band's willingness to bring Bluegrass to music-lovers worldwide has taken Steep Canyon Rangers to festivals in Sweden, Ireland, Germany and Canada. The group also regularly performs at Rock & Roll venues on the U.S. jam-band circuit.
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