Single Release

SINGLE RELEASE

AARON BURDETT

“Denver Plane”

RECORD LABEL:
Organic Records

RELEASE DATE:
10/14/2022

ISRC:
USETB2200048

GENRE:
Americana, Bluegrass

LOCATION:
Asheville, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:

As captivating as the song is in its own right, its invocation of the Steep Canyon Rangers will have listeners shaking their heads in amusement, as it arrives in the wake of the recent announcement that Burdett has been named as the newest member of the GRAMMY-winning sextet, known for alternating their own recordings and tours with ones made with legendary banjo-playing comedian and actor Steve Martin.

“In August of 2019 my band was flying out to Colorado to play some shows,” notes Burdett,  “and we found ourselves traveling alongside the Steep Canyon Rangers, who were doing the same. We had a really tight connection at Charlotte, and I remember running between terminals for about 20 minutes alongside Graham Sharp, songwriter and banjo player for their band. Both of us were lugging heavy instruments and backpacks, and we were not optimistic we’d get to the gate in time. Fortunately, we did get there just as the plane doors were closing, and I made a note during the flight with a song idea about ‘running with the Rangers.’ As often happens, it took me a year or two to flesh out the full song, and we finally recorded it in the spring of 2022.

“Here’s where the story gets interesting, though,” he adds. “In June of 2022, quite unexpectedly, the Rangers contacted me about the possibility of joining them, and now, as I write this in the early fall of 2022, I’m actually a full member of the band, ‘running with the Rangers’ on a weekly basis. You can’t make this stuff up!”

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Aaron Burdett is listed as one of the Top 10 most important musicians of western North Carolina by WNC Magazine, alongside such greats as Doc Watson, Steep Canyon Rangers, and The Avett Brothers.
  • Recently won the grand prize in the folk category of the USA Songwriting Contest with “A Couple Broken Windows” from his album Refuge (2018).
  • His single “Rockefeller” was one of three finalists in the bluegrass category in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest in 2020 (postponed until 2021).

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