Steep Canyon Rangers is a bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina formed in 2000. The band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. The 2013 album Nobody Knows You won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album while in 2012 their collaboration with Steve Martin, Rare Bird Alert, was nominated for the same award. The band has recorded 9 solo albums plus two collaborative albums with Steve Martin.