Old Crow Medicine Show

BIOGRAPHy

Old Crow Medicine Show got its’ start busking on street corners in New York state and Canada. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina, where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He immediately invited the band to play at his MerleFest. Shortly thereafter, the band relocated to Nashville for a residency at the Grand Ole Opry, where they entertained the crowd between shows. The band has gone on to tour the world and sell hundreds of thousands of albums. In November of 2011, Old Crow’s classic single, “Wagon Wheel,” received the RIAA’s Gold certification for selling over 500,000 copies. In 2011, Old Crow found themselves embarking on the historic Railroad Revival Tour with Mumford and Sons and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. This tour had the bands riding a vintage train from California to New Orleans, playing shows along the way. More recently, they released the album 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde in 2017. They continue to tour the country by rail and otherwise.

 

Career Path

2000Discovered by folk icon Doc Watson while busking outside a pharmacy in Boone, North Carolina; Watson invited the band to perform at his annual MerleFest, a gig the band credits as the turning point of their career.
2001Relocated to Nashville for a residency performing between shows at the Grand Ole Opry, planting roots in the institution they would eventually join as members.
2004Released the debut major-label album 'O.C.M.S.' on Nettwerk Records, featuring the co-write with Bob Dylan's unfinished lyric that became their signature anthem 'Wagon Wheel'.
2011Rode a vintage train from California to New Orleans on the historic Railroad Revival Tour alongside Mumford and Sons and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, with the tour later documented in the SXSW Headliner Audience Award-winning film 'Big Easy Express'.
2013Inducted as full members of the Grand Ole Opry, 12 years after their Nashville residency first brought them to the institution's stage.
2014Won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for 'Remedy', recorded with guests including Aoife O'Donovan and produced in partnership with ATO Records.
2022Released 'Paint This Town' on ATO Records, the first album recorded with the full current lineup of Jerry Pentecost, Mike Harris, and Mason Via, paying homage to American mythological figures from Elvis Presley to Eudora Welty.
2023Released 'Jubilee', their eighth studio album through ATO Records, celebrating 25 years as a band with guest appearances by Sierra Ferrell, Mavis Staples, and former member Willie Watson; nominated for Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
2024Made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, bringing their string-band sound to the beloved in-office session series and reaching a new generation of listeners.
2025Released the holiday album 'OCMS XMAS' on Hartland Records featuring 11 original tracks, then headlined the Circle The Wagons Tour kicking off at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

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