Steve Martin And Edie Brickell

Steve Martin is currently in the fifth decade of a varied and accomplished career as a comedian, actor, author and playwright, and as a Grammy-winning bluegrass banjoist and songwriter. What you may not know is he is originally from Texas. His partner in the Love Has Come For You project is Edie Brickell, who is also originally from Texas.

As you may recall, Brickell has done a number of collaborations over the past few years, but her new endeavor with Martin seems to be the most natural. Martin composed the music and Brickell provided the lyrics and the vocal melodies.

Produced by legendary musician and producer Peter Asher, the project also features Esperanza Spalding, Waddy Wachtel, Nickel Creek alumni Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins, as well as the Steep Canyon Rangers.

In addition to the to the title track, other standout songs include "When You Get To Asheville," "Get Along Stray Dog," "Friend Of Mine" and "Fighter."

In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Brickell said the collaboration began when Martin sent her "a tune with no song to it. I was so thrilled that [Martin] kept sending tunes because they would arrive and there were little stories in them just immediately for me. I saw a lot of images and all I had to do was sit back and narrate what I saw."

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell are set for more dates beginning later this month:

• 4/27 University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• 4/28 State Theatre Center For the Arts, Easton, PA
• 5/22 Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Meyers, FL
• 5/23 Mahaffey Theater, St Petersburg, FL
• 5/24 Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
• 5/25 Florida State Univ. Ruby Diamond Auditorium, Tallahassee
• 5/26 St. Augustine Amphitheater, St. Augustine, FL
• 5/27 N. Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston, SC
• 5/29 Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
• 5/30 Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
• 5/31 War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, NC
• 6/21 Palace Theatre, Stamford, CT
• 6/22 Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ
• 6/23 Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston, NY
• 6/24 The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
• 6/25 Town Hall Theatre, New York
• 6/27 Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
• 6/28 Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater, Chautauqua, NY
• 6/29 Nathan Phillips Square - City Hall, Toronto
• 6/30 Penn State University, University Park, PA
• 7/01 Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh
• 7/02 Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, PA
• 7/19 Deer Valley Ski Resort, Park City, UT
• 7/22 State Theatre, Minneapolis
• 7/24 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
• 7/25 Chicago Theatre, Chicago
• 7/26 Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
• 7/27 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
• 7/28 Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, OH
• 7/29 Meijer Gardens Amphitheater, Grand Rapids, MI
• 8/07 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles,

*Additional dates to be announced.

For more information visit www.stevemartin.com

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