There are few things that musicians and fans love more than a well run music festival. It’s gives everyone a chance to meet amazing people and see a variety of styles all in one place. As a touring musician you would think that we get a chance to hang out and watch other bands play all the time but unfortunately, that is hardly ever the case. You get to see other posters hanging up in the same venues as we play and we all know each others names from the circuit but rarely get a chance to be in the same place at the same time. That is just one of the many reasons we love to play as many festivals as possible! It also usually means that warm weather is here!

We are very excited about the 2012 lineup of festivals we have on our schedule and there are still more pending. We would love to see all of you out at one (or more) of these! If you have never been to a music festival you’ll get hooked! Here is where we are playing so far:

We are happy to offer a FREE pre-release download of the song “Rain In the Valley” from the upcoming album “Lay Down Lay Low”! Go to www.noisetrade.com/thesteelwheels to claim your download and please share this with all your friends!

We are excited to give a little sneak peek off the new album “Lay Down Lay Low” with an acapella song called “Rain In the Valley.” It was launched on the American Songwriter website today which is pretty sweet. We love the American Songwriter magazine and website and are super honored for them to premiere this video for us!

What are these two smiling about? It must be The Steel Wheels’ Holiday Special. That’s one Steel Wheels mug, one t-shirt, and one CD of your choice, all for $50! Also, if you hadn’t noticed, this is a brand new T-shirt design! And it looks great on everyone, even you.

Greetings from the great Mid-West!…. We just finished up a fantastic tour with shows in North Carolina (Ocracoke Island), Kentucky, Missouri, and Kansas. Thanks to all our new friends and fans that we’ve had the pleasure of meeting or at least seeing bopping heads in the audience!

We had an amazing weekend in Salina, Ks at the Smokey Hill River Festival and all the performers and visual artists were top notch! We played five sets over the three days that we were there and missed not a one due to any of the perilous weather conditions. All I can say is that the people of Kansas are fantastic and Salina puts on one masterpiece of a festival….

The Steel Wheel Duo gets covered in “Bicycle Times” Issue #6. We are proud to let you know that we got a great feature article in the newest issue of Bicycle Times! The story covers our first SpokeSongs Bicycle Music Tour in late Fall of 2009 and has some sweet pics as well. The magazine is available at a number of stores including Barnes and Noble and also online HERE.

“Uncloudy Day officially released” Yes, it is true! While we have not made a big release of this album yet, it is definitely OUT. Click here to purchase