The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

from Portland Oregon

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

THE BAND
In 1969, the members of the three year-old Nitty Gritty Dirt Band almost packed it
in for good, unsure of where the young group was heading next in its career or
with its hybrid sound. Thirty-seven years later the remaining foursome –
weathered, well-traveled, arguably wiser -- is enjoying its 40th Anniversary. The
individual band-mates would probably admit they still don’t know where they’re
heading next, only that wherever it is, they’ll be going there together.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s pioneering spirit, its eagerness to experiment and
desire to explore the by-ways and gravel roads of America’s musical past, has
exerted a profound effect on our present-day pop culture. They defied the
conventional hit-driven approach to record-making by undertaking the
ambitious three-LP set Will The Circle Be Unbroken, cut live to two-track in
Nashville over six days, for the sum of just $22,000Thanks to the band’s
unfettered creative energy and the palpable excitement of playing with their
country and bluegrass music idols, the 1972 album became a landmark,
genresmashing hit. Circle remains such a significant effort that it was one of 50
recordings honored this y... show more

Country/Bluegrass/Rockabilly Folk/Celtic/Latin/World

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Community Events

Jesse Roper on The Best Year Ever tour @ Northern Bar & Stage - Nov 08, 2025

Mia Kelly & Blair Dunlop @ Knox on 2nd - Sep 28, 2025

Past Events

Oct

2014

19:30

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Live!: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Nearing their 5th Decade together, the iconic and profoundly influential Nitty G...

Cowichan Performing Arts Centre

Oct

2006

20:00 23:00

Award Winning Country Band from Colorado: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Clover Poi...

McPherson Playhouse #3 Centennial Square, Victoria BC Doors 7pm - Showtime 8pm...

$50.50

McPherson Playhouse

Oct

2006

20:00

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11003D15B26283AE?artistid=821284&majorcatid=100...

$44.50-$59.50

Red Robinson Show Theatre

Oct

2006

20:00

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11003D15B07580F6?artistid=821284&majorcatid=100...

$44.50-$59.50

Red Robinson Show Theatre

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