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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Sure, he can play the banjo...but can he juggle?
Way back in the 70's in his stand-up routine, Steve Martin would cap off a night of happy feet and low-key hilarity with that very question...and then proceed to juggle away. But the contradiction of his rather serious stage manner with the clear exuberance for Foggy Mountain Breakdown made him that much funnier...and loveable. 40 years later on Austin City Limits, bluegrass is the order of the night as Martin picks and grins with the Steep Canyon Rangers for new tunes in the old tradition...along with young Texan Sarah Jarosz who rewrites the bluegrass rules with her own original songs and style...7pm
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