Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Call of the Canyon

Who says you can’t go home again? Two Randolph natives — David McMeekin and Jamie Drysdale — revisit the Green Mountain State as the Random Canyon Growlers, their bluegrass outfit based in Jackson Hole, Wyo. With bassist Matt Donovan, mandolinist Jake Rekedal and fellow Vermonter and guest fiddler Justin Moore in tow, the band brings speedy picking and folk lyrics to the stage. Heavy vocal harmonies thread through songs such as “Fox on the Run,” while “Keep Your License Plate Green” proves the guys haven’t forgotten their roots. With a debut studio album due out this month, “We’re looking at the ... Chandler show as a CD release party, as well,” says Drysdale. So let out a holler, or maybe a growl, and join the hootenanny.