Twenty-two years of string-band credibility, and Old Crow Medicine Show is going back to where it started. The two-time Grammy-winning roots outfit announces The O.C.M.S. Big Iron World Tour: Back to the Roots, a series of intimate shows performing their first two albums, ‘O.C.M.S.’ and ‘Big Iron World’, in stripped-down configurations at venues that reflect the spirit of the recordings themselves. The tour kicks off March 18th at Nashville’s historic Station Inn. Tickets are on sale now.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 22 years since the launch of our O.C.M.S. album and 20 years since our second studio record, Big Iron World,” says frontman Ketch Secor. “Working with David Rawlings, plus the presence of Gillian Welch, is what really made the magic on these albums.” The tour takes those songs back to smaller rooms, leaning into the intimacy that made them resonate in the first place, with stops at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, The Orange Peel in Asheville, Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, and MerleFest in Wilkesboro among the highlights.
The announcement comes on the heels of a busy stretch for the band. Their first-ever holiday album ‘OCMS XMAS’ arrived in December, following their 2023 Grammy-nominated anniversary record ‘Jubilee’. Secor also released his debut solo album ‘Story The Crow Told Me’ last summer and took over as host of the long-running Tennessee Crossroads travel and culture series.
The O.C.M.S. Big Iron World Tour: Back to the Roots Dates:
March 18: Station Inn, Nashville, TN
March 19: Appalachian Theatre, Boone, NC
March 20: Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN
March 21: Neighbourhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
March 22: The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
March 31: Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, Wilmington, NC
April 1: Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC
April 2: Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
April 3: Lucas Theatre for the Arts, Savannah, GA
April 4: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
April 24-25: MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC