The Boxcars

For other uses, see Boxcar (disambiguation).

The Boxcars
Genres	Bluegrass music
Labels	Mountain Home Records
Members	Adam Steffey Ron Stewart Keith Garrett Harold Nixon Gary Hultman
Past members	John R. Bowman
Website	www.theboxcars.com

The Boxcars were an American bluegrass band. In addition to being Grammy-nominated, the band has received numerous International Bluegrass Music Awards both as a group and individually.^[1]

History

The Boxcars were founded by Adam Steffey, Ron Stewart, Keith Garrett, John Bowman, and Harold Nixon. They released their debut self-titled album in 2010 and were nominated for numerous International Bluegrass Music Awards the year after.^[2] In 2014, Bowman left the group to focus on his career of preaching and singing in churches, releasing a solo album in June of that year.^[3] Bowman was replaced by Gary Hultman in June 2014.^[4]

The group disbanded in 2017.

Discography

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Bluegrass [5]
The Boxcars	Release date: October 19, 2010 Label: Mountain Home Records	—
All In	Release date: March 27, 2012 Label: Mountain Home Records	12
It's Just a Road	Release date: April 30, 2013 Label: Mountain Home Records	—
Familiar with the Ground	Release date: March 18, 2016 Label: Mountain Home Records	4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2015	International Bluegrass Music Awards	Instrumental Performers of the Year – Mandolin – (Adam Steffey)	Nominated
		Instrumental Performers of the Year – Banjo – (Ron Stewart)	Nominated
2014	Grammy Awards[6]	Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album	Nominated
2014	International Bluegrass Music Awards	Instrumental Group of the Year	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year	Nominated
		Gospel Record Performance of the Year	Nominated
		Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year	Nominated
		Instrumental Performers of the Year – Banjo – (Ron Stewart)	Nominated
		Instrumental Performers of the Year – Mandolin – (Adam Steffey)	Won
		Instrumental Performers of the Year – Fiddle – (Ron Stewart)	Nominated
2013	International Bluegrass Music Awards[7]	Instrumental Group of the Year	Won
		Instrumental Performers of the Year – Mandolin – (Adam Steffey)	Won
2011	Create The Curve[8]	Artistic Excellence	Won
2011	International Bluegrass Music Awards[9][10][11]	Instrumental Group of the Year	Won
		Emerging Artist of the Year	Won

References

1. Haberichter, Steve (4 October 2012). "Award Winning bluegrass group THE BOXCARS in concert at Down Home Guitars". Frankfort Patch. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
2. "Boxcars Roll to Top Bluegrass Nominations". CMT News. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
3. Lawless, John (1 June 2014). "John Bowman exits The Boxcars". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. "The Boxcars Welcome New Member Gary Hultman to Group". Cybergrass. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. "The Boxcars Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
6. Thompson, Richard (7 December 2013). "2013 Bluegrass Grammy follow-up". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
7. "The Gibson Brothers win top Bluegrass Award again". The Telegraph. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
8. "Create the Curve Award". The Boxcars official website. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
9. Conaway, Alanna (30 September 2011). "2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards Winners Revealed". Taste of Country. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
10. "The Boxcars - Artist Profile". eventseeker.com.
11. "2011 IBMA chart". IBMA.

External links

• The Boxcars official website