The Boxcars Explained

The Boxcars
Genre:	Bluegrass music
Label:	Mountain Home Records
Current Members:	Adam Steffey Ron Stewart Keith Garrett Harold Nixon Gary Hultman
Past Members:	John R. Bowman

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

External links

• The Boxcars official website

Notes and References

1. News: Haberichter. Steve. Award Winning bluegrass group THE BOXCARS in concert at Down Home Guitars. 18 October 2015. Frankfort Patch. 4 October 2012.
2. News: Boxcars Roll to Top Bluegrass Nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808212449/http://www.cmt.com/news/1669239/boxcars-roll-to-top-bluegrass-nominations/. dead. August 8, 2020. 18 October 2015. CMT News. 17 August 2011.
3. News: Lawless. John. John Bowman exits The Boxcars. 18 October 2015. Bluegrass Today. 1 June 2014.
4. News: The Boxcars Welcome New Member Gary Hultman to Group. 18 October 2015. Cybergrass. 17 June 2014.
5. The Boxcars Chart History. Billboard. 18 October 2015.
6. News: Thompson. Richard. 2013 Bluegrass Grammy follow-up. 18 October 2015. Bluegrass Today. 7 December 2013.
7. News: The Gibson Brothers win top Bluegrass Award again. 19 October 2015. The Telegraph. 27 September 2013.
8. Web site: Create the Curve Award. The Boxcars official website. 19 October 2015.
9. News: Conaway. Alanna. 2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards Winners Revealed. 19 October 2015. Taste of Country. 30 September 2011.
10. Web site: The Boxcars - Artist Profile. eventseeker.com.
11. Web site: 2011 IBMA chart. IBMA.