The Steel Wheels

The Steel Wheels have spent almost twenty years writing, recording, and touring, while honing their evolving brand of American roots music. Through the years, The Steel Wheels have drawn on both traditional form and modern sounds to capture the beauty in all of life’s varied trials and triumphs. Their latest release, Sideways, is a meditation on resilience and survival. Throughout Sideways, we hear and see the image of resilience, resolve, and strength despite the trials. We are reminded that we are all still here… pushed and bent by the wind, yes, but still standing. As the band’s lead singer, Trent Wagler says, “It’s beautiful and crushing to be alive sometimes. We aren’t here to sing songs that only cut one way—but if they do, they’ll cut sideways.” 

Driftwood has been guided by music to hallowed ground many times since its founding members, Joe Kollar and Dan Forsyth, started making music as high schoolers in Joe's parents' basement. Whether the Upstate New York folk rock group—which today also includes violinist Claire Byrne, bassist Joey Arcuri, and drummer Sam Fishman—are converting new fans on a hardscrabble tour across the country or playing to a devoted crowd at hero Levon Helm’s Woodstock barn, the band’s shapeshifting approach to folk music continues to break new ground. 

To learn more about both artists and the Winter Roots Concert, visit https://www.redwingroots.com/winterroots.

Wilson Hall Parking: Park for free in the Warsaw Avenue Parking Deck directly behind the Forbes Center one and a half hours prior to the performance. Handicapped parking is on each floor next to the elevators. Exit the parking lot on the ground floor and follow signs to campus. Walk through the tunnel under South Main Street. Wilson Hall is the building at the top of the Quad with the clock tower. Alternatively, a free shuttle will run from the Warsaw Parking Deck to Wilson Hall starting one hour prior to the performance and returning immediately following.

A limited number of additional handicapped parking spaces are available in Lot A behind Wilson Hall, accessible via Bluestone Drive. If the gate is down, press the call button and identify yourself as a Wilson Hall guest intent on parking in Lot A. All laws pertaining to proper use of disabled parking placards or license plates apply.