"'Last American Waltz' is a love song to America in 3/4 time," says bandleader Ketch Secor. "We wanted it to feel timeless - the kind of song that could drift across a dancehall floor at midnight or echo through an old American Legion hall after the lights come up. Having Molly Tuttle join us on this track brought even more heart and soul to the recording.”
"Last American Waltz" follows the band's previous single "My Side Of The Mountain," a generation-spanning collaboration co-written by Secor, Tuttle and Luke Combs, and featuring bluegrass legends Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury. The song has garnered early attention from The Bluegrass Situation, Relix, Whiskey Riff, MusicRow, AmericanaUK and more. Produced by longtime bandmember Morgan Jahnig and recorded in the band's own East Nashville studio, Union Made is Old Crow Medicine Show's most collaborative project to date, featuring appearances from nearly a dozen guests including Maggie Rose, Turnpike Troubadours' Evan Felker, Jesse Welles, Lee Oskar, John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina Cash.
Union Made finds the two-time GRAMMY-winning string band reflecting upon the people, places, and stories of a country on the brink of its 250th birthday. Inspired by Old Crow Medicine Show's nearly 30-year trek from the street corners of Western North Carolina to the nation's most celebrated stages, the album is a love letter to the America that was, the America that is, and the America that could be. The band has spent more than a quarter century blending the vernacular traditions of old-school America – including mountain music, bluegrass, old-time, and folk – into modern songs that continue to resonate across generations and geographies. Their music acts as a cultural bridge, connecting the past with the present.
Union Made follows Old Crow Medicine Show's first-ever holiday album OCMS XMAS, which released in December to widespread acclaim from The New York Times, NPR’s Fresh Air and Billboard, with appearances on CBS This Morning, The Kelly Clarkson Show and World Cafe. Last summer, Ketch Secor released his first solo album Story The Crow Told Me and made his debut as the new host of the long-running Nashville PBS travel and culture series Tennessee Crossroads. He spoke about both projects on Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast and gave more insight into his Louder Than Guns documentary, which is in select theaters and just premiered on PBS as part of the REEL SOUTH documentary series.
After several main stage performances at Merlefest last month, Old Crow Medicine Show will hit the road this week on a tour across the country with stops in Boston, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Boulder, Louisville and more. See a full list of dates below and find more information here: crowmedicine.com/tour.
Union Made Tracklist
1. Howdy Do America ft. Jesse Welles
2. Lincoln Highway
3. My Side Of The Mountain ft. Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury & Molly Tuttle
4. Revolution Now ft. Evan Felker
5. Last American Waltz
6. Merrimack & Monitor
7. Rainbow Stew
8. Rye Whiskey
9. Beautiful Land ft. Maggie Rose & Lee Oskar
10. Lewis and Clark
11. Y'all All Come ft. John Carter Cash & Ana Cristina Cash
12. For What It's Worth
Old Crow Medicine Show 2026 Tour Dates:
May 14 – Salina, KS @ The Stiefel Theatre
May 15 – Bellvue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre *
May 16 – Aztec, NM @ Tico Time Bluegrass Festival
May 17 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater *
May 28 – Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre +
May 29 – Richmond, VA @ Music at Maymont +
May 30 – Columbia, SC @ Songbird Festival - Finlay Park
June 4 – Ridgewood, NY @ Gottscheer Hall
June 6 – Paris, TN @ Tennessee River Jam
June 19 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES @ Azkena Rock Festival
June 20 – Grolloo, NL @ Holland International Blues Festival
June 25 – Prior Lake, MN @ The Great Midwest Ribfest
June 26 –Bloomington, IL @ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts =
June 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Paramount Theatre =
June 28 – Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Theatre =
July 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Twilight Concert Series - The Gallivan Center #
July 14 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center %
July 15 – Casper, WY @ Ford Wyoming Center %
July 17 – Whitefish, MT @ Under The Big Sky
July 18 – Emigrant, MT @ The Old Saloon
July 21 – Ketchum, ID @ Argyros Performing Arts Center
July 23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre ^
July 24 – Albuquerque, NM @ First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater ^
July 25 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
July 26 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
July 31 – Albany, NY @ MVP Arena ^^
August 1 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre ~
August 2 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park ^^
August 5 – Erie, PA @ Rebich Investments Amphitheater **
August 6 – Lynchburg, VA @ Academy Center of the Arts **
August 8 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ Alabama Theatre **
August 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena ^^
August 14 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena ^^
August 15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post ^^
August 28 – West Fargo, ND @ Buckaroo Festival - Lights Ampitheatre
September 13 – Bristol, TN & VA @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
September 15 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts $
September 17 – Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre $
September 18 – Shelburne, VT @ Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green - Shelburne Museum $
September 19 – Hammondsport, NY @ Concerts at Point of the Bluff $
September 20 – Morgantown, WV @ The Metropolitan Theatre $
October 1 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort
October 9 – Eureka Springs, AR @ Hillberry Music Festival
October 15 – Franklin, NC @ Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts $
October 16 – Charleston, WV @ Clay Center $
October 17 – Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn's Peak $
October 18 – York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts $
October 27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
October 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
October 30 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Jones Assembly
October 31 – San Antonio, TX @ Stable Hall
November 1 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
November 11–15 – Miami, FL @ Moon River At Sea
* with Madeline Hawthorne
+ with Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
= with Trey Hensley
# with Big Richard, Michelle Moonshine
% with Big Richard
^ with Darius Rucker, Austin Williams
^^ with Zac Brown Band
~ with Deadgrass
** with Presley Haile
$ with Palmyra
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