Steve Martin and Alison Brown Release Bluegrass Version of Old Town Road

Musicians Steve Martin and Alison Brown have teamed up with bluegrass veterans to release a cover of the Lil Nas X hit.

FTMQ Music, written by our newsroom9 October 2026 at 01:010 views

Steve Martin and Alison Brown released a bluegrass cover of Lil Nas X's song Old Town Road on October 8, 2026. JamBase, Spin, Billboard, Stereogum, and Variety all reported on the new track, which features musicians Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski. [1][2][4][5][6]

According to Spin, the recording lineup also includes bluegrass musicians Ronnie McCoury, Stuart Duncan, and Garry West. Spin reported that the release was accompanied by a behind-the-scenes video. [2]

The track features new lyrics written by Steve Martin. JamBase noted that Martin contributed new lyrics, while Variety reported that the additions include references to the retail chain Buc-ee's and Sasquatch. [1][6]

The original version of Old Town Road gained traction on TikTok before a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was released in April 2019. The track sampled Nine Inch Nails and spent 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [8]

Steve Martin and Alison Brown released a bluegrass cover of Old Town Road on October 8, 2026.
The recording features musicians Del McCoury, Dan Tyminski, Ronnie McCoury, Stuart Duncan, and Garry West.
Steve Martin wrote new lyrics for the bluegrass adaptation.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury & Dan Tyminski Cover ‘Old Town Road’JamBase, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Steve Martin, Alison Brown Take ‘Old Town Road’ To Bluegrass CountrySpin, 1d ago
[3]Steve Martin & Alison Brown Transform Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Into A Bluegrass RideShore Fire Media, 1d ago
[4]Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Dan Tyminski & Del McCoury Give This Lil Nas X Hit a Bluegrass SpinBillboard, 1d ago
[5]Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury, & Dan Tyminski Cover Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"Stereogum, 1d ago
[6]Steve Martin and Alison Brown on Reinventing Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ as an All-Star Bluegrass Tune… With Added Lyrics About Buc-ee’s and SasquatchVariety, 1d ago
[7]Steve Martin, Alison Brown Take ‘Old Town Road’ To Bluegrass CountryYahoo, 1d ago

Background

[8]Old Town Road on Grokipedia

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