Nashville, IN. – Walking into the Brown County Music Center on December 4, 2025, you could feel an extra buzz of excitement — not just for the usual raucous energy of an Old Crow Medicine Show event, but for something new: their first-ever holiday tour. The stage lights glowed warm, the scent of evergreen and winter festivities seemed almost in the air, and the crowd came ready for a night of foot-stomping Americana mixed with seasonal cheer. As the first chords struck, the band launched into a rollicking mix of traditional holiday favorites along with selections from their brand new holiday album, OCMS XMAS. Vocal harmonies soared, fiddles and banjos danced, and longtime fans basked in the holiday cheer.
OCMS band members included Ketch Secor (vocals, fiddle, harmonica, banjo, guitar), Morgan Jahnig (upright bass), Chance McCoy (fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals), Cory Younts (drums, mandolin, harmonica, keyboards, vocals), Mike Harris (guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, vocals) and PJ George (accordion, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, drums) along with special guest Bronwyn Keith-Hynes whose fiddle playing added a fresh, energized dimension. Bronwyn’s fiddle lines cut through the chorus and punctuated the songs with brightness and flair: every time she stepped forward, the room seemed to shimmer. On holiday classics and OCMS-style originals alike, her playing offered both respect for the old-time string-band roots and a youthful, modern fire.
The set list leaned heavily on songs from OCMS XMAS, giving the audience a first live taste of the group’s holiday vision. And while seasonal originals and reworked classics filled the night, when the band dialed things back for a familiar OCMS tune — a crowd favorite like “Wagon Wheel” — the roar of recognition was immediate. It was what longtime fans came for: that unfiltered Americana vitality, woven together with just enough Christmas magic to make it feel like more than just a gig.
“We’re in the joy business,” says frontman Ketch Secor, who launched the Grammy-winning band in 1998. “From the very start, a lot of the virtues of Christmas — the revelry, the singalongs, the happiness — have been present in our show.”
By the final chord, the band had delivered something special — an evening both rooted in tradition and freshly celebratory. The crowd left with smiles, perhaps humming a new favorite from OCMS XMAS under their breath.
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SET ONE:
- HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS
- ALL ABOUT A BABY
- 8 DOGS 8 BANJOS / BREAKING UP / KRAMPUS
- TAKE EM’ AWAY
- I LIKE BEER
- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / KISS ME (Sixpence None the Richer cover)
- JAMES RIVER BLUES
- GRANDPA’S GONE
- DEC 26 / JINGLE BELLS / TEAR IT DOWN
- HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) (John Lennon, Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band cover)
SET TWO:
- TRIM THIS TREE
- CANDY CANE HABIT (TAKE A LICK ON ME) (Marvin Sease cover)
- I HEAR THEM ALL
- STORE BOUGHT CHRISTMAS
- SIXTEEN TONS (Merle Travis cover)
- JOLLY MAN
- HOLIDAY MEDLEY: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN / FELIZ NAVIDAD / LAST CHRISTMAS / WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME / GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER / LITTLE SAINT NICK / ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
- CORN WHISKEY CHRISTMAS / FLICKER & SHINE
- FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK (The Pogues Cover)
- WAGON WHEEL
ENCORE:
- JEREMIAH WAS A BULLDOG (JOY TO THE WORLD) (Three Dog Night Cover)
- I SAW THE LIGHT (Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys cover)
Show Date: 12.04.2025
