Tag: Noam Pikelny

Pikelny & Friends: This Ain’t A Hobby

| April 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
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In the bottom of Shriners’ Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, a packed house was anxiously awaiting “the one and only second performance” of a band they’d never heard. Noam Pikelny with his friends Ronnie McCoury, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales, and Bryan Sutton took the [...]

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Punchers going their separate ways this summer

| April 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Punch Brothers are taking the summer off for the most part, with several members using the time to tour on their own. The band has but three shows scheduled as a group: at the Spoleto Festival in May, and at Telluride and ROMP in June. [...]

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Album of the Week #32 – Chris Thile’s How To Grow A Woman From The Ground

| February 27, 2013 | 2 Comments
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It was announced a few months ago that bluegrass’ own Chris Thile will be awarded a MacArthur genius grant. Congratulations. There isn’t a more deserving artist. But hold your applause. His award is eclipsed by the honor he is receiving this week: An Album Of [...]

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Triple banjos on PHC

| February 25, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Here’s video of Bill Evans, Noam Pikelny and Joe Newberry’s triple banjo version of Arkansas Traveler from last Saturday’s edition of A Prairie Home Companion.   There are some further audio clips from the show, including an Earl Scruggs medley, on the PHC web site.

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Banjo… banjo… banjo on Prairie Home Companion

| February 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
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A Prairie Home Companion will on this week’s radio show be presenting three individually distinctive banjo players; Bill Evans, educator, composer and author; the progressive Noam Pikelny; and innovative old-time picker Joe Newberry.  Also on the show are traditional county music singer Suzy Bogguss and [...]

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Noam Pikelny announces 2013 tour

| February 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Noam Pikelny, banjo player with Punch Brothers, is set to use some downtime with the band this year to tour in support of his 2011 solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. The record had been nominated for a Grammy in the Best [...]

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Protect and recover your stuff with GearTrack

| December 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could register all your valuable musical instruments and gear online, with photos, descriptions, serial numbers, and identifying characteristics? In the event of loss, theft or damage, it would make recovery or insurance claims much easier. This is the idea [...]

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55th Grammy Award nominees announced

| December 6, 2012 | 0 Comments
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The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 55th annual Grammy Awards in a Nashville ceremony last night. While the rest of the world gushes over Jay-Z, The Black Keys and Kanye West, we’ll save our praise for the all important Best Bluegrass Album category. [...]

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More banjo on The Office

| October 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
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On this past week’s edition of the popular NBC television program, The Office, the character portrayed by Ed Helms (Andy) once again broke out the old five string to entertain his officemates. If you check out the video below, you’ll see that they don’t necessarily [...]

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Day 1 of the 40th Annual RockyGrass

| July 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
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This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. This year’s RockyGrass sold out on February 27th, the earliest ever sellout for the festival by two months. For those lucky enough to get tickets, this year’s lineup is as inspired as ever. [...]

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