How To Grow A Band is the title of a new film, currently in production, that chronicles the life and times of Punch Brothers. It follows Chris Thile and his merry band (Chris Eldridge on guitar, Noam Pikelny on band, Gabe
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Into The Cauldron transcriptions
Mike Marshall has prepared a book of transcriptions from his 2003 CD Into The Cauldron, a set of stunning duets with fellow mando-wizard Chris Thile. It contains transcriptions from 9 of 11 tracks on the CD, including the main melody,
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Chris Thile to debut mandolin concerto
Never one to rest on past accomplishments, Chris Thile is forging ahead into new territory once again. This coming Sunday, July 19, Thile will perform as a soloist with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, in Interlochen, Michigan. They will be performing
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Bryan Sutton Almost Live out today
Almost Live, the latest CD from flatpicker supreme Bryan Sutton, is out today (7/14) on Sugar Hill Records. It is a set of ten songs and tunes featuring Bryan in the studio with many of the artists with whom he has
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Bryan Sutton – Almost Live
Bryan Sutton is on everyone's short list of top flatpick guitarists, something that has made him Nashville's #1 call for recording and short term tour work. This has given him a stable career and a fairly normal home life, by
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Wichita Tweets Merlefest
Merlefest gets underway today. It's one of the biggest festivals in the country and many, if not most, of your favorite bluegrass acts will be performing at some point during the week. If you're not there, but you'd like to know
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The Amadeus Brothers?
Punch Brothers are continuing to use their semi-regular Thursday show at The Living Room in New York City to try out some of their more adventurous undertakings. We posted a video of them performing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G
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Punch Brothers video, photos
There is a wealth of Punch Brothers media recently posted online, showcasing them both as exquisite musicians and fun guys. First off, video from their 2/9 appearance on The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour has been made available online. This program
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Punch Brothers go for Baroque
Continuing in their quest to prove that the familiar bluegrass ensemble (banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin) is primarily a group of musical instruments - as opposed to bluegrass instruments - Punch Brothers are hard at work on a transcription of
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Thile interview at NewMusicBox
Chris Thile is the subject of a multimedia interview in the January edition of WebMusicBox, the online publication of the American Music Center. It is a conversation with Frank Oteri, founding editor of the webzine, presented both in text and