Thile Carnegie Hall show reviewed

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Chris Thile & The Tensions Mountain BoysWhen Brance reminded us last week about the debut of The Tensions Mountain Boys at Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), I was hoping to see at least one review in the New York press over the weekend. But no…

I’ve been on the lookout for reviews, and have found but a few – surprisingly, given the amount of anticipation that Chris’ new through-composed piece, The Blind Leaving The Blind, had been generating in advance of its coming out party on March 17.

Here are three that I’ve found online, for anyone curious about the new Thile music:

If we find any more, we’ll post an update.

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John Lawless

John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2004 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.

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