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Punch Brothers It'll Happen
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artist personnel
Chris Thile mandolin Gabe Witcher fiddle Noam Pikelny banjo Chris Eldridge guitar Paul Kowert bass
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Punch Brothers
featuring Chris Thile sunday, april 18, 7PM herbst theatre
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One of the most exciting soloists on today’s instrumental music scene, Chris Thile plays the mandolin with astounding dexterity and tremendous artistic depth. He made his professional debut on the Sugar Hill label when he was a mere twelve years old, and since then, his music has broken boundaries between folk, jazz, classical and acoustic indie rock. Thile was a member of the Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek and has performed with a diverse range of artists from Brad Mehldau to Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck and The Chieftains. He has a number of acclaimed solo recordings under his belt and his latest group, The Punch Brothers, is a string quintet described by The Village Voice as “five wily, omnivorous bluegrass titans.” Their 2008 album Punch earned critical raves.

“Stunning, dexterous pop Americana…” The Village Voice “To call the 27-year-old mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile the Les Paul of his instrument describes only one aspect of a musician who could just as rightly be compared to a great classical guitarist…” The New York Times