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PUNCH BROTHERS MAKE
NONESUCH DEBUT, PUNCH, FEBRUARY 26
NEW QUINTET FEATURES MANDOLINIST CHRIS THILE, GUITARIST CHRIS ELDRIDGE, BASSIST GREG GARRISON, BANJO PLAYER NOAM PIKELNY, AND FIDDLE PLAYER GABE WITCHER Nonesuch Records releases Punch, the debut album from Punch Brothers, on February 26, 2008. The band—composer-singer-mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile’s new venture—includes Chris Eldridge (guitar), Greg Garrison (bass), Noam Pikelny (banjo), and Gabe Witcher (fiddle). In conjunction with the release of the album, the ensemble’s first for Nonesuch, Punch Brothers will perform February 20 at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room as part of the cultural center’s 2008 American Songbook season. More tour dates will be announced shortly. The line-up of Punch Brothers—whose name is taken from the Mark Twain short story, Punch, Brothers, Punch!—is formidable. Thile released the first of five solo albums when he was just thirteen and, by the time he was 20, he was attracting a following among pop, country, and alternative-rock audiences as a member of the Grammy Award–winning Nickel Creek. NPR’s Bob Boilen recently said “I’ve seen many musicians in my day, but my jaw dropped listening to and watching Thile play... The command he had of his instrument, from frenetically fast strumming to tasty quiet fills, it was just first-rate.” His band-mates are among the most in-demand performers in the worlds of bluegrass, folk, and traditional music. Guitarist Chris Eldridge was a founding member of the Nashville-based Infamous Stringdusters and occasionally sits in with his dad Ben’s band, The Seldom Scene; bassist Greg Garrison has played with trumpeter Ron Miles and Leftover Salmon—along with banjo player Noam Pikelny. Pikelny he has performed and recorded as a solo artist and has collaborated with acoustic music heavyweights John Cowan and Tony Trischka. Violinist Gabe Witcher, a life-long friend of Thile’s, is a sought-after session man whose fiddle-playing has been featured on the soundtrack of films ranging from Toy Story to Brokeback Mountain. Witcher also has recorded with a range of artists from Willie Nelson to Beck to Randy Newman and played in dobro master Jerry Douglas’ band for six years. Thile says, “I can’t imagine being more excited about a project than I am about Punch Brothers. The possibilities are endless with these guys!” For more information, please contact Mary Moyer, Asha Goodman, or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000 mary@sacksco.com, asha.goodman@sacksco.com, or carla@sacksco.com. |
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