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Watch Paste's Interview with the Punch Brothers at CMJ

Click the image to watch Paste's interview with the Punch Brothers at CMJ, where the quintet gives us a little perspective on the instruments they use to create their beautiful bluegrass sounds.Related links:PunchBrothers.comPunch Brothers on MySpace...  read more

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Punch Brothers - Ingram Hall - Nashville, TN - 1/26/09

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Photos taken by Erika Molleck Goldring at Ingram Hall...  read more

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival's 2009 line-up announced

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The 2009 Telluride Bluegrass Festival has announced the line-up for its 36th annual incarnation, which will include Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Sam Bush, Kasey Chambers and many more....  read more

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Sean Watkins and Jon Foreman form Fiction Family

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When Nickel Creek said farewell (for now) to fans and disbanded in 2007, each member said they wanted to pursue solo projects. Vocalist and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile went off to work with his group the Punch Brothers, where he recently composed a four-part, 40-minute suite entitled "The Blind Leaving the Blind" that features mandolin, violin, banjo, guitar and bass. Singer/violinist Sara Watkins is prepping her long-in-the-making solo album (due in early 2009), produced by Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones and featuring guests Jon Brion and Gillian Welch....  read more

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Ryan Adams, DiFranco, Thile, more to play Telluride fest

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Ryan Adams & the Cardinals and Arlo Guthrie have been added to the lineup of the 35th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, to take place June 19-22 in Telluride, Colo. In addition to headliners Adams and Guthrie, this year’s festival features an impressive mix of up-and-coming artists and veteran performers. Southern songbird Tift Merritt, former Nickel Creek member Chris Thile and his band the Punch Brothers, and indie veteran Ani DiFranco will take the Telluride stage, as will Oscar darlings Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, The Swell Season. Hansard will also be playing with his band The Frames, in one of...  read more

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