Mandolin prodigy Chris Thile made his name making bluegrass music relevant for a new generation in the Grammy-winning band Nickel Creek. Thile’s new band is called The Punch Brothers, taking their name from the Mark Twain short story, Punch, Brothers, Punch! Comprised of five young and fiercely talented musicians who are among the most in-demand performers in the worlds of bluegrass, folk, and traditional music -- Thile on mandolin, Gabe Witcher on fiddle, Chris Eldridge on guitar, Noam Pikelny on banjo and Greg Garrison on bass -- the band has captured the attention of music lovers across genres.
Formed just two years ago, Punch Brothers are already playing to sold-out crowds around the world performing their own compositions as well as interpretations of bluegrass classics and pop and rock songs by the likes of The Beatles, The White Stripes and Radiohead.
“(Chris Thile) may well be the most virtuosic American ever to play the mandolin.” -- Washington Post
