As Punch Brothers take their tour to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts tonight, the Boston Globe spoke with Chris Thile and Noam Pikelny about the band's roots and the creation of their Nonesuch debut, Punch, which the Globe calls "an ambitious union of bluegrass, classical, and jazz."
In the interview, Noam reveals an uncomfortable truth (of which Chris claims to have been unaware) about their initial meeting, at the 2005 Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The band's banjo player tells the Globe's Linda Laban:
I was completely inspired by the session we had that night. There was plenty of talking and drinking of beer; it felt like we had a lot of catching up to do. I was staying up in the mountains and you had to take the gondola up there. I got kicked out of the hotel where Chris and I were jamming at 5 in the morning, but the gondola wasn't running for another two hours. So I slept on a park bench.
To read the complete interview, visit boston.com.
Punch Brothers have had to postpone the remainder of their April dates until May, due to a family medical issue, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This Wednesday's show in Sellersville, PA, is now scheduled for Thursday, May 15. The April 10 show at the Satellite Ballroom in Charlottesville, VA, is now scheduled for May 16. The April 11 shows in Annapolis, MD, are now scheduled for May 17, with the early show at 1 PM and the late show at 4 PM. And the April 12 show in Knoxville, TN, will now be held on May 21. The rest of the shows on the tour, including the guys' triumphant, and hopefully bench sleep-free, return to Telluride, on June 22, should remain unaffected.
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