Tag Archives: Noam Pikelny

A virtuoso five-string banjo participant, Noam Pikelny was created Feb 27, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. His youth, he has stated lightheartedly, was divide between your Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field as well as the Aged Town College of Folk Music. He had been playing in traditional bluegrass rings while he was …

After Nickel Creek disbanded in 2007, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile assembled an all-star quintet called Punch Brothers (the name originates from the Tag Twain short story Punch, Brothers, Punch!) with guitarist Chris Eldridge, previously from the Infamous Stringdusters; bassist Greg Garrison, that has used Ron Kilometers and Leftover Salmon; banjo …