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Noam Pikelny is a Jewish banjoist and singer famous for being one of the members of Leftover Salmon. He is also a member of the bluegrass band Punch Brothers.
[edit] History
When Leftover Salmon's original banjoist, Mark Vann, lost his battle with cancer in 2002, Pikelny filled in for Vann. After three years of playing with the band, the band members decided to go their separate ways. Chris Thile of Nickel Creek was planning to form a string quintet, but did not know what direction he wanted to take it, except that he wanted it to include his fiddler, Gabe Witcher. After Thile had a jam session with Witcher, Pikelny, bassist Greg Garrison (Pikelny's fellow Leftover Salmon bandmate) and guitarist Chris Eldridge, he decided he wanted the band to be a bluegrass quintet. The band got the name "How to Grow a Band" in 2006, and released How to Grow a Woman from the Ground in September of that year. After on and off touring throughout 2007 coinciding with Nickel Creek's Farewell (For Now) Tour, the band's name was changed to Punch Brothers (borrowed from a short story by Mark Twain). Punch Brothers is releasing an album on Nonesuch Records in 2008, slated for a February 26 release.
Pikelny currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Leftover Salmon
| Year |
Title |
Label |
| 2002 |
Live |
Compass |
| 2004 |
Leftover Salmon |
Compendia |
[edit] Punch Brothers
[edit] References
- ^ Bluegrass Unlimited June 2007
- ^ Bluegrass Unlimited June 2007
[edit] External links
