Gabe Witcher

Gabe Witcher
Witcher with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac while prerecording songs for Soul Men in December 2007
Background information
Born	June 11, 1978
Genres	Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass
Instruments	Violin Guitar Mandolin
Associated acts	Punch Brothers Witcher Brothers

Gabe Witcher (born June 11, 1978) is an American fiddle player and singer, possibly best known for being a member of Chris Thile's band, Punch Brothers. Witcher started fiddling at the age of 5, and competed in Southern California fiddling competitions until he was 14. He is an in-demand session player, and has provided violin duties for numerous film scores such as Brokeback Mountain and Toy Story.

In 2010, he joined the Dave Rawlings Machine to play some tour dates with the band. The lineup consisted of Rawlings, Gillian Welch, two members of Old Crow Medicine Show, and Witcher.^[1]

1 Discography
- 1.1 Punch Brothers
- 1.2 Select guest appearances
2 References
3 External links

Discography

Punch Brothers

Year	Title	Label
2006	How to Grow a Woman from the Ground	Sugar Hill
2008	Punch	Nonesuch
2010	Antifogmatic	Nonesuch

Select guest appearances

2002 Great Divide – Willie Nelson
2002 Something Worth Leaving Behind – Lee Ann Womack
2003 Population Me – Dwight Yoakam
2003 Smile – Lyle Lovett
2004 Dwight's Used Records – Dwight Yoakam
2004 In the Maze – Noam Pikelny
2005 Best Kept Secret – Jerry Douglas
2005 Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla/Various Artists
2005 Chicago Wind – Merle Haggard
2005 Got No Strings – Michelle Shocked
2005 Threesome – Michelle Shocked
2005 What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye – Tom Brosseau
2006 Blinders On – Sean Watkins
2007 On the Road: 03-24-07 Denver, CO – The String Cheese Incident
2007 Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems – Emmylou Harris
2007 Storm – Travis Tritt

References

^ Ratliff, Ben (3 June 2010). "A Duo’s Switch in Roles Is Made in Harmony". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/arts/music/04machine.html. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

External links

Punch Brothers

Chris Thile • Gabe Witcher • Noam Pikelny • Chris Eldridge • Paul Kowert Bryan Sutton• Greg Garrison

Albums:	How to Grow a Woman from the Ground • Punch • Antifogmatic

Singles:	"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"

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Persondata
Name	Witcher, Gabe
Alternative names
Short description	American bluegrass fiddler
Date of birth	June 11, 1978
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