Punch Brothers, The

From Nashville, relocated to New York City in 2008.
Formed in 2007 by mandolinist Chris Thile (formerly of Nickel Creek), enlisting the musicians from his solo project “How to Grow a Woman from the Ground.”
Original members: Thile, Chris Eldredge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Greg Garrison, (bass) and Gabe Witcher (fiddle).
Band name comes from a Mark Twain description of a sign in a subway station instructing conductors to: “Punch brothers! Punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjare.” (Conductors punched subway tickets at the beginning of the ride.)
2008, released first album Punch (Nonesuch).
2008, bassist Greg Garrison left the band; replaced by Paul Kowert (formerly with the Mike Marshall Trio).
2010, toured with Steve Martin.
2010, recorded with Dierks Bentley on his Up on the Ridge album (Capitol).
2010, released Antifogmatic album (Nonesuch).
2010, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
2011, toured with Paul Simon.
2012, released Who’s Feeling Young Now? album (Nonesuch).
2012, released Ahoy! album (Nonesuch).
2015, released The Phosphorescent Blues album (Nonesuch).
2018, released All Ashore album (Nonesuch).
2019, won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for All Ashore (Nonesuch).
2023, Gabe Witcher (fiddle) left the band and was replaced by Brittany Haas.