Skip to content
Noam Pikelny has had help from some unexpected sources when it comes to promoting his new album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. First, the Punch Brothers banjoist was featured in an hilarious short film, created by his Hollywood pal Ed Helms, with assistance from comedy master, Steve Martin. It has been viewed over [...]
Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, the latest recorded offering from banjoist extraordinaire Noam Pikelny, is available today (10/25) on Compass Records. Yesterday's hilarious Funny Or Die video notwithstanding, this is an almost-entirely instrumental project, with two lone vocal tracks, featuring the haunting voice of Aoifé O'Donovan on the one, and Tim O'Brien's soulful [...]
Noam Pikelny's new banjo album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, drops tomorrow (10/25), and we will run an interview with Noam at that time. But it turns out there's more to this project than meets the eye. Thanks to a new behind-the-scenes video at Funny Or Die, we learn the intriguing back story [...]
Punch Brothers have announced a string of dates in November opening for legendary pop singer/songwriter Paul Simon. The tour starts in New Orleans on the 4th and wanders through the central US for the rest of the month. And following this run, Punch banjo man Noam Pikelny will spend December touring in support of his [...]
I had a chance last week to speak with Punch Brothers banjo maestro Noam Pikelny about his new solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, due from Compass October 25. He was very frank in discussing the album, his compositions and his evolving approach to the five string. We'll include his thoughts on [...]
Punch Brothers' banjo monster Noam Pikelny is set to releases his second solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, on Compass October 25. Fellow Punch Brothers Chris Thile and Chris Eldridge provide mandolin and guitar respectively, while Punchy fiddler Gabe Witcher makes his production debut. Though primarily featuring instrumental music, guest vocalists Tim [...]
The Berklee College of Music in Boston has just announced an exciting new program for banjo players enrolled in their Traditional String principal. Only in the past few years have banjo and mandolin players been accepted at Berklee, at least officially. Infamous Stringdusters banjoist Chris Pandolfi attended the school, but had to sneak through, taking [...]
Video of Steve Martin and Punch Brothers on The Late Show hasn't showed up yet on the CBS site, but as you might have guessed, it has made an appearance on YouTube. Punch Brothers had long been booked for late last week, and Martin took advantage of the opportunity to make a public presentation of [...]
Punch Brothers will be the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman this Thursday Friday night (11/4) (11/4). Steve Martin will also be a guest tomorrow, and will use the occasion to make the official presentation of the inaugural Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass to Puncher Noam Pikelny. This [...]
Noam Pikelny has been named the recipient of the inaugural Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. This annual award, determined by a panel of expert judges, carries with it a cash prize of $50,000 and an exclusive bronze sculpture designed by Eric Fischl. Noam is every inch the epitome of the standards [...]
