An all-star lineup featuring Tony Trischka, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, and Norris Bennett from the Ebony Hillbillies, among many other talented banjoistas, charmed the enthusiastic yet jam crowd at Banjo Jim's on Avenue C with old time, string band, bluegrass, folk rock, and newgrass music. Trischka, the top draw, was his usual virtuosic self as he unfurled a number of new and bluegrass tunes. Mercifully, the crowd thinned out as Trischka departed, and we were treated to the acoustic fireworks of the young guns Pikelny and Eldridge (guitar), who both play in Chris Thile's new superduper bluegrass brotherhood, the Punch Brothers. Dayna Kurtz sang a sweet set of mournful Gillian-esque old timey folk numbers. Seems she's big in Europe, should be big here too soon. More on the festival here.
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