Gabe Witcher
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Gabe Witcher 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.
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
player and singer, possibly best known for being a member of Chris Thile
Chris Thile
Christopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...
's band, Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers are a progressive bluegrass band. The band consists of Chris Thile , Gabe Witcher , Noam Pikelny , Chris Eldridge , and Paul Kowert...
. 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
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
and Toy Story
Toy Story
Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
.
In 2010, he joined the Dave Rawlings Machine to play some tour dates with the band. The lineup consisted of Rawlings, Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
, two members of Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
, and Witcher.
Punch Brothers
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | How to Grow a Woman from the Ground How to Grow a Woman from the Ground How to Grow a Woman from the Ground is a 2006 album by Chris Thile & the How to Grow a Band, credited to Chris Thile. It was released on Sugar Hill on September 12, 2006... |
Sugar Hill |
| 2008 | Punch Punch (album) -Credits:*Producer: Steven Epstein*Engineer: Richard King*Assistant engineers: Hyomin Kang, Don Goodrick*Mixing: Steven Epstein, Richard King*Mastering: Steven Epstein, Richard King*Cover photography: Autumn de Wilde*Wardrobe: Shirley Kurata... |
Nonesuch Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP... |
| 2010 | Antifogmatic Antifogmatic (album) - Bonus Tracks :- All of This Is True EP :- Live from the Lower East Side: It's p-Bingo Night! :- Punch Brothers :* Chris Thile - mandolin, vocals* Gabe Witcher - fiddle, vocals* Noam Pikelny - banjo, vocals* Chris Eldridge - guitar, vocals... |
Nonesuch Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP... |
Select guest appearances
- 2002 Great Divide – Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
- 2002 Something Worth Leaving Behind – Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
- 2003 Population Me – Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
- 2003 Smile – Lyle LovettLyle LovettLyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
- 2004 Dwight's Used Records – Dwight Yoakam
- 2004 In the Maze – Noam PikelnyNoam PikelnyNoam Pikelny is an American banjoist. He is a member of the "Americana country-classical chamber music" group Punch Brothers and was previously in Leftover Salmon as well as the John Cowan Band.-History:...
- 2005 Best Kept Secret – Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
- 2005 Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla/Various Artists
- 2005 Chicago Wind – Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
- 2005 Got No Strings – Michelle ShockedMichelle ShockedMichelle Shocked is the stage name of Michelle Karen Johnston, an American singer-songwriter.-History:Shocked received her first international exposure in Europe, particularly Britain, with her debut album The Texas Campfire Tapes .Her first U.S...
- 2005 Threesome – Michelle Shocked
- 2005 What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye – Tom BrosseauTom BrosseauTom Brosseau is an American musical storyteller and guitarist, born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-Biography:Fat Cat Records artist Tom Brosseau tours and performs in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. In the Los Angeles area his home club is Largo. His song "How to Grow a Woman from...
- 2006 Blinders On – Sean WatkinsSean WatkinsSean Charles Watkins is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration.-Nickel Creek:...
- 2007 On the Road: 03-24-07 Denver, CO – The String Cheese Incident
- 2007 Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems – Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
- 2007 Storm – Travis TrittTravis TrittJames Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...