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JUNE 17, 2011
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Punch Brothers documentary to screen 11 a.m. Saturday, Nugget
By KATHRINE WARREN
W
Staff Reporter
hen does a group
of musicians realize that they’ve
got a great sound
and
should
become a full-fledged band?
For the Punch Brothers, it
happened quickly.
In the documentary “How to
Grow A Band,” guitarist Chris
Eldridge compared the first jam
session to falling in love.
“It’s the greatest first date
anyone’s ever been on,” he said
in the film. “It’s like … finding
your musical soul mates.”
Saturday morning will see a
special screening of “How to
Grow A Band,” a documentary
that follows Chris Thile and the
rest of the Punch Brothers
through the first years of their
band. The movie screens at 11
a.m. at the Nugget Theatre.
This is only the second
screening of the film and its
makers are excited to share it
with Telluride audiences.
“It’s a perfect place,” said the
film’s
producer,
Michael
Bohlmann.
The Punch Brothers came
together as Thile was getting
divorced and the band Nickel
Creek was nearing the end of its
18-year tenure. Thile was ready
to stretch the boundaries of the
mandolin
and
gathered
Chris Thile and Gabe Witcher, of the Punch Brothers, are seen in a production still from
the documentary “How to Grow a Band,” which screens Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Nugget
Theatre. [Courtesy image]
Eldridge, Gabe Witcher on fiddle, Noam Pikelny on banjo and
Greg Garrison on bass to see
what could be done musically.
Bohlmann grew up with
Witcher and knew a great band
was about to be born. He convinced filmmaker Mark Meatto
to come to New York to see a performance and he quickly signed
on to direct the film.
“It’s sort of undeniable once
you get in the room with those
guys,” Meatto said of the band.
Within a month they were off
to Scotland for one of the first
Punch Brothers performances to
an audience that was caught off
gaurd with Thile’s new sound.
The film follows the band as it
gets its footing and also talks to
an impressive host of musicians
who speak to Thile’s musical
genius: Jerry Douglas, Yo-Yo Ma
and John Paul Jones.
They filmed for about a year
and a half before the band saw a
new bass player, Paul Kowert,
which threw the filmmakers a
curveball, but three and a half
years later, they are ready to
share the movie with music
lovers and audiences here in
Telluride.
Tickets are free, but have
already been pre-reserved, however there will be limited rush
tickets available to those in line
early.