Twisted Pine

“What started as a (kinda) traditional bluegrass band in our city’s Americana scene is now one of the most sonically diverse acts out there. The group can still get down at a hoedown — see barnburner “After Midnight (Nothing Good Happens).” But “Love Your Mind” has the almost reggae bounce “Stop/Start” and the Latin jazz and bossa nova-touched “Funky People.” It has Motown and Stax soul vibes with “Chanel Perfume” and a classic country & western tune in “Knockout Roses.” Twisted Pine has left genre behind. Hopefully the band never looks back.”

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald

BAND BIO:

Praised by NPR for their “upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; and virtuosic solos,” Twisted Pine takes traditional music in exhilarating directions. Bassist Chris Sartori writes, “We’re rooted in bluegrass, continually inspired by explorers like Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull. Right Now takes this heritage into a new dimension. Our bluegrass is jazzy, our indie folk is poppy, our grooves are funky.”Twisted Pine [Kathleen Parks, fiddle; Dan Bui, mandolin; Chris Sartori, bass; Anh Phung, flute] grooves with fearless improvisation and intricate arrangements. “They were once bluegrass,” wrote The Boston Globe, “but … this Boston band has become something else, a wider version of string band, boundary jumpers akin to outfits like Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, and Crooked Still.”