Crooked Still

Now, seven years later, with world tours under their belt and a recent overhaul of their lineup, they’re a little older, a little wiser — and every bit as innovative. Bluegrass and folk, pop and blues, maybe even jazz. They play mountain music from an old-time era, polished with percussive banjo-beats and an ethereal voice.

With us today we’ve got Crooked Still's banjo player, their fiddler, and their singer-guitarist to put their sound in our ears.

This hour, On Point: breakout bluegrass innovators, Crooked Still.Guests:

Aoife O'Donovan, lead singer and founding member of Crooked Still.

Gregory Liszt, banjo player and founding member of Crooked Still. In 2006, he toured with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the Seeger Sessions Band.

Brittany Haas, fiddler for Crooked Still.

Links & Multimedia:
Crooked Still's official website tells the band's story and has all the information you could want on tour dates and recordings.

Double-bass player Corey DiMario's blog, "Play the Bass, Drive the Bus," has a big selection of videos from Crooked Still's performances.

This is Crooked Still performing "Captain, Captain" (also heard in today's show) from a recent show at the Basement in Nashville:

And here they are performing "Undone in Sorrow" at the Basement: