Punch Brothers guitarist Chris "Critter" Eldridge is on the Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast to talk with host Jason Verlinde about the band's new album, Hell on Church Street, a reimagining of, and homage to, the late bluegrass great Tony Rice’s landmark solo album Church Street Blues. You can hear their conversation here. Rice was a hero to all the Punch Brothers, but perhaps to no one more than Eldridge, who, as a college student, had worked out a deal where he could study one-on-one with the notoriously reclusive guitarist in exchange for school credit.
Punch Brothers guitarist Chris "Critter" Eldridge is the guest on the latest episode of the Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast. He talks with host Jason Verlinde about the band's new album, Hell on Church Street, a reimagining of, and homage to, the late bluegrass great Tony Rice’s landmark solo album Church Street Blues. You can hear their conversation below.
Tony Rice was a hero to all the Punch Brothers, but perhaps to no one more than Eldridge, whose father, Ben, was a founding member of the bluegrass band the Seldom Scene, and Rice was an old family friend. As a college student, Eldridge had worked out a deal where he could study one-on-one with the notoriously reclusive guitarist in exchange for school credit. He certainly learned music from Rice, but through those lessons he also learned much more.
Punch Brothers close out the first leg of their tour in support of the album at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago tomorrow night. The band resumes the tour on Valentine's Day with a month-long leg, including shows in Nashville, Atlanta, New York, and Boston; see below for details and ticket links or visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
| Jan 27 | Riviera Theatre | Chicago, IL |
| Feb 14 | Southern Theatre | Columbus, OH |
| Feb 15 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN |
| Feb 17 | Brown Theatre | Louisville, KY |
| Feb 18 | The Tabernacle | Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 19 | Walker Theatre | Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 20 | Tennessee Theatre | Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 22 | Byham Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 23 | The National | Richmond, VA |
| Feb 24 | The Fillmore Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 26&27 | Lincoln Theatre | Washington, DC |
| Feb 28 | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall | Troy, NY |
| Mar 2 | Beacon Theatre | New York, NY |
| Mar 3 | Orpheum | Boston, MA |
| Mar 4 | Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | Burlington, VT |
| Mar 5 | State Theatre | Portland, ME |
| Mar 6 | Jorgensen Center | Storrs, CT |
| Mar 18–25 | Cayamo cruise | Miami, FL |
| Apr 5 | Campbell Hall | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Jun 16–19 | Telluride Bluegrass Festival | Telluride, CO |
| Jun 22–25 | ROMP Fest | Owensboro, KY |
| Jun 23–25 | Blue Ox Music Festival | Eau Claire, WI |
| Jul 29–31 | RockyGrass Festival | Lyons, CO |
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