Crooked Still

Crooked Still
Crooked Still performing at the 2007 Shetland Folk Festival
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts
Genres	Progressive bluegrass, folk
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Footprint, Signature Sounds Recordings
Associated acts	Wild Band of Snee, Darol Anger's Republic Of Strings, Fiddlers 4, Tornado Rider, Sometymes Why
Members
Aoife O´Donovan Tristan Clarridge Corey DiMario Gregory Liszt Brittany Haas
Past members
Rushad Eggleston

Crooked Still is an alternative bluegrass band consisting of vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Dr. Gregory Liszt, bassist Corey DiMario, cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddler Brittany Haas. They are known for their high energy, technical skill, unusual instrumentation, and innovative acoustic style.^[1]

History

2001-2008

O'Donovan and DiMario met at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring of 2001. Former cellist Rushad Eggleston, who was studying at Berklee College of Music, and Liszt, a graduate student at MIT, were playing music together around the same time, and when the four met that summer, they formed a band that became Crooked Still. While its members finished school, the group played various Boston venues, growing in popularity and collecting favorable reviews from the local press, notably the The Boston Globe, Northeast Performer, and the Boston Herald.^[2]

In 2004, the group was invited to perform at the Newport Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, when their debut album, Hop High, was the top-selling album^{[citation needed]}. Following the success of this first festival appearance, Crooked Still went on to appear at concert halls, festivals, coffeehouses, and nightclubs in 23 states and several countries. On August 22, 2006, the group released their second album, Shaken by a Low Sound.

From 2008

Cellist Rushad Eggleston performed his last show with the band on November 18, 2007, at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Massachusetts. He parted ways with Crooked Still to pursue his own music with band Tornado Rider. In January 2008 two new members joined the band: cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddler Brittany Haas, both of whom have toured in Darol Anger's Republic of Strings. The band released its first album with the new lineup, Still Crooked in 2008, a live album in 2009, and a studio full-length, Some Strange Country, in 2010.

2011 and beyond

In honor of their tenth anniversary together as a band, Crooked Still embarked on a major tour of the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest, and released a 7-song EP called Friends of Fall in October of 2011.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	US Folk
2004	Hop High Release date: September 14, 2004 Label: Footprint Records	—
2006	Shaken by a Low Sound Release date: August 22, 2006 Label: Signature Sounds Recordings	—
2008	Still Crooked Release date: June 24, 2008 Label: Signature Sounds Recordings	—
2010	Some Strange Country Release date: May 18, 2010 Label: Signature Sounds Recordings	15
2011	Friends of Fall Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Signature Sounds Recordings	—

Live-Albums

Year	Album details	US Folk
2009	Crooked Still Live Release date: July 6, 2009 Label: Signature Sounds Recordings Exclusive release available at gigs and the label's web site for a limited period of time.	—

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2010	"Half of What We Know"	Grey Sky Films

References

1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2005-03-03). "Crooked Still". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p695975. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
2. ^ "Shop". Signature Sounds. http://www.signaturesounds.com/onlinestore/category.cfm?Category=74. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
3. ^ [http://coverlaydown.com/2011/09/a-decade-of-crooked-still/ "A Decade of Crooked Still: With an EXCLUSIVE Beatles cover from their upcoming EP"]. Cover Lay Down. http://coverlaydown.com/2011/09/a-decade-of-crooked-still/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 

External links

• Official website
• Performances and interviews from Mvyradio