Crooked Still is an American band consisting of vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Gregory Liszt, bassist Corey DiMario, cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddle player Brittany Haas. They are known for their high energy, technical skill, unusual instrumentation, and innovative acoustic style.[1]
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Crooked Still performing at the Shetland Folk Festival, 2007
O'Donovan and DiMario met at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring of 2001. Former member Rushad Eggleston, who was studying cello 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.
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 2008edit
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 Darol Anger connection goes further: Rushad Eggleston was in Fiddlers 4 in 2002.[6] The band released its first album with the new lineup, Still Crooked in 2008, a live album in 2009, and Some Strange Country in 2010.
2011 and beyondedit
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 2011.[7] After the final show of their 2011 tour, Crooked Still took a three-year touring and recording hiatus (originally planned to be one year) for its members to pursue other musical projects.
Crooked Still performed at the FreshGrass festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, in September 2017.
In June 2018, Crooked Still songs "Little Sadie" and "Ecstasy" were featured in the gameplay trailer for The Last of Us Part II presented at E3 2018. These songs, along with "Ain't No Grave" were included in the final game.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crooked Still news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Crooked Still is an American band consisting of vocalist Aoife O Donovan banjo player Gregory Liszt bassist Corey DiMario cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddle player Brittany Haas They are known for their high energy technical skill unusual instrumentation and innovative acoustic style 1 Crooked StillCrooked Still performing at the Shetland Folk Festival 2007Background informationOriginBoston MassachusettsGenresProgressive bluegrasscountry folkAmericanaYears active2001 presentLabelsFootprint Signature SoundsMembersAoife O DonovanCorey DiMarioGregory LisztTristan ClarridgeBrittany HaasPast membersRushad EgglestonWebsitecrookedstill com The string band s style has been described as progressive bluegrass folk country and Americana 2 3 4 O Donovan states that the band is playing its own sort of continuation on the bluegrass tradition that began in the U S with Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 2001 2008 1 2 From 2008 1 3 2011 and beyond 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Live albums 2 3 Music videos 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit2001 2008 edit O Donovan and DiMario met at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston Massachusetts in the spring of 2001 Former member Rushad Eggleston who was studying cello 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 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 edit 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 Darol Anger connection goes further Rushad Eggleston was in Fiddlers 4 in 2002 6 The band released its first album with the new lineup Still Crooked in 2008 a live album in 2009 and Some Strange Country in 2010 2011 and beyond edit 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 2011 7 After the final show of their 2011 tour Crooked Still took a three year touring and recording hiatus originally planned to be one year for its members to pursue other musical projects Crooked Still performed at the FreshGrass festival in North Adams Massachusetts in September 2017 In June 2018 Crooked Still songs Little Sadie and Ecstasy were featured in the gameplay trailer for The Last of Us Part II presented at E3 2018 These songs along with Ain t No Grave were included in the final game Discography editAlbums edit 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 edit Year Album details US Folk 2009 Crooked Still Live Release date July 6 2009 Label Signature Sounds Recordings 2018 Live at Grey Fox July 16 2006 Release date November 16 2018 Label Signature Sounds Recordings Music videos edit Year Video Director 2010 Half of What We Know Grey Sky FilmsReferences edit Ruhlmann William 2005 03 03 Crooked Still AllMusic Retrieved 2011 07 26 James Reed Crooked Still s Aoife O Donovan comes into her own Boston Globe May 20 2012 Linda Fahey Favorite Sessions Aoife O Donovan The Voice of Crooked Still Breaks Loose NPR June 8 2013 William Ruhlmann Profile Crooked Still AllMusic Michael Bialas Exploring Some Strange Country With Crooked Still Aoife O Donovan Huffington Post 2010 Fiddlers 4 Compass Records A Decade of Crooked Still With an EXCLUSIVE Beatles cover from their upcoming EP Cover Lay Down Archived from the original on October 1 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 16 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crooked Still Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crooked Still amp oldid 1178639571, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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