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Crooked Still singer plays Leno

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 – Crooked Still lead singer Aoife O'Donovan was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night playing with Yo Yo Ma. O'Donovan also got to meet the other guest on the program, President Obama/

The performance resulted because the singer is on the new Yo Yo Ma album "The Goat Rodeo Sessions," which also includes bluegrass musicians Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan and Edgar Meyer

Crooked Still is in the midst of their 10th Anniversary Tour which continues on the west coast next week. Their new EP Friends Of Fall was released Oct. 11.


CD reviews for Crooked Still

CD review - Friends of Fall After a decade of developing a following as a band with one foot in tradition and the other in more contemporary sounds, Crooked Still plans on taking the next year or so off the road to catch their collective breaths and reflect on what may or may not lie on the road ahead. Three original members remain: lead vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Greg Liszt and bassist Corey DiMario, and they are joined on this 7-track EP sendoff by fiddler Brittany Haas and cello player Tristan Clarridge. ...
CD review - Some Strange Country With their new album, Crooked Still once again provides a perfect template for a sound that pays homage to traditional forms of folk and bluegrass music while still managing to sound unlike anything that has come before them. Their lineup featuring Greg Liszt on banjo, Brittany Haas on fiddle, and the unusual combo of Tristan Clarridge on cello and Corey DiMario on double bass allows the band to play in a lower register than many traditional outfits and lends an ominous sense of foreboding to many of their songs. ...
CD review - Still Crooked After the departure of talented cellist and big personality Rushad Eggleston, Crooked Still is back with their third release. Eggleston's shoes are filled by Brittney Haas and Tristan Clarridge on fiddle and cello respectively. Both are welcome additions. Haas' fiddle breaks complement Greg Liszt's inventive banjo. Clarridge's rumbling interplay with bassist Corey DiMario manages to be both driving and intricate. The result is consistently interesting and rewards careful and ...


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