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unusual facts about Punch Brothers


A Literary Nightmare

The progressive bluegrass band Punch Brothers got their name from the jingle, specifically citing Twain's story as inspiration.


Heart in a Cage

The single was reworked with traditional bluegrass instrumentation in 2006 by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and Punch Brothers on the album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground.

The Moonshiner

The song has also been performed by Elliott Smith, Cat Power, Sons Of An Illustrious Father, Rumbleseat, Cast Iron Filter, Railroad Earth, Bob Forrest, Roscoe Holcomb, Uncle Tupelo, Jeffrey Foucault, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Floorbirds, Ben Manuel, Dear August, The 2nd St Rag Stompers, Tim Hardin, Oscar Lush, Punch Brothers, Fannigan's Isle, the Tumbling Bones,The Dad Horse Experience Rumbleseat.

Voice of Ages

On Voice Of Ages The Chieftains team up with a number of musical stars from the worlds of indie-rock (Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Low Anthem), country and Americana (The Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers), and Irish folk (Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan and Scottish folk Paolo Nutini).


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Noam Pikelny

On November 5, 2010, he appeared on Late Show with David Letterman playing a comedic version of "Dueling Banjos" alongside Martin, and later performed with Martin and Punch Brothers.