Crooked Still

Crooked Still
Crooked Still performing at the Shetland Folk Festival, 2007
Crooked Still performing at the Shetland Folk Festival, 2007
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts
Genres
Years active2001–present
LabelsFootprint, Signature Sounds
MembersAoife O'Donovan
Corey DiMario
Gregory Liszt
Tristan Clarridge
Brittany Haas
Past membersRushad Eggleston
Websitecrookedstill.com

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]

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]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2005-03-03). "Crooked Still". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  2. ^ James Reed, Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan comes into her own, Boston Globe, May 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Linda Fahey, Favorite Sessions Aoife O'Donovan: The Voice of Crooked Still Breaks Loose, NPR, June 8, 2013.
  4. ^ William Ruhlmann, Profile: Crooked Still, AllMusic.
  5. ^ Michael Bialas, Exploring Some Strange Country With Crooked Still, Aoife O'Donovan, Huffington Post, 2010.