‘I think we were all burned out with it,” Chris Thile says. ‘I had a lot of musical ideas that I wanted to pursue.’
Chris Thile
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‘The finest festival I’ve played, hands down’
Marshall has been a part of the SMF family since director Rob Gibson turned everything around, for the better, 11 years ago.
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Review: Chris Thile & the Punch Brothers
During their 2009 Savannah Music Festival performance, the Punch Brothers reached deep into their considerable bag of tricks and produced one seriously unexpected rabbit: The Beatles’ “Martha My Dear.” This […]
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‘There’s one thing called music’
The underlying philosophy of the Savannah Music Festival is best exemplified by the appearance, nearly every year, of Mike Marshall. An envelope–pusher who’s been at the forefront of acoustic music […]
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The SMF drops it like it’s hot
Much to the delight of all manner of folks throughout our community —and elsewhere— 2009 will mark the seventh installment of the Savannah Music Festival. Initially known as the Savannah […]