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Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile; Loudon Wainwright III

Presented by Texas Performing Arts at Texas Performing Arts- Bass Concert Hall

September 10, 2010

Texas Performing Arts celebrates the best of American acoustic music with a special double-bill featuring the exciting bluegrass/folk sound of the Punch Brothers with Chris Thile and folk music icon Loudon Wainwright III. Collecting five singular abilities and viewpoints into one musical force, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile have established their place among the most dynamic and talented presences ...More

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FOLK/WORLD

Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile; Loudon Wainwright III

Featured Events

Ojala

Cuban Salsa with "Charanga Si" Live

"Seu Jacinto"

World Beat Cruise

Sing Freedom: African American Spirituals

Jordi Savall, Hespérion XXI & Tembembe

A Soulful Evening of South Indian Classical Music by Ranjani and Gayatri

More Events

Viva la Vida Fest - Celebrating 27th Annual Dia de los Muertos

Luciana Souza Trio

Cyro Baptista: Villa-Lobos/Vira-Loucos

The Klezmatics with special guest Richard Stoltzman

Pioneer Quilting Bee

Club Realm

eighth blackbird: Slide with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars

Yosvany Terry: Ye-dé-gbé and the Afro-Caribbean Legacy

Tapestry on the Fringe!

Salsa with Sandra

Live Salsa Dancing Every Wednesday

Noche de Tango with Glover Gill & The Tosca String Quartet

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