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Gabe Witcher
American bluegrass fiddler

Gabe Witcher

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American bluegrass fiddler
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Gender
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Age
46 years
Family
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Mary Faber
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Biography

Gabriel "Gabe" Witcher (born June 11, 1978) is an American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger best known as a fiddle player and singer, He is a founding member of the string ensemble Punch Brothers. Witcher and his fellow Punch Brothers were named Affiliate Scholar of Oberlin Conservatory in 2014.

History

Gabe Witcher began his performing career in 1984, at the age of six, at the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite when he was invited on stage by Bill Monroe to perform a duet in front of a workshop crowd. Later that day Witcher, along with his father, were invited to perform three songs on the main stage in between acts. This launched the formation of "The Witcher Brothers" which performed throughout the southwest United States for 25 years.

In 1995 Witcher was asked to join the "Laurel Canyon Ramblers", led by veteran bluegrass/country musician, Herb Pedersen, after their original fiddler, three-time National Fiddle Champion Byron Berline, moved from Los Angeles to Oklahoma. He was with them for four years and appeared on two albums with them.

In 1999, Witcher joined Bela Fleck's "The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2" tour (filling in for fiddler Stuart Duncan) with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton and Mark Schatz. In 2002 Witcher joined Jerry Douglas' band and was a regular member until the formation of Punch Brothers in 2008.

Witcher spent 2005 working with Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina on the Loggins and Messina "Sittin' In Again" tour where he played Fiddle, Mandolin, Dobro, Percussion and sang.

In 2010, he joined the Dave Rawlings Machine for two weeks of tour dates. The lineup consisted of Rawlings, Gillian Welch, two members of Old Crow Medicine Show, and Witcher.

He performed with Eve 6 on the Horrorscope tour (2000-2001) performing bass and backing vocals, allowing Max Collins more mobility onstage. He also performed on the track "Anytime" from the 2001 film Out Cold.

Witcher has appeared on film & television scores including as The Good Dinosaur, The Hunger Games - Mockingjay 2, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Hunger Games, Brokeback Mountain, Cars, Toy Story, True Detective, Nashville, Better Call Saul, Sons of Anarchy and many others. He co-produced music with T-Bone Burnett for the television shows Nashville and True Detective.

Witcher has 7 Grammy nominations. 5 nominations with Punch Brothers and two Grammy nominations as a producer: 2013 Bluegrass Album of the Year for Noam Pikelny's "Beat The Devil and Carry a Rail", and 2015 Bluegrass Album of the Year for "Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe", which also won "Album of the Year" at the IBMA Awards in 2014. He has also appeared on records by Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Beck, Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, Fiona Apple...

Witcher has written arrangements for Elton John, Kronos Quartet, Punch Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens, North Carolina Symphony, The Secret Sisters, Nashville and True Detective.

Personal life

On September 15, 2013, Witcher married actress Mary Faber.

Music Director

Kennedy Center presents: American Acoustic w Chris Thile - All Star Jam (2016)

Another Day, Another Time: f/ the music of Inside Llewyn Davis - Los Angeles (2013)

Discography

Punch Brothers

YearTitleLabel
2008PunchNonesuch
2010AntifogmaticNonesuch
2012Who's Feeling Young Now?Nonesuch
2013Ahoy!Nonesuch
2015The Phosphorescent BluesNonesuch
2015The WirelessNonesuch

Jerry Douglas

YearTitleLabel
2006The Best Kept SecretKoch

Laurel Canyon Ramblers

YearTitleLabel
1996Blue Rambler 2Sugar Hill Records
1998Back On The Street AgainSugar Hill Records

Credits

Albums

† Grammy Award Winner

^ Grammy Award Nomination

ArtistProjectRole
Paul SimonSo Beautiful or So WhatFiddle
Stranger to StrangerFiddle, Vocals
Eric ClaptonOld SockFiddle
Elton JohnWonderful Crazy NightArranger, Conductor
Willie NelsonThe Great DivideFiddle
Neil DiamondDreamsFiddle
BeckReturn Of The Grievous AngelFiddle
Rosanne CashThe River and the Thread †Fiddle
Fiona Apple/Jon BrionSo SleepyFiddle
Emmy Lou HarrisReturn Of The Grievous AngelFiddle
Merle HaggardChicago WindFiddle
John DenverAll Aboard†Fiddle
Bette MidlerIt's the Girls!Fiddle
Punch Brothers/ VariousArtistsAnother Day, Another TimeFiddle, Vocals
Dierks BentleyUp On the Ridge ^Fiddle
The ChieftainsVoice of AgesFiddle
Eddy MitchellHeros, JumbalayaFiddle
Johnny HallydayRester VivantFiddle
Travis TrittThe StormFiddle
Lee Ann WomackSomething Worth Leaving BehindFiddle
Dwight YoakamDwights Used RecordsFiddle
Sara WatkinsYoung In All the Wrong WaysProducer, guitars, Fiddle, Arrangements
Rhiannon GiddensTomorrow Is My TurnFiddle, Violin, Guitar, Arranger (Strings, Horns)
Noam PikelnyNoam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe ^Producer
Noam PikelnyBeat The Devil and Carry a Rail^Producer
Jerry DouglasThe Best Kept Secret ^Fiddle, Strings
Chris ThileHow To Grow A Woman From The Ground ^Fiddle, Vocals, Arranging
The Secret SistersPut Your Needle DownFiddle, Violin, Arranger (Strings)
Chris HillmanThe Other SideFiddle
Tom BrosseauWhat I Mean to Say is GoodbyeFiddle

Film

º Academy Award Winner for Best Score

^ Academy Award Nominee Best Original Song

! Golden Globe Nominee Best Original Song

† Grammy Award Winner Best Original Song

TitleComposerRole
The Good DinosaurMychael & Jeff DannaFiddle
The Hunger Games - Mockingjay 2Additional MusicComposer
Toy Story^!Randy NewmanFiddle
Cars †Randy NewmanFiddle
Inside Llewyn DavisT Bone BurnettFiddle, Vocals
The Hunger GamesJames Newton HowardFiddle
Brokeback MountainºGustavo SantaolallaFiddle
BabelºGustavo SantaolallaViolin
Charlie Wilson's WarJames Newton HowardFiddle
The Princess and the FrogRandy NewmanFiddle
This is 40Jon BrionFiddle, Violin
A Million Ways To Die In The WestJoel McNeelyFiddle
Wild HogsTeddy CastellucciFiddle
The HomesmanMarco BeltramiViolin
Robin HoodMarc StreitenfeldFiddle
The Spongebob Squarepants MovieAndy PaleyFiddle
Nights in RodantheJeanine TesoriFiddle
Soul MenStanley ClarkeFiddle
The Dukes of HazzardNathan BarrFiddle
Without a PaddleChris BeckFiddle
Welcome Home, Roscoe JenkinsDavid NewmanFiddle
The Best Of MeAaron ZigmanFiddle
Bridge to TerabithiaAaron ZigmanFiddle
Christmas CottageAaron ZigmanFiddle
FlickaAaron ZigmanFiddle
The Wendell Baker StoryAaron ZigmanFiddle
The NotebookAaron ZigmanFiddle
Mater and the Ghost LightBruno CoonFiddle
Bigger, Stronger, Faster*Dave PorterFiddle
VenomJames L. VenebleFiddle
The CaveReinhold HeilViolin

Television

^ Emmy Nominated

TitleSelectionRole
True Detective Season 2ScoreViolin, Electric Violin, Electric Bass
True DetectiveThe Angry RiverComposer, Arranger (strings), Violin
NashvilleNothing In This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again^Co-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Violin
NashvilleHo HeyCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin
NashvilleUsedCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle
NashvilleConsider MeCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle
NashvilleWe Are WaterCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle
NashvilleLooking For A Place To ShineCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle, Mandolin, Keyboards
NashvilleHanging On A LieCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle, Mandolin, Keyboards
NashvilleStomping GroundCo-Producer (w/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle,Mandolin,
NashvilleGun For A MouthFiddle
NashvilleTough All OverFiddle
NashvilleLet There Be LonelyKeyboards
Better Call SaulScoreViolin
Sons Of AnarchyAll Along The WatchtowerFiddle
JustifiedScoreFiddle
Turn: Washington's SpiesScoreFiddle
Party of FiveScoreViolin
King of the HillScoreFiddle
Crossing JordanInnocent When You DreamFiddle
HeartlandScoreFiddle
Point of HonorScoreFiddle
Texas RisingScoreFiddle
Bonnie and ClydeScoreFiddle
Hatfields and McCoysScoreFiddle
Sarah Silverman ShowScoreFiddle
News RadioScoreFiddle
Just Shoot MeScoreFiddle
Worst WeekScoreFiddle
Curious GeorgeScoreFiddle
Berenstain BearsTheme SongFiddle
Three Moons Over MilfordScoreFiddle
Any Day NowScoreFiddle
George & LeoScoreFiddle
The Lazarus ManScoreFiddle
DilbertScoreFiddle

Live Television

ArtistsShow
Punch Brothers
  • Conan
  • The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
  • Austin City Limits
  • Jools Holland
  • CBS Saturday Morning
  • Late Show with David Letterman
Punch Brothers w/ Steve Martin
  • Late Show with David Letterman
Dolly Parton
  • 78th Academy Awards Show
Beck and Willie Nelson
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • Farm Aid
Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
  • Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Willie Nelson
  • Academy of Country Music Awards

Bands/Tours

DatesArtistRole
(2006–Present)Punch BrothersFiddle, Vocals, Drums
(2014)Steve Martin and Martin ShortFiddle
(2012)Paul SimonFiddle
(2010)Dave Rawlings MachineFiddle, Guitar, Vocals
(2006)K.D. LangFiddle, Guitar
(2005)Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again Reunion TourFiddle, Mandolin, Dobro, Percussion, Vocals
(2002 - 2008)Jerry Douglas BandFiddle
(2000 - 2001)Eve 6Bass
(1999)The Bluegrass Sessions f/ Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Mark SchatzFiddle
(1995-2000)Laurel Canyon RamblersFiddle
(1984 - 2008)The Witcher BrothersFiddle, Vocals

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