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He is a founding member of the string ensemble Punch Brothers. Witcher and his fellow Punch Brothers won the 2019 Grammy for Best Folk Album and were named Affiliate Scholars of Oberlin Conservatory in 2014.History[edit]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 1993 Witcher contributed original compositions to the soundtrack of the Dom DeLuise-led cult classic The Skateboard Kid. Many of these pieces he performed with his band, Trashkittens. This includes a music video rendition of the electric guitar\u2013driven “Hard to Find”, which ends the film.[1]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 B\u00e9la 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.[2]He performed with Eve 6 on the Horrorscope tour (2000\u20132001) 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 \u2013 Part 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 1 Grammy win and 10 Grammy nominations: 6 nominations with Punch Brothers and 4 Grammy nominations as a producer: 2017 Best Bluegrass Album for Noam Pikelny’s Universal Favorite, 2017 Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge Mount Royal, 2015 Bluegrass Album of the Year for Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, and 2013 Bluegrass Album of the Year for Noam Pikelny’s Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, 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, Shania Twain…Witcher has written arrangements for Elton John, Kronos Quartet, Punch Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne, North Carolina Symphony, The Secret Sisters, Nashville, and True Detective.Witcher composed and arranged music for Red Dead Redemption 2 and was music director and conductor for the live performance of the score at the Red Bull Music Festival in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2019.Personal life[edit]On September 15, 2013, Witcher married actress Mary Faber and has 2 sons.[3]Music Director[edit]Sara Bareilles: Saturday Night Live, Ellen, Good Morning America, The Late Late Show w\/ James Corden, The Talk, “Amidst The Chaos” Album Release Tour (2019)The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Red Bull Music Festival Los Angeles (2019)Kennedy Center presents: American Acoustic w Chris Thile \u2013 All Star Jam (2016)Another Day, Another Time: f\/ the music of Inside Llewyn Davis \u2013 Los Angeles (2013)Discography[edit]Punch Brothers[edit]Jerry Douglas[edit]Laurel Canyon Ramblers[edit]Credits[edit]Albums[edit]\u2020 Grammy Award Winner^ Grammy Award NominationArtistProjectRolePaul SimonSo Beautiful or So WhatFiddleStranger to StrangerFiddle, VocalsEric ClaptonOld SockFiddleElton JohnWonderful Crazy NightArranger, ConductorWillie NelsonThe Great DivideFiddleNeil DiamondDreamsFiddleBeckReturn of the Grievous AngelFiddleShania TwainNowFiddleRosanne CashThe River & the Thread \u2020FiddleFiona Apple\/Jon BrionSo SleepyFiddleEmmylou HarrisReturn of the Grievous AngelFiddleMerle HaggardChicago WindFiddleJohn DenverAll Aboard\u2020FiddleBette MidlerIt’s the Girls!FiddlePunch Brothers\/ VariousArtistsAnother Day, Another TimeFiddle, VocalsDierks BentleyUp on the Ridge ^FiddleThe ChieftainsVoice of AgesFiddleEddy MitchellHeros, JumbalayaFiddleJohnny HallydayRester VivantFiddleTravis TrittThe StormFiddleLee Ann WomackSomething Worth Leaving BehindFiddleDwight YoakamDwights Used RecordsFiddleSara WatkinsYoung in All the Wrong WaysProducer, guitars, Fiddle, ArrangementsRhiannon GiddensTomorrow Is My TurnFiddle, Violin, Guitar, Arranger (Strings, Horns)Phoebe BridgersStranger in the AlpsViolinNoam PikelnyNoam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe ^ProducerNoam PikelnyBeat The Devil and Carry a Rail^ProducerJerry DouglasThe Best Kept Secret ^Fiddle, StringsChris ThileHow to Grow a Woman from the Ground ^Fiddle, Vocals, ArrangingThe Secret SistersPut Your Needle DownFiddle, Violin, Arranger (Strings)Chris HillmanThe Other SideFiddleTom BrosseauWhat I Mean to Say Is GoodbyeFiddleFilm[edit]\u00ba Academy Award Winner for Best Score^ Academy Award Nominee Best Original Song! Golden Globe Nominee Best Original Song\u2020 Grammy Award Winner Best Original SongTelevision[edit]^ Emmy NominatedTitleSelectionRoleTrue Detective Season 3ScoreRecordist, Additional Music, performerTrue Detective Season 2ScoreViolin, Electric Violin, Electric BassTrue DetectiveThe Angry RiverComposer, Arranger (strings), ViolinNashvilleNothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again^Co-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), ViolinNashvilleHo HeyCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Guitar, Fiddle, MandolinNashvilleUsedCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), FiddleNashvilleConsider MeCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), FiddleNashvilleWe Are WaterCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), FiddleNashvilleLooking for a Place To ShineCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle, Mandolin, KeyboardsNashvilleHanging on a LieCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle, Mandolin, KeyboardsNashvilleStomping GroundCo-Producer (w\/ T Bone Burnett), Arranger (Strings, Background vocals), Fiddle,Mandolin,NashvilleGun for a MouthFiddleNashvilleTough All OverFiddleNashvilleLet There Be LonelyKeyboardsBetter Call SaulScoreViolinSons of AnarchyAll Along The WatchtowerFiddleLegends of TomorrowScoreFiddleJustifiedScoreFiddleTurn: Washington’s SpiesScoreFiddleParty of FiveScoreViolinKing of the HillScoreFiddleCrossing JordanInnocent When You DreamFiddleHeartlandScoreFiddlePoint of HonorScoreFiddleTexas RisingScoreFiddleBonnie & ClydeScoreFiddleHatfields & McCoysScoreFiddleSarah Silverman ShowScoreFiddleNews RadioScoreFiddleJust Shoot Me!ScoreFiddleWorst WeekScoreFiddleCurious GeorgeScoreFiddleBerenstain BearsTheme SongFiddleThree Moons Over MilfordScoreFiddleAny Day NowScoreFiddleGeorge and LeoScoreFiddleThe Lazarus ManScoreFiddleDilbertScoreFiddleLive Television[edit]Bands\/Tours[edit]DatesArtistRole(2006\u2013present)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\u20132008)Jerry Douglas BandFiddle(2000\u20132001)Eve 6Bass(1999)The Bluegrass Sessions f\/ B\u00e9la Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Mark SchatzFiddle(1995\u20132000)Laurel Canyon RamblersFiddle(1984\u20132008)The Witcher BrothersFiddle, VocalsReferences[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki7\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki7\/gabe-witcher-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Gabe Witcher – Wikipedia"}}]}]