Twisted Pine

Twisted Pine
Twisted Pine
	Twisted Pine, 2020
Background information
Origin	Boston, MA
Genres	Americana
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Signature Sounds;
Associated acts	Kat & Brad / Kathleen Parks & Brad Bensko;
Website	twistedpineband.com
Members	Kathleen Parks; Dan Bui; Chris Sartori; Anh Phung;

Twisted Pine is a four-piece Americana band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Boston Globe called them “boundary jumpers akin to outfits like Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, and Crooked Still.” National Public Radio described the sound as “an upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; virtuosic solos; tight harmonies. This is definitely a band to watch.”[1] American Songwriter called Twisted Pine "some kind of bluegrass, indie folk-and-funk concoction."[2]

With a 2020 full-length release Right Now, Twisted Pine has continued to expand across genres. "Twisted Pine’s rendition of Father John Misty's 'Well, You Can Do It Without Me' is built around a slinky bass line and a chugging mandolin groove,"[3] wrote WBUR, Boston's public radio station. "Spare and propulsive, it’s a showcase for the band’s newest member, flutist Anh Phung — and an example of the group’s metamorphosing sound, which they debut on their sophomore album."

History

Twisted Pine developed its early, bluegrass sound in a year-long residency at the Cambridge, Massachusetts bar, The Cantab, which has a longstanding Tuesday bluegrass scene. That summer, 2014, Twisted Pine took Best Band at MASS MoCA’s Fresh Grass Bluegrass Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts,[4][5] and the same prize at the traditional Thomas Point Bluegrass Special outside Portland, Maine. Twisted Pine signed to the label Signature Sounds Recordings. In 2018, Twisted Pine was named Americana Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.[6]

Since then Twisted Pine has shapeshifted, influenced by its members’ histories and interests.

Members

Kathleen Parks

Kathleen Parks (fiddle, lead vocals), grew up in Newburgh, NY. She studied Classical and Irish music and Irish step dancing from childhood into her teens. Her father was lead trumpet and leader of the Jazz Knights at West Point and played with the internationally touring polka band, The Jimmy Sturr Orchestra. Parks played shows with TJSO. She studied songwriting and violin performance at Berklee College of Music. She now plays bluegrass, Irish, Old Time, country blues, funk and contemporary string music. Her songwriting is influenced by pop music of the 60s and 70s, and by performers Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Strength in Numbers, Harry Nilsson, and Judy Garland. Her influences in contemporary string music are Darol Anger, Casey Driessen, and Eileen Ivers.

Dan Bui

Dan Bui (mandolin, vocals) grew up in Houston, Texas. Bui, who is Vietnamese-American, grew up taking classical piano and violin lessons. One night, he discovered the mandolin when he saw NewGrass player Sam Bush on a PBS television show. In 2010, he moved to Boston and became immersed in the acoustic music community there. He studied Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music, where he and Parks met. Bui’s influences include progressive bluegrass, old-time music, jazz, funk, and soul.

Chris Sartori

Chris Sartori grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. He plays a wide variety of music including Jazz, Funk, Jam, Bluegrass, and Soul. He has always been interested in the cross section between bluegrass/americana and funk R&B and jazz. In high school he played electric bass in a free improv/ jam band. He attended the University of Massachusetts to study jazz bass, where he learned to play upright bass, and stayed busy playing in various funk and jazz ensembles, as well as a bluegrass band. His bass playing is inspired by heavily improvised music. He joined Twisted Pine in 2015.

Anh Phung

Anh Phung, on flute, joined Twisted Pine in 2019. Phung was born in Dagenham, England, and raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She grew up playing Classical music, then joined a rock band in high school, went to jazz school. She now plays a wide range of genres including folk traditions, hip hop, rhythm & blues, soul, and electronic music. Her particular interests include emulating the mandolin or fiddle chop from the bluegrass genre on the flute. Phung studied at the Vancouver Academy of Music, and jazz performance at McGill University in Montreal.

Past Members

Twisted Pine’s past members are Rachel Sumner, Ricky Mier, and Adam Moore.

Discography

Studio albums

*Twisted Pine* [self-titled] (July 2017)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Publisher	Length
1.	"Hold On Me"	R. Sumner & D. Bui	Rachel Sumner (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI)	5:17
2.	"Bound To Do It Right (The Jersey City Song)"	K. Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI)	4:20
3.	"I Miss Talking"	K. Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI)	4:30
4.	"Lose My Love"	R. Sumner	Rachel Sumner, BMI	3:22
5.	"Easton"	R. Sumner	Rachel Sumner, BMI	5:25
6.	"Lee Street Tune"	D. Bui	Dan Bui (BMI)	2:51
7.	"21 and Rising"	K. Parks & Lily Lyons	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI)	5:00
8.	"When I Called Your Name"	R. Sumner & D. Bui	Rachel Sumner (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI)	4:12
9.	"Bank Man Blues"	R. Sumner	Rachel Sumner, BMI	4:19
10.	"Hogwild"	K. Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI)	4:48
11.	"Something Special"	K. Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI)	4:05

*Dreams EP* (January 2019)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Publisher	Length
1.	"El Chepe / The One I Love is Gone"	Jack Stratton // Bill Monroe	Kobalt Music Pub America I Obo Vulf Music Group // Unichappell Music, Inc.	4:49
2.	"Raised on Robbery"	Joni Mitchell	Sony/Atv Tunes Llc Obo Crazy Crow Music	3:21
3.	"Heart of Glass"	Clement Anthony Bozewski, Deborah Harry and Christopher Stein	Chrysalis Music	4:06
4.	"Funky Kentucky"			6:16
5.	"I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’"	Elton John, Jason Sellards, and Scott Hoffman	Universal-Songs Of Polygrm Obo Hst Mgt Ltd, Spirit Two Music, Inc. Obo Filthy Gorgeous, And Spirit Two Music, Inc. Obo B2d2 Music	4:23
6.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	John Lennon and Paul McCartney	Sony/Atv Tunes Llc Dba Atv Obo Atv (Northern Songs Catalog)	7:39
7.	"Dreams"	Dolores Mary O'Riordan and Noel Hogan	Warner-Tamerlane Pub. O/B/O Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.	3:53

*Right Now* (August 2020)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Publisher
1.	"Right Now"	Kathleen Parks, Brad Bensko	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
2.	"Amadeus Party"	Dan Bui, Kathleen Parks, and Chris Sartori	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
3.	"Papaya"	Kathleen Parks and Chris Sartori	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
4.	"Well, You Can Do It Without Me"	JOSHUA MICHAEL TILLMAN	CRIPPLE CREEK FERRIES (ASCAP)
5.	"Come Along Jody"	LOGAN BENJAMIN F JR	BOOT HOUSE OF TUNES (BMI)
6.	"Dreamaway"	Kathleen Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
7.	"Talkeetna"	Twisted Pine	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
8.	"Don’t Come Over Tonight"	Kathleen Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
9.	"Fogo de Chow"	Kathleen Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)
10.	"Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise"	Dan Bui, Kathleen Parks	Kathleen Mary Parks (BMI), Dan Bui (BMI), Christopher Felix Sartori (BMI)

Singles

Year	Single	Artist	Writer(s)	Album
2017	"I Miss Talking"	Twisted Pine	K. Parks & Lily Lyons	Twisted Pine [Self-titled]
2017	"Hold On Me"	Twisted Pine	R. Sumner & D. Bui	Twisted Pine [Self-titled]
2018	"I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’"	Twisted Pine	Elton John, Jason Sellards, and Scott Hoffman	Dreams EP
2018	"Heart of Glass"	Twisted Pine	Clement Anthony Bozewski, Deborah Harry and Christopher Stein	Dreams EP
2020	"Papaya"	Twisted Pine	Kathleen Parks & Chris Sartori	Right Now
	"Amadeus Party"	Twisted Pine	Dan Bui, Kathleen Parks, and Chris Sartori
	"Don’t Come Over Tonight"	Twisted Pine	Kathleen Parks
	"Right Now"	Twisted Pine	Kathleen Parks, Brad Bensko
	"Well, You Can Do It Without Me"	Twisted Pine	Father John Misty

References

"Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing". NPR. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"Twisted Pine Release "Don't Come Over Tonight," Reveal Upcoming New Album". American Songwriter. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"Watch A Dinosaur Relationship Fall Apart In Twisted Pine's Video Of Father John Misty Cover". WBUR. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"Twisted Pine shatters perception of Berklee band". Wicked Local. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"FreshGrass Award 2014 Band Winners: Twisted Pine". Youtube. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2018". Boston Music Awards. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

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[1] "Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing". NPR. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[2] "Twisted Pine Release "Don't Come Over Tonight," Reveal Upcoming New Album". American Songwriter. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[3] "Watch A Dinosaur Relationship Fall Apart In Twisted Pine's Video Of Father John Misty Cover". WBUR. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[4] "Twisted Pine shatters perception of Berklee band". Wicked Local. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[5] "FreshGrass Award 2014 Band Winners: Twisted Pine". Youtube. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[6] "BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2018". Boston Music Awards. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.