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The term "progressive bluegrass" is applied to musical acts that fall just outside the parameters of traditional bluegrass as well as those that drag the genre into previously unexplored territory. A driving force within the movement, mandolinist Chris Thile is a 2012 Genius Grant recipient who leans well into the exploratory side of the genre. He came to prominence as one third of the bluegrass trio Nickel Creek and now fronts the Punch Brothers, a see-it-to-believe-it, genre-defying outfit that dissolves the boundaries between Radiohead, classical compositions and original, neo-traditional music.
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