HOME BASE: Boston

STYLE: Americana funk with a flair for the experimental, flirting with genres of progressive bluegrass, prog-rock, chamber folk, jazz fusion and sassy, zero-gravity pop.

LINEUP: Kathleen Parks, fiddle; Dan Bui, mandolin; Chris Sartori, bass; Anh Phung, flute.

INSIDE TRACK: The band is playing festivals across the United States and in Canada this year, including Telluride Bluegrass, Toronto Jazz, Red Wing Roots, DelFest, WinterWondergrass, IBMA Bluegrass Live, Philly Folk, Albino Skunk, 3 Sisters, Boats & Bluegrass, and others.

FEEDBACK: The Boston Globe called Twisted Pine “a wider version of a string band, boundary jumpers akin to outfits like…