"GO AND CHECK OUT CRYING UNCLE! WE DIG WHAT THEY ARE DOING! THE FUTURE

OF MUSIC IS IN GOOD HANDS HERE!"

- David Grisman

Widely recognized as one of the most exciting young bands in acoustic music, Crying Uncle

Bluegrass Band plays a unique mix of bluegrass, Dawg (David Grisman music), jazz, and

modern originals. Brothers Miles and Teo Quale are joined by bassist Andrew Osborn and 2023

National Flat Pick Guitar Champion Ian Ly, all outstanding musicians of the vibrant California

bluegrass scene. Founded in 2016 as a Duo band, Miles and Teo formed the bluegrass band in

2017 and since then, they have continued to make waves in the world of bluegrass and acoustic

music. In 2024, the bluegrass band celebrated their debut at the Grand Ole Opry; and in 2023,

they received the International Bluegrass Music Association's Momentum Band of the Year

award. The band was also honored to perform for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame’s induction

of their hero, David Grisman.

Based in Northern California, Crying Uncle Bluegrass has opened for prestigious bands,

including Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives and David Grisman Bluegrass Experience.

The band has played at major festivals such as IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Festival, CBA’s

Father's Day Bluegrass Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, SF’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass,

Delfest, Wintergrass Festival, and Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Internationally, the band has

toured in Japan, Korea, and Finland. They have performed at Bluegrass in La Roche, France

and at Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Finland. The band has also performed on TEDTalk twice.

In 2022, Miles was also a proud recipient of the Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship.

The band released their eponymous album, Crying Uncle, in 2018. And in 2020, they released

their sophomore album, Monroe Bridge, which features guest artists, fiddler Chad Manning and

mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist and produced by banjoist Keith Little. In 2021, the bluegrass band

came out with an EP of mostly self-written tunes, Till I Dance Again with You, inspired by a year

of “isolating” during the pandemic. In 2022, they released their album, The Thing of Dreams,

which highlights their originals. In the summer of 2024, they signed with Engelhardt Music

Group and released their newest album, I still Remember June. Crying Uncle Bluegrass is proud

to be a Fishman artist and an Ear Trumpet Labs artist.