The Litch Brothers

The Litch Brothers are a progressive bluegrass band from the Pacific Northwest, built around brothers Tashi and Kaj Litch with Evan Snoey and Ben Lewis. Between them the four cover mandolin, guitar, fiddle, bass and vocals, and the band has played festivals and venues around the US and the UK.

Tashi and Kaj grew up in the San Juan Islands, where they played the local fair every year with their family band, the Crow Valley String Band, and as a duo called Brograss. Their first break came while busking at a fish market as kids, when Brandi Carlile invited them to join her at a sold out show at Seattle's Benaroya Hall.

The four piece came together at Lawrence University's conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin, where friends invited Lewis, then a jazz student, into the group. Coaching there pushed the band toward arrangements that pull in rock, folk and Romani jazz. They have since shared stages with Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Darol Anger, and toured Ireland in January 2025.