Lone Piñon is a New Mexican string band, or “orquesta típica”, whose music celebrates the integrity of Northern New Mexico’s cultural roots. With fiddles, upright bass, accordion, guitar, and bilingual vocals, they play a wide spectrum of the traditional music that is at home in New Mexico.

Over the past decade Lone Piñon has played extensively throughout the Southwest, recorded five studio albums, and represented New Mexico traditions at the Library of Congress in Washington DC and in festivals across the mainland US and in Hawai’i. In 2019 they received the Parsons Award from the American Folklife Center and were recognized by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures for the impact of their work with regional traditions on the Lantinx arts field. Their most recent album, Cuatro Vidas, was released in October 2023 by Jalopy Records in Brooklyn, NY.

“Great energy, authenticity and devotion…”-Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation

“Truly exceptional… A leading ensemble committed to the preservation and elevation of the traditional musical forms of the Northern New Mexico region….an ensemble that embodies cultural integrity for the purpose of continuing treasured art forms that keep our communities thriving.” -National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures