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Chris Thile is a renowned mandolin player and a founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins.
Thile began recording his first solo album in 1993, with most songs of his own composition. After two more solo albums of all original material, he teamed with mandolin master Mike Marshall for a stunning album of duets called Into the Cauldron, which included forays into jazz, world music, and Bach. In 2004 Chris released Deceiver, a departure from his earlier work which contained a variety of pop/rock/folk influenced vocal numbers. In September 2006, he released a new album entitled How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, which consisted of an extensive bluegrass band, and more traditional tracks than his previous album.
In addition, an announcement was made on the website of Nickel Creek that Thile and his band-mates would be taking an extended hiatus from the band at the end of 2007. He is currently touring with the How to Grow a Band, consisting of members Greg Garrison on bass, Noam Pikelny on banjo, Gabe Witcher on fiddle, and Bryan Sutton on guitar. With the exception of Bryan Sutton, this is the same group of musicians that appear on How to Grow a Woman from the Ground; Chris Eldridge is the guitarist on the album. In 2007 at Carnegie Hall the original quintet from How to Grow a Woman From the Ground performed many songs off of the album and debuted a four movement suite entitled “The Blind Leaving the Blind” under the name of Tensions Mountain Boys.
Thile began recording his first solo album in 1993, with most songs of his own composition. After two more solo albums of all original material, he teamed with mandolin master Mike Marshall for a stunning album of duets called Into the Cauldron, which included forays into jazz, world music, and Bach. In 2004 Chris released Deceiver, a departure from his earlier work which contained a variety of pop/rock/folk influenced vocal numbers. In September 2006, he released a new album entitled How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, which consisted of an extensive bluegrass band, and more traditional tracks than his previous album.
In addition, an announcement was made on the website of Nickel Creek that Thile and his band-mates would be taking an extended hiatus from the band at the end of 2007. He is currently touring with the How to Grow a Band, consisting of members Greg Garrison on bass, Noam Pikelny on banjo, Gabe Witcher on fiddle, and Bryan Sutton on guitar. With the exception of Bryan Sutton, this is the same group of musicians that appear on How to Grow a Woman from the Ground; Chris Eldridge is the guitarist on the album. In 2007 at Carnegie Hall the original quintet from How to Grow a Woman From the Ground performed many songs off of the album and debuted a four movement suite entitled “The Blind Leaving the Blind” under the name of Tensions Mountain Boys.
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schwagcast wrote:
Subtle charm and foot-stompin' goodness. Thanks!
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Cianzeira wrote:
A fucking monster, this guy is XD
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floresju wrote:
<3
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JohnnyScoots wrote:
There aren't many mando players as good as Chris Thile in our generation. I am fascinated with his style and delivery.
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Teocinte wrote:
anyone know if there is a recording of his concerto "Ad astra per alas porci"?
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enoughWithThis wrote:
Excellent mandolin sound..almost like David Grisman.
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Empty_Skies wrote:
Song for a Young Queen... Masterpiece.
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Piratelovah wrote:
He's so amazing. I wish he'd do another album like Deceiver.
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JaneMoss wrote:
The first time i heard Chris and his amazing talent, i was in HMV record store, Manchester, England, and i could not believe what i was hearing!!! It was the first time i had heard Chris with Nickle Creek and i bought their album straight away! Totally out of this world fingers! Beautiful inspiring music! Well done Chris.
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KaylaSoul wrote:
I love Chris Thile.. i Love Chris Thile!! How to Grown a Band at Mountain Stage in Charleston WV- Great Show.. I LOVE CHRIS THILE!!
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oneeyedcunt wrote:
why is he so awesome
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kicky6 wrote:
deceiver is a great album
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deejzilla wrote:
Chris's work on the Jon Brion/Of Montreal Remix EP is pretty good. Audio samples on the Amazon site (link below), as well as iTunes. http://tinyurl.com/bfbwb4
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X__Truthiness wrote:
"The Believer" is amazing!
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Lastdesigner82 wrote:
You part of the reason I love Bluegrass music...keep it up. BTW...GET BACK TOGETHER WITH NICKEL CREEK ONE MORE TIME!
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tbroberg wrote:
"Melvin" is a character from "As Good as it Gets." http://www.imdb.com/media/rm626038784/tt0119822
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Piratelovah wrote:
Vote for the new picture XD
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girlybat wrote:
:wants:
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mandobaron wrote:
@ ECash Ever seen as good as it get?
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ECash wrote:
who the hell is this Melvin fella anyway?
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10 Things You May Not Know About Punch:
16 Apr 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/christhile
1. Punch Bowl grew out of the bass line that now anchors
every verse (Greg was playing out his frustration after a long day
in Xplorador, Punch Brothers' trusty 15 passenger rental van).2.
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10 Things You May Not Know About Punch:
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