Chris Thile Musical artist

Christopher Scott Thile (/ˈθiːliː/ THEE-lee; born February 20, 1981) is an American virtuoso mandolinist, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and acoustic folk/progressive bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers. He is a 2012 MacArthur Fellow.

Personal facts

Chris Thile
Birth dateFebruary 20, 1981
Birth place
California , Oceanside California

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Musical artist

Career started1989
associated musical artist
Edgar Meyer
Nickel Creek
Punch Brothers
Mutual Admiration Society (collaboration)
Mike Marshall (musician)
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Folk music
Jazz
Classical music
Bluegrass music
Progressive bluegrass
instrument
Banjo
Cello
Double bass
Drum kit
Guitar
Mandolin
Piano
Gibson Guitar Corporation
Viola
Violin
Singing
Sitar
Mandola
Tenor guitar
Bouzouki
record label
Nonesuch Records
Sugar Hill Records

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Chris Thile on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://cornellsun.com/node/21197
  2. http://telluride.plumtv.com/videos/our_grass_blue
  3. http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=9068
  4. http://www.laco.org/artists/357
  5. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001351.shtml
  6. http://www.mlfilms.com/productions/bach_project/chris_thile
  7. http://www.nickelcreek.com
  8. http://www.punchbrothers.com
  9. http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp