Chris Thile – GrassCast Interview #45
This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with mandolin master Chris Thile.
We recorded this interview yesterday evening via the thilephone. Chris is on the road promoting his new CD,
How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, and took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us. We discuss the new record, preview some songs from it, and yes, we do discuss Nickel Creek and the recently announced dissolution of that band. From there Chris talks about his plans for the future and more.
John adds: I was particularly struck by Chris’ obvious passion for bluegrass music, and how pained he is by folks who try to explicity exclude his music from being included in even a broad definition of the term. His comments about what this rejection may mean for new fans who are drawn to his music, or Nickel Creek’s, are worthy of serious consideration by those who seek to define bluegrass narrowly.
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As we have mentioned many times this past few months, the new CD from Chris Thile, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, is officially released today.
To help promote the CD, Sugar Hill Records is sponsoring a video contest, with an iPod Nano loaded with Chris' music as the Grand Prize.
Here's the...
The newest set of live performance and interview videos added at CMT.com's Studio 330 Sessions features Chris Thile. He performs alone, minus his crack band, The Tensions Mountain Boys.
The songs included are all from his latest release, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground: Stay Away, Dead Leaves...
Express, a blog belonging to the Washington Post, has a short article up about Chris Thile. They quote Chris on the topic of bluegrass tradition. Chris expresses his viewpoint in words similar to those he used in our recent GrassCast interview with him. Chris is obviously on a mission to let people know...
AT&T's blue room has posted a set of online videos of Chris Thile and How To Grow A Band performing live in their studio.
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The Washington Post had a short piece about Chris Thile's new CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, in it's weekend edition. You can read it online here. It's only a couple paragraphs but it's great that Thile is garnering some attention for bluegrass music. After the phenomenal popularity of Nickel...
Chris Thile has found himself frequently tagged as something of a controversialist in bluegrass circles. As a teen, he was welcomed with open arms by the bluegrass world, who also cherished his role in the early work of Nickel Creek. As that band began to veer away from traditional string music, some...
Chris Thile and The Tensions Mountain Boys have announced a string of three dates at the fabled Station Inn in Nashville next month. They will be there September 21-23, starting at 9:00 p.m. (CT) each night, with an admission charge of $20.
Tickets will go on sale August 28, and can be purchased online...
Banjo player Noam Pikelny is a mighty busy guy this fall. It seems like any time you investigate what is happening in the world of progressive bluegrass and acoustic music, his name pops up.
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The first single from the upcoming Chris Thile Thile CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, is available now as an iTunes exclusive. The song is Chris' take on Jimmy Rodgers' Brakeman's Blues, and features Chris on mandolin and vocal, with Chris Eldridge on guitar, Greg Garrison on bass, Noam Pikelny...
Episode #21 of The GrassCast features an interview with Chris Jones. Chris is a bluegrass guitar player, singer, songwriter, and radio DJ. This interview was recorded live at IBMA in Oct '05.
This GrassCast is 7 minutes in length and the file download size is 6.4 MB.
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Chris Thile is one of the most gifted musicians on the planet. If you ever get a chance to see him live, run, don’t walk, to the ticket office. To watch someone, who becomes the instrument he plays on stage is rarely seen. It is the case with Chris.
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