25 Facts About Chris Thile

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Christopher Scott Thile is an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality, best known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the acoustic folk and progressive bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers.

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In 2008, Chris Thile released a collaboration album with bassist Edgar Meyer, and he plans to release a collaborative album with Hilary Hahn.

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Coffee and Chris Thile have a son named Calvin Eugene Chris Thile, born on May 15,2015.

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When Chris Thile was four, his family moved to Idyllwild, California.

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Chris Thile began playing the mandolin at the age of five, taking occasional lessons from John Moore.

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The band performed at many California bluegrass festivals, and as a result Chris Thile had to be home-schooled.

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That same year, 1993, Chris Thile made a demo tape and sent it to the Sugar Hill and Rounder record labels.

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The next year, Chris Thile released his first solo album, Leading Off, featuring mostly original compositions.

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In 1995, the Thile family moved to Murray, Kentucky, where Chris' father Scott Thile accepted a position at Murray State University as a musical instrument technician.

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In 1997, Chris Thile released Stealing Second and Nickel Creek released Here to There.

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Chris Thile went on to attend Murray State University for a few semesters, where he was a music major.

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Also in 2003, Chris Thile joined Mark O'Connor for his double CD set "Thirty-Year Retrospective" which was nominated for a Grammy.

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In 2004, Chris Thile released Deceiver, an experimental album on which he recorded every track himself.

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Chris Thile was a judge for the fifth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

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In 2006, Chris Thile formed How to Grow a Band, with whom he recorded How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, Chris Thile's fifth album.

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Also in 2014, Chris Thile reunited with Nickel Creek to release a new album called A Dotted Line in celebration of their 25th anniversary.

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Chris Thile is featured in the documentary Bluegrass Journey, along with the rest of Nickel Creek.

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Chris Thile has performed as a duo with guitarist and vocalist Michael Daves since 2005.

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In 2009 Chris Thile completed a mandolin concerto entitled Ad astra per alas porci.

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Chris Thile performed the world premiere of the first movement with the Interlochen Arts Camp World Youth Symphony Orchestra under director Jung-Ho Pak, and premiered his entire concerto with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra on September 17,2009.

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Chris Thile released a solo album entitled Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol.

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On July 21,2015, Keillor officially announced that he was leaving the show and that Chris Thile would succeed him as permanent host in 2016.

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Chris Thile's first show as host took place on October 15,2016, at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul.

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On February 18,2017, Chris Thile announced that his version of the show had been renewed for another season.

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On December 16,2017, at the Town Hall theater in New York, Chris Thile announced that the show would be renamed Live from Here.