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Chris Thile Collaborates with Yo-Yo Ma for New Album

This should be interesting. Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma will join mandolinist Chris Thile, fiddler Stuart Duncan and bassist Edgar Meyer for the album Goat Rodeo Sessions. The album is set for an Oct. 25 release on Sony Masterworks.   read more

Live From Newport: Chris Thile and Michael Daves

After the 2011 Newport Folk Festival started to wind down, virtuosic bluegrass duo Chris Thile and Michael Daves huddled around a single microphone to sing a pair of songs inside Fort Adams. Watch the two play "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" and "Darlin' Corey" here.  read more

Live from Paste: Chris Thile and Michael Daves

Watch Chris Thile and Michael Daves perform five songs from their latest album Sleep With One Eye Open.  read more

Song Premiere: Chris Thile & Michael Daves - "Man In The Middle"

Between his virtuosic mandolin abilities and his impeccable songwriting, Chris Thile is simply a force to be reckoned with—no matter what the project.  read more

Chris Thile Talks New Punch Brothers Album, Working With Jon Brion

Like most any other close-knit group of young dudes, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and his bandmates in the Punch Brothers call each other by nicknames...  read more

Wilco, She & Him, Many More Play Savannah Music Festival 2010

Question: Where can open-minded music lovers go to find bluegrass, opera, jazz, indie rock, fado, gospel and classical music all in one place? Answer: The Savannah Music Festival in Savannah, Ga....  read more

Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins preps solo album

After a Grammy, rave reviews and platinum sales, alt.grass (blueternative?) trio Nickel Creek abruptly went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2007, and have yet to make good on the "for now" part of their "Goodbye (For Now)" tour. Still, the musical impulse burns deep in the scrappy acoustinauts with Chris Thile's 2008 solo album, the Watkins siblings' supergroup, W.P.A., and Thile's currently touring project, Punch Brothers. Fiddler Sara Watkins recently announced the upcoming release of her self-titled debut: an album of long-marinating songs penned during her time spent in L.A....  read more

Objects of Their Affection: Five Musicians and the Instruments They Love

After winning a 2006 Golden Globe for his co-screenwriting on Brokeback Mountain, novelist Larry McMurtry caused a certain amount of confusion when his acceptance speech deviated from...  read more

Sean Watkins and Jon Foreman form Fiction Family

When Nickel Creek said farewell (for now) to fans and disbanded in 2007, each member said they wanted to pursue solo projects. Vocalist and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile went off to work with his group the Punch Brothers, where he recently composed a four-part, 40-minute suite entitled "The Blind Leaving the Blind" that features mandolin, violin, banjo, guitar and bass. Singer/violinist Sara Watkins is prepping her long-in-the-making solo album (due in early 2009), produced by Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones and featuring guests Jon Brion and Gillian Welch....  read more

Chris Thile - Deceiver

As a member of the progressive bluegrass outfit Nickel Creek, Chris Thile helped win the band remarkable crossover success...  read more