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Chris Thile and Michael Daves's debut album, Sleep with One Eye Open, due out May 10, is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store. Recorded at Jack White’s studio in Nashville, the album is a collection of 16 traditional tunes by bluegrass legends like The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and Flatt & Scruggs. Anyone who pre-orders the album here will get an autographed CD and be entered to win a Martin 000X1AE guitar. You can also enter to win by downloading the free track "My Little Girl in Tennessee" here. The duo take their show on the road with a series of East Coast dates in May.

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Sleep with One Eye Open, the debut album from mandolin-virtuoso Chris Thile and guitar maven Michael Daves, due out on Nonesuch Records on May 10, is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store. Recorded live to tape over four days at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville, the album is a collection of 16 traditional tunes by bluegrass legends like The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and Flatt & Scruggs.

Anyone who pre-orders Sleep with One Eye Open here at nonesuch.com and at punchbrothers.com will get an autographed CD and also be entered to win a solid spruce-top Martin 000X1AE acoustic guitar. You can also enter to win by downloading the free track "My Little Girl in Tennessee" below. No purchase necessary to win. The winner will be announced following the May 10 release of Sleep with One Eye Open.

Thile and Daves met at a bluegrass jam in Manhattan in 2005. Since then, they have been attracting fans with their high-octane interpretations of bluegrass standards at regular gigs at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall. The duo will take their show on the road with a series of East Coast dates, including a fully sold-out three-night stand at Rockwood May 10, 11, and 12. See the full schedule below and visit nonesuch.com/on-tour for more information.

Thile is also performing tonight at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, joining violinist Hilary Hahn and singer/songwriter Josh Ritter in a concert to benefit Direct Relief International's Japan Relief and Recovery Fund. Click here for tickets.

To pre-order Sleep with One Eye Open and enter to win the Martin guitar, head to the Nonesuch Store now. To download "My Little Girl in Tennessee," click here:





CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES ON TOUR
May 10–12 Rockwood Music Hall (SOLD-OUT) New York, NY
May 13 Down by the River Festival Roanoke, VA
May 17 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
May 18 The Square Room Knoxville, TN
May 19 The Southern Café and Music Hall Charlottesville, VA
May 21 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
May 22 Rams Head on Stage Annapolis, MD
May 24 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
May 25 One Longfellow Square Portland, ME
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  • Monday, March 28, 2011
    Chris Thile, Michael Daves Album "Sleep with One Eye Open" Available for Pre-order; Enter to Win Martin Guitar

    Sleep with One Eye Open, the debut album from mandolin-virtuoso Chris Thile and guitar maven Michael Daves, due out on Nonesuch Records on May 10, is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store. Recorded live to tape over four days at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville, the album is a collection of 16 traditional tunes by bluegrass legends like The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and Flatt & Scruggs.

    Anyone who pre-orders Sleep with One Eye Open here at nonesuch.com and at punchbrothers.com will get an autographed CD and also be entered to win a solid spruce-top Martin 000X1AE acoustic guitar. You can also enter to win by downloading the free track "My Little Girl in Tennessee" below. No purchase necessary to win. The winner will be announced following the May 10 release of Sleep with One Eye Open.

    Thile and Daves met at a bluegrass jam in Manhattan in 2005. Since then, they have been attracting fans with their high-octane interpretations of bluegrass standards at regular gigs at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall. The duo will take their show on the road with a series of East Coast dates, including a fully sold-out three-night stand at Rockwood May 10, 11, and 12. See the full schedule below and visit nonesuch.com/on-tour for more information.

    Thile is also performing tonight at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, joining violinist Hilary Hahn and singer/songwriter Josh Ritter in a concert to benefit Direct Relief International's Japan Relief and Recovery Fund. Click here for tickets.

    To pre-order Sleep with One Eye Open and enter to win the Martin guitar, head to the Nonesuch Store now. To download "My Little Girl in Tennessee," click here:





    CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES ON TOUR
    May 10–12 Rockwood Music Hall (SOLD-OUT) New York, NY
    May 13 Down by the River Festival Roanoke, VA
    May 17 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
    May 18 The Square Room Knoxville, TN
    May 19 The Southern Café and Music Hall Charlottesville, VA
    May 21 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
    May 22 Rams Head on Stage Annapolis, MD
    May 24 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
    May 25 One Longfellow Square Portland, ME
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