Watch: Chris Thile Performs on The Current

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Chris Thile gave a thirty-minute solo set at the Fine Line in Minneapolis in August as part of the MicroShow series from MPR's The Current that can now be seen here. The set includes solo takes on music by Punch Brothers, Radiohead, and Bach, a Song of the Week from his public radio show Live From Here, and the traditional tune "Rabbit in the Log."

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Chris Thile gave a thirty-minute solo set at the Fine Line in Minneapolis in August as part of the MicroShow series from Minnesota Public Radio's The Current that can now be seen below. The set includes solo mandolin and vocal takes on "My Oh My," from Punch Brothers' album The Phosphorescent Blues; "Attaboy," from The Goat Rodeo Sessions; Radiohead's "True Love Waits"; a Song of the Week from his public radio show Live From Here called "Dionysus"; music from a Bach violin partita; and the traditional tune "Rabbit In The Log," from his 2011 album with guitarist Michael Daves, Sleep with One Eye Open.

Chris Thile performs at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati this Wednesday then returns to New York City to host Live From Here from its new home, The Town Hall. Musical guests in the coming weeks include They Might Be Giants, Pixies, Paul Simon, Sara Bareilles, Anaïs Mitchell, Big Thief, Crooked Still, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sarah Jarosz. Thile returns to the road on his solo tour in January. For details and tickets on all of the above shows, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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Chris Thile: The Current MicroShow, November 2019
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    Watch: Chris Thile Performs on The Current
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    Chris Thile gave a thirty-minute solo set at the Fine Line in Minneapolis in August as part of the MicroShow series from Minnesota Public Radio's The Current that can now be seen below. The set includes solo mandolin and vocal takes on "My Oh My," from Punch Brothers' album The Phosphorescent Blues; "Attaboy," from The Goat Rodeo Sessions; Radiohead's "True Love Waits"; a Song of the Week from his public radio show Live From Here called "Dionysus"; music from a Bach violin partita; and the traditional tune "Rabbit In The Log," from his 2011 album with guitarist Michael Daves, Sleep with One Eye Open.

    Chris Thile performs at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati this Wednesday then returns to New York City to host Live From Here from its new home, The Town Hall. Musical guests in the coming weeks include They Might Be Giants, Pixies, Paul Simon, Sara Bareilles, Anaïs Mitchell, Big Thief, Crooked Still, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sarah Jarosz. Thile returns to the road on his solo tour in January. For details and tickets on all of the above shows, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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