Chris Thile

Chris Thile

American musician and radio personality
Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso, founding member of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, and host of A Prairie Home Companion.
BornFebruary 20, 1981
HometownOceanside, California, United States
Net worth$3 million
SpouseJesse Meighan (m 2003 - 2004) , Claire Coffee (m 2013 - present)
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Top Stories

Big Ears and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma unveil Knoxville festival celebrating Appalachia

  • Separate from Big Ears, "Our Common Nature: An Appalachian Celebration" will include music, dance and storytelling.

Videos

The Punch Brothers, Marcus Mumford sing "The Auld Triangle"

The Punch Brothers - Chris Thile, Gabe Witcher, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge and Paul Kowert - join with Marcus Mumford to perform "The Auld Triangle," at New York's Town Hall, in an excerpt from the Showtime documentary, "Another Day/Another Time: The Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis,'" celebrating the folk music of the Coen Brothers movie.

Albums

Laysongs
Laysongs
2021
Laysong
Laysong
2021
Dionysus
Dionysus
2021
Not Our First Goat Rodeo
Not Our First Goat Rodeo
2020
Thanks for Listening
Thanks for Listening
2017
Elephant in the Room
Elephant in the Room
2017
Thank You, New York
Thank You, New York
2017
Bach: Trios
Bach: Trios
2017
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
2017
Independence Day
Independence Day
2017
Scarlet Town
Scarlet Town
2016
Bass & Mandolin
Bass & Mandolin
2014
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 1
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 1
2013
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1
2013
Sleep with One Eye Open
Sleep with One Eye Open
2011
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
2008
How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
How to Grow a Woman from the Ground
2006
Live: Duets
Live: Duets
2006
Deceiver
Deceiver
2004
Into the Cauldron
Into the Cauldron
2003
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
2001
Stealing Second
Stealing Second
1997
Leading Off...
Leading Off...
1994