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Chris Thile
christhile.com
en.wikipedia
myspace
Nickel Creek
Mutual Admiration Society
Punch Brothers
Friends of Yo Yo Ma
American mandolin player, born 20 February 1981 in Oceanside, California, USA. His maternal grandfather
Robert Shallenberg
(1930–2005) was an avant-garde composer.
ALBUMS
Chris Thile
Laysongs
2021
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
Not Our First Goat Rodeo
2020,
,
Bluegrass
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer
Bach Trios
2017
Chris Thile
Thanks for Listening
2017,
,
Bluegrass
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
2017,
Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer
Bass & Mandolin
2014
Chris Thile - Bach*
Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1
2013
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live
2012,
,
Bluegrass/Appalachian Music/Baroque
Chris Thile And Michael Daves
Tiny Desk Concert
2011, File, MP3, 128, National Public Radio,
,
Bluegrass
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan
Tiny Desk Concert
2011, File, MP3, 128, National Public Radio,
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Sleep With One Eye Open
2011,
,
Bluegrass
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Man In The Middle
2011
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
2011
Mark O'Connor / Chris Thile / Frank Vignola / Bryan Sutton / Jon Burr / Byron House
Jam Session
2010, CD, Album, OMAC Records
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
2008,
Chris Thile
How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
2006, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Mike Marshall (2) & Chris Thile
Live Duets Mandolins, Mandola And Mandocello
2006, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records, Inc.
Chris Thile
Deceiver
2004, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Mark O'Connor Featuring Fellow Instrumental Virtuosos Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House
Thirty-Year Retrospective (Featuring Fellow Instrumental Virtuosos Chris Thile, Bryon Sutton & Byron House Live)
2003, 2xCD, Album, OMAC Records,
,
Bluegrass
Mike Marshall (2) & Chris Thile
Into The Cauldron
2003
Chris Thile
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
2001
Chris Thile
Stealing Second
1997, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Bluegrass
Chris Thile
Leading Off...
1994
Norah Jones
Playing Along
2023
Nickel Creek
Celebrants
2023,
,
Bluegrass
Punch Brothers
Hell On Church Street
2022,
Bluegrass/Folk
Nickel Creek
Live From The Fox Theater
2021
Punch Brothers
All Ashore
2018
Punch Brothers
The Wireless
2015, CD, EP, Nonesuch,
,
Bluegrass
Punch Brothers
The Phosphorescent Blues
2015
Nickel Creek
A Dotted Line
2014
Punch Brothers
Ahoy!
2012, CD,
,
Bluegrass/Avantgarde
Punch Brothers
Who's Feeling Young Now?
2012,
,
Bluegrass/Avantgarde
Punch Brothers
Antifogmatic
2010
Punch Brothers
Punch
2008,
,
Bluegrass/Avantgarde
Various
97.3 KBCO Studio C Volume Nineteen
2007, HDCD, Album, KBCO,
,
Alternative Rock
Nickel Creek
When In Rome
2005, CD, Single, Promo, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Nickel Creek
Why Should The Fire Die?
2005,
,
Bluegrass
Mutual Admiration Society
Mutual Admiration Society
2004
Nickel Creek
The Lighthouse's Tale
2002
Nickel Creek
This Side
2002,
,
Bluegrass
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
2000
Nickel Creek
Here To There
1997, CD, Album, Not On Label (Nickel Creek Self-released)
Mutual Admiration Society
*[Solo Sampler]
2004, CD, Promo, Lost Highway, Sugar Hill Records (2),
APPEARANCES +
Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
2025
Shawn Mendes
Shawn
2024
Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 4
2024
Gabriel Kahane
Magnificent Bird
2022
Brad Mehldau
Jacob's Ladder
2022
Gaby Moreno
Alegoria
2022
Jens-Uwe Popp, Jochen Roß
Durch Raum Und Zeit
2021, CD, Album, Naxos,
,
Baroque/Modern/Contemporary
Sara Watkins
Under The Pepper Tree
2021,
,
Folk
Béla Fleck
My Bluegrass Heart
2021,
,
Bluegrass/Progressive Bluegrass
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Georgia Blue
2021,
Son Lux
Reincarnates
2020, 6xFile, MP3, MiniAlbum, Comp, 320, This Is Meru
Vulfpeck
Live At Madison Square Garden
2020
Wilco / Jeff Tweedy And Punch Brothers
All Lives, You Say?
2020
The Fearless Flyers
The Fearless Flyers II
2019
Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 2
2019,
,
Contemporary Jazz/Folk/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Contemporary R&B
Harmony Glen
Live In Bremen - 10 Year Anniversary
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label
Fuse
Studio
2016, CD, Fusemusic,
Various
Live At The World Café Volume 39
2016, CD, World Café,
Aoife O'Donovan
In The Magic Hour
2016
Paul Simon
Stranger To Stranger
2016, CD SHM-CD,
,
Folk Rock
David White
Long Roots
2014, CD, Album, Footpath Records
Dolly*
Blue Smoke / The Best Of
2014,
,
Country
Son Lux
Alternate Worlds
2014
Various
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating The Music Of "Inside Llewyn Davis"
2014, 2x CD,
,
Soundtrack/Folk
Son Lux
Lanterns
2013,
,
Experimental
Sarah Jarosz
Build Me Up From Bones
2013,
Various
Inside Llewyn Davis (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2013,
,
Soundtrack/Folk
Various
Single Releases 2011 Volume Three
2012, LP + LP, Whi + LP, Yel + Comp, Ltd, Third Man Records,
Various
Songlines Music Awards 2012
2012, CD, Comp, Songlines,
,
Dub/Griot/African/Flamenco/Brass Band/Arabic Pop/Desert Blues
Josh Ritter
Bright's Passage
2012, 6xCD, Not On Label,
,
Folk
Steamroller Wheelies
A Restoration Convoy
2012, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Anaïs Mitchell
Young Man In America
2012, CD,
,
Folk
Kemp* & Eden*
Black Hole Lace
2012,
,
Indie Rock/Acoustic/Folk
Various
This Is 40 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, CD,
,
Soundtrack
Kate Rusby
20
2012, 2x CD,
,
Folk
The Chieftains
Voice Of Ages
2012, CD,
,
Celtic/Folk
Various
Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
2012, 4x CD,
,
Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Country Rock/Country/Electric Blues/Folk Rock/Hard Rock
Various
Holidays Rule
2012, CD,
,
Holiday
Sarah Jarosz
Follow Me Down
2011
Noam Pikelny
Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail
2011
Gabriel Kahane
Where Are The Arms
2011,
,
Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Jeremy Kittel
Chasing Sparks
2010, CD, Album, Compass Records
Dierks Bentley
Up On The Ridge
2010,
,
Country/Bluegrass
Of Montreal
An Eluardian Instance
2009, CD, Single, Promo, Polyvinyl Record Company, Polyvinyl Record Company,
,
Acoustic/Indie Rock
Sarah Jarosz
Song Up In Her Head
2009, CD,
,
Folk Rock/Bluegrass/Folk/Progressive Bluegrass
Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins
2009
Of Montreal
Jon Brion Remix EP
2009
Julian Lage
Sounding Point
2009, CD,
,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Loudon Wainwright III
High Wide And Handsome : The Charlie Poole Project
2009,
,
Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Novelty/Country
Gabriel Kahane
Gabriel Kahane
2008, CD, Album, Family Records (11),
,
Folk Rock
Gabriel Kahane
Gabriel Kahane
2008,
,
Folk Rock
Leona Naess
Thirteens
2008,
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends*
Songs Of Joy & Peace
2008,
,
Contemporary Jazz/Religious/Holiday
Kate Rusby
Awkward Annie
2007,
,
Folk
Tony Trischka
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
2007,
,
Bluegrass
Julie Fowlis
Cuilidh
2007, CD,
,
Celtic/Mouth Music
Various
Paste Magazine Sampler November 06 Issue 26
2006, CD, Comp, Paste Magazine,
,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Broadcasts Vol. 14
2006, 2xCD, Ltd, KGSR,
,
Acoustic/Folk/Folk Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Texas Blues/Alternative Rock
Various
Sugar Hill Records - A Retrospective
2006, 4xCD, Comp + DVD + Box, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Eliot Morris
What's Mine Is Yours
2006, CD,
Shawn Mullins
9th Ward Pickin' Parlor
2006, CD,
,
Pop Rock
Eric Church
Sinners Like Me
2006
Tim O'Brien
Fiddler's Green
2005, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Bluegrass
Charlie Daniels
Songs From The Longleaf Pines (A Gospel Bluegrass Collection)
2005, CD, Album, Blue Hat Records, Koch Records
Various
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 30 Years
2005, CD, Album, Rounder Records,
,
Bluegrass
Minton Sparks
Sin Sick
2005, CD, Album, Not On Label (Minton Sparks Self-released)
David Klinkenberg
Fiddle ~ Levity
2005
Charlie Barker
Sleeping At The Station
2005
Various
ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 7
2004, CD, SRO Productions, Inc., 93•XRT,
,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Appalachian Picking Society
2004, CD, Comp, Windham Hill Records,
,
Appalachian Music/Bluegrass
Ryan Holladay
New Kid In Town
2004, CD, Magic Valley Records
Keith Urban
Be Here
2004, CD,
,
Country Rock/Country/Pop Rock
Various
KBCO Studio C Volume 15
2003, HDCD, KBCO,
,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Pop Rock/Reggae/Folk Rock/Acoustic
Various
Broadcasts Vol. 11
2003, 2xCD, Ltd, Transcription, KGSR,
,
Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Acoustic/Folk/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Texas Blues/Alternative Rock/Holiday
Various
Telluride Bluegrass Festival Reflections Vol. 1
2003, HDCD, Album, Not On Label (Planet Bluegrass Self-released),
,
Bluegrass
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Ten From Little Worlds
2003,
,
Contemporary Jazz
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Little Worlds
2003
Various
88.5 WXPN New Music Sampler
2003
The Chieftains
Further Down The Old Plank Road
2003, CD,
,
Folk Rock/Country
Various
ABC Airplay Volume 5
2002, CD, Comp, ABC Music
Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree 2001*
first Edition
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label
Hank Williams Jr.
Almeria Club
2002,
,
Country/Country Blues
Dixie Chicks
Home
2002
Radney Foster
Another Way To Go
2002
Kelly Willis
Easy
2002, CD,
Joe Nichols
Man With A Memory
2002,
,
Country
Jerry Douglas
Lookout For Hope
2002,
Sean Watkins
Let It Fall
2001, HDCD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Folk
Various
Broadcasts Vol. 9
2001, 2xCD, Ltd, Transcription, KGSR,
,
Acoustic/Arena Rock/Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Dolly Parton
Little Sparrow
2001,
,
Country/Bluegrass
Reba McEntire
Greatest Hits Volume III - I'm A Survivor
2001,
,
Country
Béla Fleck
Perpetual Motion
2001,
,
Baroque/Modern/Classical
Ron Block
Faraway Land
2001
Marie Burns
Free Little Bird
2000, CD, Album, Sure Thing Records (2),
Jennifer Knapp
Lay It Down
2000
Various
Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering Favorites
1998, CD, Comp, Log Cabin (5),
,
Bluegrass
Tina Adair
Just You Wait & See
1997,
,
Bluegrass
Garrison Keillor
Mother Father Uncle Aunt · Stories From Lake Wobegon
1997
Various
New Country - Volume 4 - Number 6
1997, CD,
,
Country
Various
True Life Blues - The Songs Of Bill Monroe
1996, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Bluegrass/Country/Folk
Richard Greene
The Grass Is Greener
1995, CD, Album, Rebel Records (3),
,
Bluegrass
Various
New Country. January 1995
1995
The Nickel Creek Band*
Little Cowpoke
1993,
,
Country
Hot Buttered Rum
Live Sampler - Vol. 1
CD, Smplr, Not On Label (Hot Buttered Rum Self-released),
,
Bluegrass
Various
Discover Bluegrass. Radio Announcements
CD, Promo, Transcription, IBMA
Fernando Ortega
Storm
Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
2025
Country Bear Musical Jamboree - Cast
Country Bear Musical Jamboree
2024, 9xFile, FLAC, Album, Walt Disney Records
Norah Jones
Playing Along
2023
Various
Home In This World - Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads
2021, CD, Album, Comp, Elektra,
,
Bluegrass/Folk/Country
Various
A Change is Gonna Come
2020, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, Newport Folk Recordings,
,
Folk
Various
You Turn Me On... I'm A Radio (15 Songs Inspired By The Genius Of Joni Mitchell)
2019, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine,
Various
Songlines: Top Of The World 151
2019, CD, Comp, Songlines,
Various
Best Of Klassik 2018 (Die Grosse Gala Der Opus Klassik-Preisträger)
2018, 3xCD, Comp, Sony Classical,
,
Baroque/Contemporary/Renaissance/Opera/Modern
Various
Klara Serveert 3
2015, 5xCD + Box, Warner Classics, Klara,
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends*
Songs Of Joy & Peace
2015
Various
Red Hot + Bach
2014,
Various
Divided & United - The Songs Of The Civil War
2013, 2xCD, Album, ATO Records,
,
Folk
Various
Another Day Another Time (Music From The Film 'Inside Llewyn Davis')
2013, 10", Ltd, Nonesuch
Various
American Folk Heartbreakers
2013, 15xFile, AAC, Comp, 256, X5 Music Group,
,
Country/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Folk
Various
Inside Llewyn Davis (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2013,
,
Soundtrack/Folk
Various
The First Three Years Of Blue Series Singles On One LP At 3 RPM
2012, LP, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Blu, Third Man Records,
,
Alternative Rock/Bluegrass/Garage Rock/Country/Indie Rock/Horrorcore/Electro
Various
Les Sons De Jack White
2012, CD,
,
Blues Rock/Country Blues/Indie Rock/Country Rock
Jonathan Dimbleby
Songlines Top Of The World 81
2011, CD, Comp, Promo, Songlines
Noam Pikelny
Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail
2011
Rosanne Cash
The Essential Rosanne Cash
2011, 2x CD,
,
Country
Joshua Bell
Selections From At Home With Friends
2009, CDr, Comp, Promo, Sony Music,
,
Romantic
Joshua Bell
At Home With Friends
2009
Various
Polyvinyl 2009 Sampler
2008, CD, Comp, Polyvinyl Record Company, Plan B (2)
Various
EMI Holidays
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, EMI Film & TV Music
Various
O Lord How Great Thou Art! Vol.2
2008, CD, Comp, Daywind,
,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Various / David Harrington
Songlines: Top Of The World 44
2007, CD, Comp, Enh, Promo, Songlines,
Various
Relix - December/January 2007
2007, CD, Comp, Smplr, Relix Magazine,
,
Alternative Rock/Trip Hop/Bluegrass/Downtempo/Classic Rock
Various
Absolutely Bluegrass Vol. 1 (17 Chart-Topping ARTISTS!)
2007, CD, Comp, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Various
Folk Awards 2007
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Proper Records (2),
,
Folk
Various
Awarestore.com Presents Earsnacks Vol. 9
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Awarestore.com
Various
Now Hear This! (15 Great Tunes Hand-Picked By The Word)
2007,
,
Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Blues Rock/Neofolk/Soundtrack/Acoustic/Disco/Downtempo/Folk
Various
Stranded In Stereo Volume 04
2006, CD + DVD-V + Comp, Promo, Dou, Not On Label,
,
Indie Rock
Various
Shock Country Sampler -Sept 06
2006, CD, Comp, Smplr, Shock (2)
Various
Tone Poets
2005, 2xCD, Album, Acoustic Disc
Various
Paste Magazine Sampler Dec 2004 / Jan 2005 Issue 13
2005, CD, Smplr + DVD-V, NTSC, Paste Magazine,
,
Alternative Rock
Various
Street Sounds From Sugar Hill
2005, CD, Promo, Smplr, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Acoustic/Indie Rock/Country
Various
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 30 Years
2005, DVD-V, NTSC, Rounder Records Corp.,
,
Bluegrass
Various
Monthly Music Sampler January 2005
2005, CD, Promo, Smplr, Baker & Taylor,
,
Alternative Rock/Bluegrass/Indie Rock
Various
Merlefest Live! The 15th Anniversary Jam
2003
Various
Americana Sampler
2002, CD, Comp, Monitor This!,
Various
The Best Of WUNC's Back Porch Music Volume 4
2001, CD, Album, Comp, DCD Records (2)
Various
Sugar Hill Snapshots - Bluegrass Contenders
1999, CD, Comp, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Various
New Country - Volume 4 - Number 11
1997, CD, Comp, New Country
Various
New Country Volume 4 Number 11
1997, Cass, Comp, Not On Label
Various
New Country • Volume 4 • Number 11
1997, CD, Comp, New Country,
Various
New Country Volume 4 Number 6
1997
Various
Tinsel Tunes (More Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill)
1996, CD, Sugar Hill Records (2),
,
Holiday/Acoustic/Bluegrass/Country
Various
New Country • Holiday Special 1996
1996, CD, Comp, New Country
Various
New Country • January 1995
1995,
,
Country
Various
Top Of The Hill Bluegrass (The Sugar Hill Collection)
1995,
,
Bluegrass
Paul Simon
Stranger To Stranger
2016,
,
Folk Rock
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Ten From Little Worlds
2003, CD, Album, Unofficial, J SHP,
,
Contemporary Jazz
Dixie Chicks
Home
2003
Béla Fleck
Perpetual Motion
2001,
,
Baroque/Modern/Classical