Chris Thile

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Chris Thile is an American mandolin virtuoso, singer, and composer best known for his work with Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers and for his genre-crossing collaborations in classical, bluegrass, and progressive acoustic music.

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Christopher Scott Thile 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
mandolinist
recording artist
singer
songwriter
associatedAct Brad Mehldau
Béla Fleck
Edgar Meyer
Michael Daves
Mike Marshall
Nickel Creek
Punch Brothers
Sara Watkins
Sean Watkins
Stuart Duncan
Yo-Yo Ma
awardReceived Grammy Award
MacArthur Fellowship
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1981-02-20
familyName Thile
fieldOfWork bluegrass music
classical crossover
progressive acoustic music
fullName Chris Thile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christopher Scott Thile
genre bluegrass
classical music
country
folk
new acoustic
progressive bluegrass
givenName Christopher
instrument mandolin
vocals
memberOf "The Goat Rodeo Sessions" album
surface form: Goat Rodeo Sessions ensemble

Nickel Creek
Punch Brothers
notableInstrument Gibson F-5 style mandolin
notableWork Live From Here (radio show host)
"The Goat Rodeo Sessions" album
surface form: The Goat Rodeo Sessions

membership in Nickel Creek
membership in Punch Brothers
occupation composer
musician
radio host
singer-songwriter
placeOfBirth Oceanside, California, United States
spouse Claire Coffee

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subject surface form: The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Edgar Meyer collaboratedWith Chris Thile
Chris Thile fullName Chris Thile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christopher Scott Thile
subject surface form: Songs of Joy & Peace
Yo-Yo Ma notableCollaboration Chris Thile
subject surface form: The Goat Rodeo Sessions