"D'Addario mandolin strings have been the standard bearer of tone and playability, but I recently realized how trustworthy they are. The last thing you need when you are in the middle of a big festival set is to worry about breaking a D string!"
Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, Live From Here
"D'Addario mandolin strings have been the standard bearer of tone and playability, but I recently realized how trustworthy they are. The last thing you need when you are in the middle of a big festival set is to worry about breaking a D string!"
"D'Addario mandolin strings have been the standard bearer of tone and playability, but I recently realized how trustworthy they are. The last thing you need when you are in the middle of a big festival set is to worry about breaking a D string!"
Multiple Grammy Award-winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile, a member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and now the host of the radio program, Live from Here, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist. With his broad outlook, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike.
A child prodigy, Thile first rose to fame as a member of Grammy Award-winning trio Nickel Creek, with whom he released four albums and sold over two million records. In 2014, along with a national tour, the trio released a new album, A Dotted Line, their first since 2005.As a soloist, Thile has released several albums including his most recent, Thanks for Listening, a collection of recordings, produced by Thomas Bartlett, originally written as Songs of the Week for Live from Here. In February 2013, Thile won a Grammy for his work on The Goat Rodeo Sessions, collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Stuart Duncan. In September 2014, Thile and Meyer released their latest album collaboration, Bass + Mandolin, which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Punch Brothers released their latest album, All Ashore, in July 2018 with the Pop Matters describing the album as a call to savor, to pay attention, to step back from the hustle and bustle and remember the importance of being calm."
