Chris Thile and Michael Daves: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Күн бұрынThile and Daves play the traditional bluegrass music of icons Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with a New York City intensity. Watch the dexterous duo perform songs from their album Sleep With One Eye Open at the NPR Music offices.
Set List:
"Sleep With One Eye Open"
"Rabbit In The Log"
"Bury Me Beneath The Willow"
"Billy In The Lowground"
"It Takes One To Know One"
"Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms"
For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concert podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
@GiuseppeSan Жыл бұрын
Being able to play this fast with perfect rhythm while singing harmony is downright superhuman
@kellmerWF52 6 ай бұрын
It would seem that way if you didn't grow up in the south
@wizardpickle 5 ай бұрын
@@kellmerWF52I grew up in in the south with family spread across FL / AL / GA / NC and I reckon these guys are very impressive
@janrom4153 Ай бұрын
No it's not. It's just practice.
@adisharr 4 жыл бұрын
My guitar heard this and listed itself on Ebay.
@DanRush1979 4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHA !!
@loridove1948 4 жыл бұрын
That's hilarious!
@robertovalle3690 3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHA
@gautexrex 2 жыл бұрын
My mandolin did the same.
@kellmerWF52 6 ай бұрын
Really? your guitar never heard Doc Watson, Tony Rice,, or Bryan Sutton?
@CorrosiveColin 10 жыл бұрын
That guy plays the shit out of a mandolin.
@dontplayleague 2 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile has to be the best mandolin player alive...
@austenrobinson2747 Жыл бұрын
@@dontplayleague ever
@quentinarrants2776 4 жыл бұрын
I wish people understood how insane this is
@lordpizza4391 2 жыл бұрын
I started playing mandolin five years ago after watching Chris thile play, I have more and more respect the more I learn the instrument. It's honestly impossible the stuff he does on mandolin, literal god.
@alphahorn6163 2 жыл бұрын
I understand how insane it is.
@timstaffell 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, They Do - they Do.....
@evanwallacewilson6701 Жыл бұрын
IYKYK
@adrock1011 Жыл бұрын
The camera man doesnt seem to understand the exquisiteness of michael daves
@WGBHMusic 11 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen someone as happy as Chris Thile to play a Tiny Desk concert! That dude sure can rip it up on the mandolin.
@penandpaper6552 3 жыл бұрын
Old thread but he’s seemed this jacked and happy to be there all 7-8 times I’ve had the privilege of seeing him and his groups 👌🏻
@amandafeliciano542 2 жыл бұрын
@@penandpaper6552 right, he's always like that! When I saw punch brothers in concert a few years ago he was just as happy then too, lol. Part of what makes him so great!
@mikemcginn4232 9 жыл бұрын
Chris plays the craziest stuff when he's playing with Michael, love the chemistry and understanding they have together!
@1039sflem 11 жыл бұрын
Incredible, as an old man who has picked bluegrass all my life, I'm thankful there are young Americans keeping our music alive and well at such a high level of musicianship as is displayed here!!! This is the real deal.
@mapagano 10 жыл бұрын
0:20 Sleep with one eye open 4:41 Rabbit in a log 7:45 Bury me beneath the willow 11:50 Billy in the lowground 15:18 It takes one to know one 20:10 Roll in my sweet baby's arms
@jc333jc 9 жыл бұрын
Isn't it great to see to wonderfully talented musicians just have fun?
@grarglejobber4263 9 жыл бұрын
jc333jc I like you.
@AlfredHugecokk 8 жыл бұрын
+Johnmac They're not talented ... they are fuuuuuuucking talented !!! So great to hear them !
@colemileafplaysfighters6080 8 жыл бұрын
+Johnmac no but it is great to see two wonderfully talented musicians. Feel free to hate me forever.
@MichaelS-pq1ep 8 жыл бұрын
+Cole Mileaf No, but it is great to hear two wonderfully talented musicians.
@billnu 3 жыл бұрын
Internet is weird sometimes
@brianholcombe3722 3 жыл бұрын
I played at a jam in NYC a few years ago and Michael sang tenor on a tune I sang. I was floored by how powerfully he sings those harmony vocals.
@DHstrings15 11 жыл бұрын
I love seeing people legitimately having fun with their music
@JoJaDaRu 8 жыл бұрын
Michael has one of the best voices for this kind of music I've ever heard. There is strong tradition in how he sings with some kind of punk/progressive sensibility hanging around underneath. Love it... and then with the pickin' that perfectly matches it too!
@garycoen6943 8 жыл бұрын
+Jacob Russell Michael Daves is channeling Ralph Stanley AND Buddy Holly. Really.
@VeeDubR32 8 жыл бұрын
He has a lot of Del McCoury in his voice
@evapainted 8 жыл бұрын
+VeeDubR32 yes.
@ericharmon9025 7 жыл бұрын
They don't call it high lonesome fir nutin'
@jordanchiaruttiniREALTOR 4 жыл бұрын
He really is amazing, the voice, the picking. Right at home in the tradition but just a little different
@stevenhodgen2048 9 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic pairing! I love Michael's shy sincerity, amazing voice, and stunning playing. Chris? Well, he's is a freakin' wizard minstrel. 'nuf said.
@natals06 12 жыл бұрын
I don't want this to end. Ever.
@cartershilts1738 9 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the 600,000 views this video has accumilated has been my the same 1000 people watching over.. And over.. And over.. And.. Well you get the point, they are underrated, I met Michael Daves nonchalantly meandering around the concessions at a punch brothers show in Chicago a few months ago. Completely unbothered and just leaning against a wall with nobody near him and all I could think is "OH MY GOD HOW DO THESE PEOPLE NOT KNOW WHO MICHAEL DAVES IS?!?!" And I talked to him for a good 15 minutes, super awesome guy to say the least.
@kleenx73 6 жыл бұрын
I think you're right. I watch the same few Chris Thile/Punch Brothers Videos a few times a month. Their Boston House of Blues set is a true desert island recording for me.
@kleenx73 6 жыл бұрын
Actually I'm gonna watch that next
@plathimus 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I watch it like at least once a month now lol
@billleger1936 3 жыл бұрын
Chris's second break on Billy In The Lowground is so good I laugh every time I watch it, and I've watched a couple dozen times. Absurd!!
@thescowlingschnauzer 10 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile owns "Bury Me Beneath The Willow". Just owns it.
@tarrakis 10 жыл бұрын
Ditto that!
@maugustson 10 жыл бұрын
Check out Tony Rice and Ricky Skaggs version from 1981 album Skaggs & Rice. Also great.
@thescowlingschnauzer 10 жыл бұрын
Mark Augustson That one was great, but Chris Thile still owns it. Now if there were any way for Tony Rice in his prime and Chris Thile in his current prime to do a duet of that song, that would just be everything.
@owenprice4072 9 жыл бұрын
Annnnnd I'm back at this video again.
@HotRodSixString 9 жыл бұрын
They could start a fire with playing that hot . Michael Daves is my new guitar hero .
@hobowalker1 10 жыл бұрын
I love musicians that have energy and feeling in their performances. These two are insanely talented and entertaining and that's why I love them.
@Sam22music 10 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what I like about bluegrass musicians -they are true live performers and don't really need to have a studio with tons of dubbing or editing.
@massimo52185 11 жыл бұрын
wowwwwww my compliments from iTaly.I listen music serious.Virtuosism and talent.Genius of music.perfect in all points.The american musician has the best of world.I love the country music with only mandolino or banjo duo trio band.I love this musica of long time.I was a children and listen this music in sardegna from italy.but this music was impossible to buy LP.Today thanks you I have the possibiltà to listen this beautiful music.This music is my life.thanks
@tomvgeddes 6 жыл бұрын
HOLY SHIT! I nearly had a panic attack for them in that last song. That was immense. Holy goddamn balls that was good.
@shannondudley3757 6 жыл бұрын
Mr Thile never fails to melt my face. I can't even.
@jameslloyd949 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know what I was looking for until I found this. Makes me want to be a better musician and enjoy it as much as them.
@TheOpinionatedGuitarist 10 жыл бұрын
There are so many great things to say about this, but at the top is the fact that Chris Thile may very well go down in history as one of the all time great mandolin players. He's already phenomenal and still quite young.
@Sam22music 10 жыл бұрын
I would consider it to be string players, not just mandolinists! :D
@cmmiller711 9 жыл бұрын
Sam 22 Todd Hooper Id honestly go as far as to say that he's one of, if not THE greatest instrumentalist of my generation on any instrument.
@eashton42 9 жыл бұрын
Todd Hooper cmmiller711 I would absolutely call him the best instrumentalist of our generation that I have ever laid ears on, as it were. I mean look, the man essentially composes music on the fly, and often at 120 bpm, which is just completely insane. His solos almost always sound as if they were written ahead of time, to the point that it's hard to believe they're improvised, and they are by nature impossible to replicate. I would go so far as to say the following: if there is a better mandolinist who has ever lived-at any time, in any place-I have never heard him, and I would be skeptical of his existence until I saw him for myself. As a mandolin player myself, I find a lot of what he does to seem physically impossible. I can show you some sheet music of his original compositions that are just terrifying to look at. He's the sort of player who both makes one want to lay down one's mandolin forever, and to never put it down, in the hopes that one might play like that some day. Anyway, this is the height of fawning, I'm afraid, but if anyone has examples that would disprove what I've said, I'd be fascinated to see them. I mean, only Chris Thile does Flatt and Monroe one day and a full album of Bach sonatas and partitas the next. It absolutely boggles the mind.
@paul29671 7 жыл бұрын
John Hartford said that Bill Monroe was one of the greatest fiddlers of all time, but he just did it on the mandolin. I'm thinking Chris Thile is taking over that spot now.
@scottjackson4142 4 жыл бұрын
Chris has completed the Mandolin on legendary difficulty.
@29subhra 4 жыл бұрын
conqueror status
@11starlight11 4 жыл бұрын
Golden armor
@willricewillsweep 10 жыл бұрын
So many shots of Chris Thile while Daves is soloing. Come on, cameraman.
@petegomez5133 10 жыл бұрын
Amazing music with pure of soul and bleeding hearts. This is how American music is supposed to sound.
@nwtrumpet 6 жыл бұрын
Good grief. I've never seen such ferocious music-making! This is amazing.
@JimFisherDIYPortableSolarPower 6 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile's fretboard will one day to burst into flames...and that right soon.
@daveswaymusic 10 жыл бұрын
Oh My God.... that is true music, one condensor Mic. These guys are God's of their instruments.
@Hannes87 13 жыл бұрын
Chris's solo in Bury Me is absolutely redonculous. Even for him, that's some crazy structuring.
@mandograssable 11 жыл бұрын
Of course they are making it up as they go. That is what good music is all about.
@SoulLove-mu3sf Ай бұрын
Love love all your music. There needs to be more. And buck dancing
@willaspencer12 12 жыл бұрын
Just let the man enjoy his music. They're both incredible regardless of what face they make while playing.
@tonyeads9142 11 жыл бұрын
Both guys are amazing, Chris seems to be from another planet at times! It is almost laughable, what He does out of boredom to "mess" with a song, make it His own, and fun for him to play. The rest of us mere mortals can barely comprehend! I agree that the camera should have been on Michael during His cool guitar solo! I still thoroughly enjoyed the show! Thanks for the post!
@ireneruthfox 8 жыл бұрын
Chris & Michael are from another planet. That's good pick'n & singing.
@Stickykeys2010 12 жыл бұрын
goddamn. weeping willow solo by thile is beautiful. every fucking time.
@ascotia 9 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite KZfaq videos of all time.
@groundhogs3990 5 жыл бұрын
this man dave, ..i think his voice is absolute perfection.
@Illneverremember1 10 жыл бұрын
this may very well be the best bluegrass music I've ever heard in my life.
@tydouglas3013 5 жыл бұрын
Few could argue.
@tydouglas3013 5 жыл бұрын
Sep tony rice.
@professorplates5689 4 жыл бұрын
Ty Douglas Imagine if Tony was still in good enough health to jam with these two. Can you imagine?
@scottfleming6166 7 жыл бұрын
In the mandolin universe, Chris is a 'singularity'
@catalot 11 жыл бұрын
The facial expressions show passion for the music. You aren't playing it, you're in it. I could listen to these guys forever.
@nicktellez5924 2 жыл бұрын
Love how Chris always looks like he just woke up from a good nap.
@moganhoow 10 жыл бұрын
These two are unbelievable.
@jbwsp4158 2 жыл бұрын
Chris thile is a madman
@kmunson007 10 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably good! Can't stop watching this video.
@ascotia 11 жыл бұрын
I have watched and listened to this at least 5 times since discovering it yesterday. Simply great stuff.
@dtoddboemler 13 жыл бұрын
This is freaking incredible. Long time fan of Thile, but dang the guy can perform. He's got such great swagger. Daves rips it open as well. His solo during Sleep With One Eye Open just shreds.
@TheJordaddy35 9 жыл бұрын
How many people can say they are unequivocally the greatest in the world at something. Chris Thile can.
@BluegrassBanter 5 жыл бұрын
amen
@tydouglas3013 5 жыл бұрын
100% the greatest who ever lived. Very few can, and he plays with all of them. Haven't seen him with bel fleck yet? This comment will be followed by a search of just that.
@iavv334 5 жыл бұрын
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@jillesoom3305 5 жыл бұрын
joe dart on the fender bass?
@MrEdUrAt 5 жыл бұрын
@@jillesoom3305 He's great but not the greatest
@TyldaRower 12 жыл бұрын
Watching this is contributing hugely to my musical education... AND Chris Thile is an angel.
@BrianTheoret 10 жыл бұрын
I'm always blown away when I see Chris play and now I'll be looking out for Michael Daves as well. Truly amazing.
@thescowlingschnauzer 10 жыл бұрын
Does "Sleep with One Eye Open" trick anyone else into singing "When I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles?
@rafay88 10 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA! I am so glad I read this comment; If I hadn't, I might have gone to bed feeling rather agitated at not realising what it was that I was missing.
@kennbutler1234 4 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@bestworldmine 10 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile talent is limitles WOW. Also Michael Daves in such an amazing guitar player
@olmmbill 12 жыл бұрын
These guys aren't human! Incredible!
@VanillaBryce5 7 күн бұрын
the hockey tshirt under the blazer might be my favorite look
@generalpartridge7653 6 ай бұрын
Bit late to this but I think this is my new favourite tiny desk concert
@bobleroe3859 7 жыл бұрын
Chris has the record for being on Tiny Desk the most times, and now works for NPR! Great music.
@AnaBikicArtReviewMiami 10 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful , saved in our favorites, shared with our friends, music to live with.
@lucilelg7929 8 жыл бұрын
Can't get enough of this music!!
@elizabethlilly9057 11 жыл бұрын
It always makes me laugh to see the faces Chris Thile makes when he's playing. He's got the spirit in 'im!
@amandafeliciano542 2 жыл бұрын
Yes he does, hahahaha
@EmilyJaneUnavailable 12 жыл бұрын
Also, it always brightens my mood to watch him hop around.
@mackenziestanley9733 10 жыл бұрын
Ooooh my, I could listen to this all dang day. beautiful
@gennypearl3632 10 жыл бұрын
Chris has the best energy. He gets so into the music and it makes my heart dance along with him!
@MsChainsaw1 12 жыл бұрын
Chis Thile is such a goof and I love it
@ChubbyGreenDuck 10 жыл бұрын
This Michael Daves guy has an awesome voice
@VanillaBryce5 7 күн бұрын
So fun watching these two, I wish I was ths skilled
@kuues 10 жыл бұрын
Simply an enchanting performance. Thanks for the upload!
@partycountry743 10 жыл бұрын
one of my favourite mandolin players so talented!
@shaynegreen 13 жыл бұрын
These guys are amazing. Yes, please share this.
@petelloyd1221 11 жыл бұрын
These boys are working hard on each and every song. Love it.
@sgbsammy 11 жыл бұрын
It just doesn't get any better than this.Incredible skills
@linobarba781 9 жыл бұрын
Very very good sound!!!! I am always very happy when I hear this big musicians!!!! congratulations Chris and Michael!!!! :-)
@andrewtyler2747 6 жыл бұрын
I love how they're both clearly just goofing off and probably just decided to get together for fun and wound up creating the most perfect bluegrass combo in the universe
@noahlejeune3154 3 жыл бұрын
Chris' solo at 13:49 is completely out of control.
@MaurizioBalestrino 8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic !!! Great performers like no one !
@bigred1222 8 жыл бұрын
Simply flawless.
@SoulLove-mu3sf Ай бұрын
You guys are the greatest
@timbruer7318 3 жыл бұрын
Glorious stuff, particularly Chris's solos.
@valentinesandghosts 12 жыл бұрын
chris is always so into it. i love watching him.
@jandrewnelson288 5 жыл бұрын
Michael Daves is a comping master
@alixmorris5953 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile always has the most fun!
@bhubbard491 10 жыл бұрын
Outstanding pickin;' fellas. Gotta love that "Rabbit In the Log"!
@Otaconsps 10 жыл бұрын
Love me some rabbit in a log :)
@escapin259 11 жыл бұрын
I would watch both
@jillspears6331 6 жыл бұрын
My granddaddy used to sing us Rabbit in a Log when we were kids. Love this version.
@catamaraner 9 жыл бұрын
This album I am buying. How wonderful!
@29subhra 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Thile just makes me happy when I see him.
@Summerlandtopcat 13 жыл бұрын
Best Tiny Desk concert we've seen so far - stunning.
@juliechristianson8009 5 ай бұрын
I just adore these guys
@michelangelo644 7 жыл бұрын
Damn these dudes are burnin
@LETSharmonize 13 жыл бұрын
SO much talent. Amazing.
@theoneforu69 9 жыл бұрын
This music just beautiful to the ears and the eyes:)
@stephenlb08 11 жыл бұрын
One can listen to Chris whilst admiring the scenery
@4BeeP 12 жыл бұрын
Wow, these guys are rocking!
@blueseruser 6 жыл бұрын
They are having way too much fun.......!!!!Just Great!
@tonykidd6131 7 жыл бұрын
This is just incredible.
@TheTrumpetSection 12 жыл бұрын
Both these guys are awesome. I wanna be able to play bluegrass like this
@caincaincain2 12 жыл бұрын
@JavidOnd somewhat mind-blowing?! thats an understatement
@smanater 12 жыл бұрын
love love love it. Can't get enough.
@KKuf277 11 жыл бұрын
I could live in this video. Brilliant.
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