# Chris Thile, musical brilliance, and a Prairie Home Companion

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**Created:** [October 2, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-thile-musical-brilliance-and-a-prairie-home-companion/767457 "2016-10-02T10:47:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-thile-musical-brilliance-and-a-prairie-home-companion/767457/1 "2016-10-02T10:47:37Z")

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I respect PHC, but never listened to it except on random weekends in the car. Garrison Keillor is turning it over to Chris Thile, a MacArthur-grant-winning mandolinist.

Here is a glimpse of his holy-shit brilliance: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4wtkYFy8LxE](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4wtkYFy8LxE)

In the NYTimes Magazine, they profile him and he basically says he wants to do it without a net. Try new stuff, take song requests at random while live, etc.

They also said this:

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On opening night, they’ll feature Jack White and Lake Street Dive. Esperanza Spalding will soon follow.  
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Definitely checking it out. I saw Thile live with Mark O’Connor and it was one of the best music experiences of my life. If anyone can handle live without a net radio, it would be him. And LSDive is a huge favorite (and Jack White!) so I like his taste: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrjDhQLw9s](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrjDhQLw9s)