/tags/chris-thile Chris Thile en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:19:00 GMT /2013-08-11/chris-thile-looks-back-to-bach Thile was a prodigy with Nickel Creek at age 8, a founding member and lead vocalist of the Punch Brothers, has won multiple Grammys and is a MacArthur fellow. Now he's taking on the music of Bach for a new album, Sonatas and Partitas. Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:19:00 GMT /2013-08-11/chris-thile-looks-back-to-bach NPR Staff /npr-news/2012-10-01/mandolinist-chris-thile-novelist-junot-diaz-among-2012-macarthur-geniuses The 23 MacArthur fellows will receive $500,000 over the next five years. Their expertise range from historians to a stringed-instrument bow maker. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-10-01/mandolinist-chris-thile-novelist-junot-diaz-among-2012-macarthur-geniuses Eyder Peralta /2012-06-27/chris-thiles-first-musical-memory The mandolin virtuoso, best known for his bands Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, says he was sitting on the floor in a diaper the first time he heard "The Girl from Ipanema." Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:15:00 GMT /2012-06-27/chris-thiles-first-musical-memory NPR Staff /2011-11-17/yo-yo-ma-edgar-meyer-chris-thile-and-stuart-duncan-tiny-desk-concert The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players in music that borrows from bluegrass. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:02:00 GMT /2011-11-17/yo-yo-ma-edgar-meyer-chris-thile-and-stuart-duncan-tiny-desk-concert Tom Huizenga