Chris Thiele, Edgar Meyer & Yo Yo Ma on PHC

[Michael Gowell]

I'm surprised that no one seems to have commented yet on these performances last Saturday night. I was one of many in New England who lost electricity, phone, and internet for three days when hit by Thursday night's ice storm, but thanks to 6 D batteries I was able to enjoy a radio along with my woodstoves and candle lanterns. Maybe my sensitivities were heightened by the circumstances, but I thought that PHC pulled together an amazing assemblage of talent in CT, EM & YYM who seemed to truly collaborate as a trio, and in various pairings, to an extremely high level of musicianship. In short, it was great.

I would have enjoyed it if Garrison Keillor had exchanged a few words with Chris about his mandolin (was it his Loar?) but that's just the mando-geek in me.

[Stephanie Reiser]

Yep, listened to it on NPR, but on sunday. My power was out friday and saturday. I liked Thile doing Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground best.
He has become a semi-frequent guest on the show.

[Mandobar]

next time you guys should just call me.....we finally smartened up and got a generator. after heat and water we then got fridge and a few outlets. just in time for the show.

[JEStanek]

PHC consistently has excellent musical guests. I also enjoyed Dead Leaves, with Meyer had played bass along with Chris. Still, a wonder show.

Jamie

[Bill Van Liere]

I would have enjoyed it if Garrison Keillor had exchanged a few words with Chris about his mandolin (was it his Loar?) but that's just the mando-geek in me.[/QUOTE]

I was a little distracted driving through sleet, slush, freezing rain, etc to a Christmas party when I hear this mandolin on PHC. My wife said "Who is that playing mandolin? I really did not know until Garrison announced Chris Thiele. It sure did not sound like a typical recording of Chris playing his Dude, I thought. Is that what a Loar sounds like with Chris's sound reinforcement rig on it? I'll guess at the Loar.

[OlderThanWillie]

Let's not forget that Andy Stein, formerly of Commander Cody, was also on that PHC program playing the violin (fiddle?). Click http://www.andysteinmusic.com/ to see his bio.

[mandroid]

MP3 clips are up on the NPR website, now, for those that were doing other things during local broadcast time.

[Bill Van Liere]

T h i l e

I was sick with a case of the flu yesterday when I wrote this and I knew something was not right.

Let's pay the man proper respect here, after all he did play on PHC.