Chris Thile announced on Live From Here that he would be playing with Sufjan Stevens on the Oscars tonight. Just a heads up. Bringing more recognition to our 8 string addiction.
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Chris Thile announced on Live From Here that he would be playing with Sufjan Stevens on the Oscars tonight. Just a heads up. Bringing more recognition to our 8 string addiction.
Sorry to have created a duplicative thread.
In case mine gets deleted, here's what I asked:
I just saw Chris Thile accompanying Sufjan Stevens on the Oscars telecast.
Has the mandolin made any other memorable Oscars appearances?
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" was notable for involving a mandolin and getting nowhere near the Oscars ...
What was that funny little guitar Ryan Seacrest was playing on that song at the Oscars?
Chris was just a member of the band in the shadows.
Sorry I just could not bring myself to watch the Oskars. I would have liked to have seen Chris play, but it just was not worth all the rest I would have had to endure.
IMHO - It was simply an 'experience' for Chris. If you get the chance,why not,i would,but i wasn't asked !,:(
Ivan :grin:
Awards shows have always included a bit of both.
http://variety.com/2018/vintage/news...el-1202711409/
What were those guys wearing?
I was in the middle of working through a collection of Hamblen fiddle tunes someone gave me, and I got a phone call inviting me to watch the Oscars. "There's that guy, that mandolin player you talk about, you know, Claire Coffee's husband, he'll be on."
I was in the middle of messing around with a tune called Queen of France, and I still had two ginger snaps on the plate. It just seemed to me that working through the tunebook would be more fun, and in the long run more valuable.
I am not against the Oscars, or the actors being awarded. I have no particular bone to pick. Just on a list of things to get to, not near the top. If I miss anything, it is not spending time with my friend.
The girlfriend had me watching and I was unaware that Chris would be playing. I recognized him immediately and then the big question popped in my head...what mandolin was he playing as I noticed he was plugged in (looked like he was running through a Baggs Para DI and floor tuner). After giving the camera man/producers some direction to let me see a closer shot of the mandolin (glad they heard me...) I’m pretty sure it was one of his Loars, anyone know what pickup he uses?
I just hope he received the Oscar gift bag. I hear there was an assortment of Blue Chip picks included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgO3TbjFiuY
For anyone that missed it.
Yeah, we were watching (well, mostly fast-forwarding...) and that Sufjan song started with very prominent mandolin. I was wondering who they got, as they sounded great, and laughed when they finally cut to a camera that showed Thile in the shadows in the back. The Eric Clapton/Jeff Beck/Jimi Hendrix of the mandolin doesn't even rate a fleeting close-up.
As others said, he played on the original recording of the song.
The primary reason, though, is I'm sure Chris Thile - like many musicians - would do pretty much anything Sufjan Stevens asked them to do. Imo, Stevens is one of the best and most significant of all contemporary musicians. And I'm pretty sure Thile would agree with that statement.
Btw, Chris wasn't the only promiment musician on stage with Sufjan. St. Vincent and Moses Sumney were also part of the band.
Oh, were the Oscars on last night?
I also noticed St. Vincent but did not recognize the others. At least you could hear Chris, St Vincent was inaudible to me. Sufjan Stevens somehow go by me in my musical world, but on a whim, I did go see his MKE show from the last tour, and he put on a big league show. Their Oscar performance was notable due to the lack of production, which is refreshing, but it was hardly memorable.
I see few movies, so the Oscars are an indulgence to see who's famous these days. It reaffirmed how out of the 'movie' loop I am, as I constantly said "who is that???"