chris thile covers radiohead’s ‘morning bell’

i posted a video a while back of chris thile covering morning bell, by radiohead, but this video is longer and waaay better. this is the end of an hour long set which he played on the woodsongs old time radio show.

this cover is incredible. i was speechless other than the occasional “wow.” radiohead is one of my all time favorite bands and chris thile is one of my favorite musicians, so you can guess how exciting this was for me for chris to cover this song. he is infinitely talented.

chris thile has lately been playing in a band called punch brothers, but he is best known for his involvement in the band nickel creek.

holy shit! speaking of chris thile

i was perusing youtube for more of our friend chris, and i came upon this absolute gem of a video.

“morning bell” by radiohead! i know! it’s a really good cover too.

punch brothers’ new album “punch”

punch brothers are releasing their second album “punch” tomorrow.

definitely recommended by this guy (me).

lead by the insanely talented chris thile (far right) of nickel creek and his solo albums. chris thile brings a youthful edginess to bluegrass and classical, as well as playing that mandolin like a flippin madman. he sticks to the folk-bluegrass roots, but brings his own interpretation and unique style to a classic sound.

he also attracts a demographic that would not otherwise have even batted an eye his genre. “i would never call myself a fan of bluegrass, but chris thile is making me one.” -a reviewer on itunes

he’s just an all around enjoyable artist. one of those rare talents that can not make bad music.

“dead leaves and the dirty ground” great song

the punch brothers were first known as “how to grow a band,” then changed their name to “the tensions mountain boys,” before finally settling with “punch brothers.”

chris thile’s myspace

punch brothers’ myspace

nickel creek’s myspace

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