Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile began playing together eight years ago, and beg… Read Full Bio ↴Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile began playing together eight years ago, and began performing live as a duo in 2003. Thile calls Meyer his “hero,” and goes on to say, “Edgar is one of the biggest influences on my musical life and now I’m in a duo with him and writing songs with him. This was my dream. I always wondered what it would be like to be playing music this hard.”
The respect and admiration is mutual. Meyer says, “Chris is unique. I can’t think of another musician with his combination of abilities. When Chris came on the scene and we actually realized what he was doing and what he was capable of and what he would be doing, it was a wonderful feeling that the next generation was going to take things well beyond what we had imagined.”

He continues, “You know, it’s not obvious to everybody, but mandolin and bass can be an excellent instrumentation. I like the way they interact dynamically and the way they contrast each other and don’t get in each other’s space.”

Throughout a lifetime of performing and composing, Edgar Meyer has turned the double bass into a modern virtuoso instrument that is equally at home in classical music and in the American vernacular. In 1994, Meyer became the first bassist to win the Avery Fisher Prize. He is also a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award and three Grammy Awards. Meyer has found devoted audiences through a vast range of projects, from his own double bass concertos that he continues to perform regularly to recital collaborations with Emanuel Ax and Amy Dorfman and performance and recording projects with artists including Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Mike Marshall, and many others. The New Yorker calls him “the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument”.

Widely regarded as one of the most interesting and inventive musicians of his generation, mandolinist Chris Thile has elevated his instrument from its origins as a relatively simple folk and bluegrass instrument to the sophistication and brilliance of the finest jazz improvisation and classical performance. NPR’s Bob Boilen said of him, “I’ve seen many musicians in my day, but my jaw dropped listening to and watching Thile play…The command he had of his instrument, from frenetically fast strumming to tasty quiet fills, it was just first-rate.” Thile’s newest venture, Punch Brothers, is composed of five young and fiercely talented musicians—Thile, Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo), and Greg Garrison (bass). Its music spans many genres. As the San Francisco Chronicle asks, “Why didn’t someone think about mixing bluegrass, jazz and classical music together sooner? Chris Thile…is doing it with his new outfit, Punch Brothers, and the result is totally mind-blowing.” The band’s Nonesuch debut, Punch, was released earlier this year.

The duo's self titled album will be released on September 23rd which features 12 original compositions. Included with the deluxe edition of the album is a 50-minute DVD featuring performances, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes conversations with the two musicians.
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Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer Lyrics


This is the Pig You won't wake up You're not dreaming This is all real We've…


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Brakeman's Blues Portland main is just the same as sunny Tennessee Portland m…
Cry Cry Darling What do you see that's so beautiful That it always reflects…
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Dead Leaves and the dirty ground when I know You're not…
Douglas Fir For unto us a Child was born that day Rejoice (ooh) So…
Elephant in the Room Thank God for fermentation Fermentation for the wine Thank w…
Empire Falls I envy the quiet lives that for all I know…
Falsetto February swings my timeline From worry to despair there's a …
God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot God is alive magic is afoot God is alive magic is…
Heart in a Cage Oh, the heart beats in its cage Well I don't feel…
How to Grow a Woman From the Ground I caught a string full of fish down by the…



I'm Nowhere and You're Everything It's not yet 6 The suns not up And father take away…
I'm Yours If You Want Me I'm yours if you want me And I'm sorry if you…
If The Sea Was Whiskey If the sea was whiskey and I was a diving…
Locking Doors Locking doors Spotless pores Finding comfort in a total bo…
On Ice Just for a moment, the moment I met her I lost…
Ready for Anything I forget the difference between being in love and being…
Sleep With One Eye Open I just found out today that little game you play I'm…
Stay Away You are the devil Stay away from me Stay away from me Sta…
Thanks for Listening It's four in the morning And you care for not to…
The Believer You can point and laugh I'm sure he's used to that Using…
The Game is Afoot God is alive magic is afoot God is alive magic is…
The Wrong Idea I don't want to introduce you to my friends, 'cause…
This Is All Real You won't wake up You're not dreaming This is all real We've…
Wayside Standing on the corner With a nickel or a dime There use…
Wayside (Back In Time) Standing on a corner with a nickel or a dime There…
Wrong Idea I don't want to introduce you to my friends, 'cause…
You're an Angel and I'm Gonna Cry What do you see that's so beautiful That it always reflects…
You're an Angel, And I'm Gonna Cry What do you see that's so beautiful It always reflects in…


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