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Chris Thile on Bach and Big Sweaters

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Show Notes

My guest this week is musician Chris Thile.

Yes, that Chris Thile, the virtuoso musician with the big colorful sweaters who absolutely SHREDS. You might know Chris from Nickel Creek, his solo music or covers of Elliot Smith and the Strokes, or his work with the Punch Brothers or even Yo-Yo Ma. And yes, he’s on Blamo!

We got into some deep creative talk about what it means to play Bach, recording clothes, tennis, Paul Smith, and what’s next.

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