Bela Fleck and Chris Thile "Off the Top," Grey Fox 2016 Oak Hill, NY

[@BradenKorn]

I can't believe this has only 62k views. As a mandolin player and fan of both of these men, any stringed instrument player should.see this as one of the greatest performances by a duo of all time. Love it.

[@Ram44]

If you only knew. In the summer of 2002 I saw them do a LONG amazing intro to this song before going into it with the rest of the Flecktones. It was magic. Fortunately I found an audience recording of it. Ravinia Festival Highland Park IL.

[@kennethmardis2132]

America is more concern with modern country and top forty

[@thewoodfordbrothersband16]

I was there! Amazing and beautiful! My best memory of that Greyfox. If only the people around me, would have been quiet and listened, instead of babbling on about stuff they could discuss at any other time , they might have enriched their life's and not disrupted those of us who are immersed in the music.

[@JonahHorner]

I agree

[@syalutsa]

Unbelievable that people would do that, yet they do. Clueless.

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

Sometimes a performance doesnt translate into video well. In this case, for a very technical, intense, intricate tune, the video is probably easier to enjoy than it was live! Glad to be able to bring this to everyone to enjoy!

[@lorenzolarue337]

@@LessThanFaceProductions1 ....A 'hair, standing on end' performance....HOLY S...!....Ya know?!....

[@albdoce]

Had to revisit one of my favorite tunes of all time... And, my favorite tune of Bela Fleck's ! Even without the bass, (from the album version), this feels so special and Ultimate Ultimate Ultimate!

[@williamfisher233]

Sickest thing ever!

[@youngtoonfish6891]

These two should definitely do a record together

[@erock2229]

They will do one in hopefully the near future as Chris has mentioned it several times when we have talked.

[@Phoebedumplings]

Playing like this is beyond the comprehension of mere mortals like me 🤯

[@GiacomodellaSvezia]

Captivating from start to finish, and so in sync with each other. These are two astonishingly gifted musicians.

[@SempreGumby]

Notes falling like rain from heaven!

[@jlange6171]

Gotta love the empty music stand. My favorite on Little Worlds. Would love to see the album lineup

[@donnlarossa9173]

So glad they got together...

[@Robin18us]

I somethings want to shed a tear when I listen to musical genius like what these who possess. It is hard to put into words. I'll just say perfection!

[@TheTylerWhitehead]

Bela Fleck, Chris Thile, Julian Lage, Mark O'Connor and Yo-Yo Ma, I'll bring peace to the middle east of you guys make an album

[@Bullroarer-oj3sp]

Don’t forget Edgar...

[@larryrobertdevine7060]

I enjoyed the time I spent listening to all of this recording. Larry

[@solarr2297]

Wow! Masters! Thank you!

[@ToddDennison]

Holy sh*t Batman. That was intense. Brilliant.

[@markkeklikian1765]

Camera angle had Microphone blocking view of Thile right hand magic, dang it! But thanks for sharing this incredible performance by these maestros!

[@tomlettman]

Two outstanding masters at work. An amazing pairing.

[@crichta]

Words cannot do justice to this. Amazing.

[@pauleagle9075]

Speechless 😍

[@donnaatkins3074]

Amazing as always!!

[@murrayhobbs]

2 of my most favorite musicians - playing together

[@nataliedomchenko5451]

Lifts my spirit to levels I never knew. Thank you so much! In Ukrainian: Дуже дякую!💖

[@skullkap1]

One of my favorites.

[@jonpappalardo2664]

WOW, just WOW!!!! Bravo gentlemen

[@andrewpendlebury1103]

Just lovin these two,Thankyou for your performance.

[@twpbr549]

Wonderful pickinby2ofthebest,,!

[@tomlettman]

This is what happens when two instrumental geniuses collaborate !!

[@mathewreed818]

I've been looking for a quality live version of this combo track for a long time. Great share. This is amazing! So thankful for music like this

[@monologtube]

No words. NO WORDS!

[@thefool2007]

Great combo! These guys are awesome.

[@louisallebe3361]

Super,bravo et merci !

[@rogerdennison8154]

Wow. Just wow. I have no words. 😳🤷🏼‍♂️ I don’t even know how they do that. 🤯

[@barrettsuniverse]

This is unbelievable!!!

[@loribernard5356]

WOW, WOW, WOW

[@AlexandervonGimbut]

wonderful! Thanks!

[@realscooper]

Grt - Thanks for posting!

[@leftypick4854]

Bèla Fleck knows how a clock tics. Man he is good.

[@JamAlong]

This is an example of how its done

[@dupaularthur2447]

Masters

[@musicforheadphones2731]

Top of the class right there! A M A Z I N G

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Wow! 🔥

[@JustFiddler]

aah thile.....your my hero

[@pathoscatz1]

Two of my fvs together loverly. Bela is so composed and Chris is almost. He is usually so animated. I could listen to them for 2 days straight until I had to g o fall in love in the porta Potty Line;

[@MrManFid_]

Only aliens like this could be that in sync!

[@micmacnz]

Oh, these guys have to record together

[@andrewspink3345]

Michael Mackrill Chris Thile and Nickel Creek played on the original recording of this tune on the Flecktones album Little Worlds

[@MGDeadSpin]

Bela's Superman shirt is appropriate here...as it would appear neither of them is human.

[@beaulucas7736]

dont know if anyone gives a damn but if you are stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch all of the latest movies on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my girlfriend lately =)

[@dangeloreese991]

@Beau Lucas yup, been watching on instaflixxer for months myself :)

[@SeattleUke]

Unbelievable!

[@jimmd-g7m]

gawd damn that's so pretty!

[@dr05guitar]

wow!!!

[@irish66]

If this was a movie scene, it would be De Niro and Pacino in the dinner scene in Heat, or Brando and Steiger in the taxi scene in On the Waterfront.

[@LoedMerlin]

Like fine wine...better with age.

[@mackfleming2764]

I don't want to live in a world where Chris ever makes a mistake.

[@TimothyRyanFisher]

Can there be a better due on the planet? I mean what two musicians could you put together that speak the same language better than these two? This is like high bluegrass, High English, or German.

[@Bullroarer-oj3sp]

There is Thile and Meyer too. Lol or Bella and Meyer

[@scottenloe3642]

I’m speechless, master players in a time of mediocrity. Wow!

[@martingray1374]

I love how there's the music stand with nothing on it! lol

[@mattrek9738]

Miss the 11 intro...

[@TheSecondNature]

wow Very intense. it has a slight steve reich vibe to it

[@luckyjinxer]

Prog Blue grass. The best genre no one knows.

[@DRayL_]

Did anyone else watch this in "deer in the headlights" form?

[@SecksyMan]

now they just need to get John Popper in on this and they would have a holly trinity of music

[@jamesbell7220]

PFM! Simple as that.

[@lillebird]

better than yoga for peace of mind

[@D84D]

there are not enough notes for these guys

[@markwilliams8532]

Put 2 vituoso's toghter and this is what you get. Amazing Huh

[@BrandtM84]

Thile is such a spaz lol

[@johnmckay4513]

no he's not

[@BrandtM84]

mmkay

[@traviskarnes6825]

Yeah Thile has won Grammy awards the MacArthur Genius award he's played with just about every great world class bluegrass musician outside of the late Lester Flatt's, Earl Scruggs, and Bill Monroe who by the way all have nothing but the highest respect for him but he's a spaz uh huh yeah right sure.

[@SkepticalLlama]

He's talking about the spastic body motions, you walnuts.

[@RobertTheBruce88]

how

[@hugo.benchimol]

Awesome version. But the audio is switched. I'm rearing Bela Fleck more in the right.

[@michaelchappell6305]

It's like Mozart and Bach boned something fierce...

[@bench7434]

If only they could have missed one note just to give a proof that they are human .

[@spudsmith]

I had to make sure I wasn't watching this at 2x speed

[@richmondstevenj]

Ummmm....Holy shit!!!

[@calebadams8268]

It's funny how everyone thinks we live in an age of mediocrity. I think we just live in a time of mass comparison.

[@mikeharpist]

As the king says to Mozart in Amedeus, “Too many notes.” 😝

[@brucekuehn4031]

In case you’re new to this music - Thile rhymes with really. As in - REALLY?

[@MGDeadSpin]

I hate the word genre...primarily because something like this couldn't be defined by one.

[@mackfleming2764]

Just add Brad...

[@gregarityNow]

Marry me Christopher

[@DamienPagan]

Who actually disliked this lol

[@leftypick4854]

I dunno. I think these guys play too slow. I guess its just me.

[@kirks386]

Banjo drowning out Mandolin

[@ReggiePostlethwaite]

Ultimate

[@TheHallsofMusic]

Wow!