Chris Thile & Michael Daves Hornpipe Medley

Chris Thile and Michael Daves live at the Crocodile in Seattle playing Fisher's Hornpipe, an improvised Crocodile Hornpipe and finishing off with Sailor's Hornpipe.

[@michaelrobicheau7612]

I usually scoff at folks recording concerts on their phone but whoever took this video is a saint! To think this improvisation would have just been lost to history otherwise.

[@SomeGuy-tr6uq]

Listening to Chris mandolin playing has really motivated me to sell my mandolin.

[@JBanchiere]

I am finally comfortable expressing myself on Jessamyn's reel and being able to improvise a bit. So I go back and check out the ad he did for daddario playing that track... and I feel like I am trying to climb from a small hill (that is my current progress) to the moon. I just put the damned thing away and enjoyed.

[@JustFiddler]

me too

[@briancarroll3541]

i hear you brother. try going back to mr. monroe's playing, back before music became a sport.

[@CliveNDerek]

It has inspired me to go on to master something beyond my current mandolin repertoire, which consists of ANY tune, as long as it's in G. And is "Oh, Susannah."

[@davidbgraham461]

Ha Ha.

[@Trogmodyte]

No matter how many times I watch this I am always grinning by the end. I just love how into the music these two get. They are both so incredibly talented, and such an inspiration! I can't express my love of this enough!

[@brianhickey6894]

this literally made me tear up just out of happiness that it exists

[@OceanPlanet60]

Me too!

[@banjoboston6413]

Literally same

[@robsmuzic]

We were front row for this mastery at the Crocodile. It was as good, if not more jaw dropping in person as it is in this video. True masters.

[@SergiuM42]

Never get tired of this.

[@cormacsmall9442]

Right? Any time I have my computer on but nothing to do, i go straight to this video.

[@andrewmarshall5379]

Goosebumps with that

[@amsterdamshusi]

For those of you (like me) who are coming back for multiple viewings, the medley starts at 2:10.

[@bobriddle6068]

AM OR PM.

[@nutloaf]

@@bobriddle6068 It's clearly a twelve hour clock format. The music begins in the afternoon. I work nights so am unable to listen to this a lot as I am in bed when it starts.

[@merlinsmith5524]

Thanks dude

[@thinkerguy4]

I love the open-mouthed pleasure Chris shows when Michael does something wonderful even to him.

[@housedock9624]

Boy these two sure know how to have fun.

[@ManInJapan]

Mandolin goals; being able to play a song in any key.

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Word son.

[@rugbygirlsdadg]

Bbm? 😉

[@rachelperrymusic]

Wowwwza. These guys are amazing at improvising and are so in sync with each other. That call-and-response bit was spectacular! :o

[@neilpoints]

Improvised genius in the middle, Michael Daves is the man.

[@frejwestberg]

This is insane. Love the Sailor's Hornpipe in the end! How the hell...

[@jamiej14544]

They're both incredible musicians and so happy. A joy to watch. They have a "call and response" routine they do here.

[@angrytedtalks]

Chris does seem to enjoy the performance. Body and soul, that mandolin sings for its life. Pure joy.

[@michaelw8429]

I am taking bluegrass vocal lessons from this guy named Michael Davis, no Daves on ArtistWorks. Being new to bluegrass I had no idea who I was (am) dealing with. Holy moly! I had no idea I was brushing with greatness.

[@yateswebb]

He's a great teacher! Taking his vocal lessons now, have also done some guitar. How'd yours go? Do you recommend artistwork? I've had the luxury of doing them in person in NY but would love the flex of artistworks

[@erock2229]

It's been some time since I've watched this and it's is just pure joy. Chris Thile is the man!!! Michael is cool too.

[@robherrera7283]

These guys never cease to amaze me.

[@patricelongchamps9880]

I am smiling and laughing, my head goes up and down! What a joy to see them play but realizing how much work I have to do o my mandolin playing potential.

[@gurbangulyberdymukhamedov9457]

BIG OLE ALLIGATOR MOUTHS. Also; the tone!

[@winkcrittenden6011]

Does Michael Daves even own a capo?

[@franklamontagne]

Can I like this video 1 trillion times?

[@Blueforyou66]

this is so amazing !! Hat's off for this 2 guys !!

[@emilylower4492]

Wow. So fun. Such joy. Exquisite. Enlivening.

[@adamjacobrogers9155]

Another favorite combination of mine Grisman + Grappelli. Nobody could swing like Grappelli.

[@windowssteve]

Amazing!!! If music is your religion, then Chris should be your Pope. His channeling of sound must come from some kind of higher power? As an apostle of music, I am his disciple. Thanks for the wonderful post. It made my day.

[@sparrowking5850]

That video made me jump out of my chair and cheer when they finished

[@steveyadon]

I spontaneously started to clap and laugh at the same time.

[@rmaher1212]

They are both legends but you can tell Thile deserves the genius Grant for a reason as he never has to look at his fret board

[@SouthWaterlooArea]

bloody hell, that's amazing!

[@Intbel]

TRuly awesome! If I could play half as well as that it'd be a miracle. Yeah, I know, I know ... practice, practice .... and I do, every day, without fail. Maybe, at 70+ I've left it a li'l late? Wotevah ... I ain't giving up yet, plink, plank plonk ....

[@raymonddesrosiers6164]

As long as you enjoy it, keep on trucking!

[@rugbygirlsdadg]

I bought my mandolin at 63. I've played through around 350 Celtic and old time fiddle tunes one after the other probably 6-8 tunes a night 3-4 nights a week since. I'm getting to about 2/3 the speed and accuracy as Chris, but enjoy it just as much. That's the important bit...

[@Robin18us]

OMG....fantastic!

[@torso2009]

Wow. Such quality video, camera work and of course music. Thanks for posting.

[@Jixata]

Thanks so much for recording this. Amazing stuff.

[@bobriddle6068]

Excellent, can't get enough. There's some good time to be had when Chris and Sam Bush go at it

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Superb, Just Superb.

[@jamesnm21]

these guys are fun to watch. true musicians

[@pvandck]

So much fun!

[@jondcosta7512]

SO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gwawd]

Amazing.

[@frejwestberg]

A class act. You sir, and you sir, play well.

[@BrokenWingman]

So damn good!

[@JamesDavis-qg4jl]

Musical geniuses.

[@jdedwardsmusic]

wow! I mean WOWOWOW! sooo good!

[@phawgg2]

Bravo!

[@Origen17]

Cool - not many times I see a video with NO thumbs down

[@mac4music]

wow!

[@johnbuell8035]

Fab playing

[@paulharty3081]

How Michael can stay so steady holding on to the basic tune while Chris goes nuts improvising is a wonder to me. Two great musicians . To me Crocodile HP sounds like the Irish reel Drowsy Maggie shoehorned into Hornpipe rhythm, any way very nice.

[@ianboltron]

This is one of the most disgusting displays of musicianship I've ever seen. I feel like I just received a lifetime supply of humility in an 11 minute video.

[@marydowns2736]

Fabulous and fun!

[@janahiker9091]

This made me clap out loud. By myself. In my den.

[@thinkerguy4]

God, that was good.

[@WalterWhite-de7vu]

Thile is god

[@toooldforshows]

No dislikes!! That's gotta be a record

[@tinafields6184]

He gets into it

[@imournhim]

Chris' face at 5:19 -- That is what musicians should be like all the time.

[@kennyguy2986]

Whoaaa!! Dug it to the max.

[@lewisforemanmusic]

This is music

[@NeilYockey]

I'm quickly becoming a fan of Michael Daves. He's not a Tony clone.

[@mastathf]

does crocodile hornpipe sound like the B part of blackberry blossom or just me

[@johnhehir7876]

"Ya!"

[@poolesplace1076]

DET ER EDDERMANME FEDT!!!!

[@austenrobinson2747]

If there is a better mandolin player and all around musician who ever lived please tell us who it is.

[@paleosteveo3501]

Everyone thanking Chris and Micheal, what about Thanks Jason Rose for uploading!

[@tunatuna6723]

Nice to see you, Mrs. Rose!

[@Dal_Fi]

would love to know the song at 4:58?... sounds awesome

[@Mandolin1944]

The improvised Crocodile Hornpipe was a version of Blackberry Blossom?

[@christianxzowner2958]

The guitarist look like Buddy Holy

[@peteflute2817]

That's Irish in southern style hup hup

[@richardsmyth691]

For those who do not know great music do not listen?

[@peterhopkins142]

What kind of madness is this?

[@13WillSullivan]

09:36 :o

[@themagicwookster]

I hope the Hong twins aren't hinting that these guys are "tony clones"?

[@ndongousman]

jude law on madolin ;-)

[@joemarwil]

Popeye. Nuff said.

[@StringForJoy]

I agree. Tony Rice is amazing but it's missing some....soul. Michael Daves has that. So do Russ Barenberg and Doc Watson. You can't teach it.

[@nicholasdauphinais]

Tony rice missing soul? your an idiot

[@briancarroll3541]

but wait-there aren't enough accidentals in the key of crocodile to contain the egos of these two millennials.

[@darylgreco2965]

I wish they'd stop talking and play