Linus and Lucy

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[@manders76]

1:11 In which Chris Thile is an actual cartoon character and we all love him for it

[@hankmerman1967]

I saw nothing. I saw nothing.

[@tomthx5804]

nonwe dont

[@Gudsur]

Chris has an infectious character. Ever since I found "A Prairie Home Companion" last year, I've never missed a show on Saturday evenings. I drive for a living, so it's easy to never miss a show.

[@lev3k]

YES. This was one of the best moments of the show. Take a familiar theme everyone knows and bring it to a new level.

[@ahackbutitry]

I want to like something as much as Chris Thile likes EVERYTHING.

[@ATolsma]

Live From Here is such a great show. I've been introduced to lots of folks I've never heard before. Not to mention that Chris is a world-class Mandolin player.

[@jamescox6954]

I LOVE LFH and Peanuts and Vince Guaraldi and I’m genuinely in tears at this

[@Tahoe2002Md]

What a fun jam session! Thanks for posting this up. Great rendition of a classic tune that I grew up with.

[@Craig2760]

I bet Chris’ parents freaked when he said “when I grow up I want to play the mandolin for a living”. Well, look at him now!

[@Stephanie-hc3sg]

I doubt it. He was playing all over the country at a young age and had his own CDs when he was like 9 lol

[@Soundhypno]

Chris Thile was early acted as a child prodigy of the mandolin playing. No wonder, since he grabbed the mandolin at the tender age of five and perfected his mandolin playing in childhood within a few years to a level that allowed him to produce his first album at the age of thirteen, having launched together with his father five years earlier the bluegrass band Nickel Creek.

[@edadan]

Vince would be proud.

[@larkin75]

Alex Hargreaves at 2:00 nice!

[@philtron1969]

This brings me great joy.

[@wallybass6716]

In this particular performance, it seems to me that that the arrangement adds an enormous amount. The heavy and dominant use of very low bass notes, and the pounding on the bass drum just make it a different tune. Reminds me a lot of the very low pitch rumble that was present in the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," where the use of very low frequencies in the soundtrack really added a lot to the emotional impact.

[@markrobinson891]

I have a very old CD of Chris at about age 12. NERD! Genius!! “Stealing Second”. It’s amazing. I knew he was one to watch.

[@backauf]

... sure looks to me to be Jude Law ...performing under his musical alias. My favourite version. Love the swing section.

[@michaelwren5276]

Fantastic

[@johnw2026]

Yeah, that mandolin probably applied for retirement after that show, but Chris played it well! And about beat it half to death doing it! 😂

[@freddymclain]

If this doesn't make you feel better, you're probably from somewhere else.

[@MLFranklin]

Not from here, anyway.

[@miguelwc]

This was great. NPR has changed so much that you will never find anything like this again on that station. One of the reasons why I don't listen to NPR anymore.

[@JustFiddler]

he is always be my hero. greeting from bali island

[@thejol913]

Bali bali bali oh bali :)

[@JustFiddler]

@@thejol913 😀

[@kevp9601]

Excellent

[@ahackbutitry]

And, also, this song should have ALWAYS had a violin solo.

[@sambsialia]

I have done that dance before myself! 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@phillipkarnehm7712]

That banjo could rip it!!

[@kevp9601]

This is Awesome

[@kevp9601]

I Love IT

[@duckyymomo]

this is IT

[@cmcrombie024]

Ben Wyatt on the violin everybody!

[@user-ty8me4hm1w]

Who is this? Hot damn

[@jenh9426]

seriously??? is this country FULL of stupid people??? Jesus! Learn to Fing read!!!!!

[@sillystrings]

That's Chris Thile on the mandolin!

[@KeelyBurnMusic]

It's a fair question. None of the musicians are named in the video description (though they are introduced at the end of the video). Chris Thile on mandolin Chris Eldridge on guitar Alex Hargreaves on fiddle Jeff Babko on keys Mike Elizondo on bass Ted Poor on drums Playing "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi on the radio show Live from Here

[@jenh9426]

@@KeelyBurnMusic hm, what is the name of the show... Live from here with Chris Thile..simple google search would tell you the rest... unless of course you are stupid and don't know how to do a google search. good god people... learn, think, put some effort into things... jesus... how many more fing morons...need to ship them somewhere else.... tired of stupid people!!!!

[@manders76]

@@jenh9426 you must be fun at parties

[@phillipkarnehm7712]

Please do a cover of Heart of Glass.

[@hoanganh-bq4gr]

twice

[@uiscepreston]

Is there nothing Jude Law can't do!

[@paul29671]

I love Chris, & here's another hot mandolin player for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6uWd2V4hKeNkKc

[@kps2420]

This show should have died when Garrison left

[@AdrianIII]

Great rendition. Fun! Is Chris just having fun, or does he CRAVE attention? He's too good a musician to be an attention craver.

[@inthewoods6206]

It doesn't even matter to me, he is suchhh a brilliant musician and entertainer. I don't even care anymore if he is craving attention, he deserves it loll

[@christieriehl2221]

This is the Snoopy Dance.

[@flyingdics1]

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt if he weren't the only one with any light on him on the stage.

[@brucekuehn4031]

There are probably amazing mandolin players that only perform for themselves. Thank goodness, this man, recipient of a MacArthur genius grant, is not one of those hermit musicians.

[@larkin75]

It's called having fun, you should try it sometime.

[@pensfan2785]

Absolute worst video I’ve ever seen