St. Anne's Reel / Whiskey Before Breakfast / Salt Creek - Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Jeremy Kittel

[@sillystrings]

Chris is one of the few people who can say "we'll figure it out, it's gonna be fine" and then it actually turns out fine (or much better than just fine in this case). This performance is pure magic, all of them are incredible

[@Miglow]

Not all that uncommon in trad scenes. Most sets at most sessions are medleys that are put together on the spot.

[@sillystrings]

@@Miglow True, but I meant more in general with life, like Murphy's Law. I take your point though

[@coryCuc]

@@Miglow Anyone can "put together" something "on the spot." Not many players can "put together" something "on the spot" and play it so amazingly as Chris Thile. You kinda missed the point.

[@steve7329]

@@coryCuc that's exactly right. Most players would be much better to plan ahead a rehearse; these guys are a separate species.

[@garyleek]

well said!

[@davidbradford1934]

Watching this, the communication between world class musicians, the nod, the wink, and then producing such outstanding sounds. We are in the presence of greatness.

[@stephenwhyte6927]

These guys are in perfect sync with their instruments. Effortlessly playing what some can only dream of...well done Sirs

[@lockitdrop]

I came looking to hear Whiskey Before Breakfast, but St. Anne's Reel caught my heart. Never heard it before, it's like the embodiment of serenity

[@HegemonWiggi]

I love the bass player's face during Salt Creek, it's obvious he knows he's sitting right smack in the middle of something incredible unfolding

[@amandasteven1400]

bass player? really? dint hear a bass

[@Tennfatmatt]

@@amandasteven1400He didn't actually play the bass. He put it down at 4:00 into video.

[@leehjones]

The "bass player" is Mike Elizondo, who has produced for people such as Dr. Dre. He's a musical beast in his own right. Fiddle tunes are not his home court and he knew to sit out, but he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Thile, Eldridge, and Kittel, which is saying a *lot*. Watch more of the LFH canon, including where Elizondo channels Jaco Pastorius . kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXPVdp14ltieaZY. He won't be "the bass player" any more.

[@mixedstaples8030]

I am so very late, but Mike was also the musical director for the whole show, he absolutely knows what he's doing lol

[@gardenerstheorychannel7602]

I like how he puts his bass on......then off again very quickly 🙂

[@MsNickie1001]

Three of my favorite fiddle tunes! The bass player is spellbound. That’s real music!

[@jorulfkolsvik7457]

Contrabass are missing. Both a bas, string and a drum.

[@henrywebstermusic1]

It's so nice when amazing musicians play things which are intrinsically simple and just toy with them like this.

[@tomgamblemusic]

I keep coming back to this video but only just looked at the comments. Yo, Henry.

[@gizmoguyar]

These are actually some of the more technically difficult tunes to play. But that's what you get from Bluegrass. World class musicians making difficult stuff sound easy.

[@aaroncole3753]

Absolutely beautiful. That moment when they transition into Whiskey Before Breakfast though ... oh man. I wish I could just listen to that on repeat.

[@outRAGEousQUIT]

Chris never ceases to amaze. Effortless and amazing.

[@randalbladel2817]

Good heavens I miss this show.

[@blueseruser]

Can’t go to concerts, because of COVID , but this is the next best substitute, this group of Musicians are just so talented and I’m so glad I found them today!! Life is good, but better with access to the fabulous Punch Brothers and, Chris Thiele!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@phytofermentans]

I so miss this show

[@claudelarosa3378]

Chris , Tu es un Prince ,quel bonheur tu dégage ,merci de mettre en ce monde tes Notes Merveilleuses .

[@theoldkid5725]

Can't beiieve this was 1 YEAR AGO.- Oh how I MISS YOU!

[@BluegrassBanter]

The bassist at 4:07: "well I won't be needing this anymore"

[@yonderthemountaintop1993]

LOL

[@salmiakki_]

Relatable ngl

[@jorulfkolsvik7457]

Haha:) Hmm.. Bassplayer thinking: "ok, I rather go backstage for a beer you fu%&$%#.,,," This happens when the main artist are soo high on himself. What a joke. This is known in this kind of music. Me my self- ME!.

[@michaelstegenwallner4049]

Can't believe what I heard. That ist so great! That ist so impressive!

[@johnfee2460]

I keep coming back to the St. Anne's Reel section and am mesmerized. I don't think even J.S. Bach could have written better point and counterpoint than what Jeremy Kittel and Chris Thile improvise here, beginning around 2:35

[@gregarityNow]

omg chris thile is everythingggg

[@vbear8501]

Wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it done.

[@anitadavideduo]

3 wonderul melodies I love to play!

[@xnfb_huntingx3376]

Same

[@oldmaterizz4516]

3 wonderful melodies i wish to play!

[@zymelin21]

going to hear Chris in Copenhagen on the 4 of november 2022. cant wait!

[@MichaelPierce66]

So many notes, so little time. Amazing.

[@alexquiroz9945]

Chris Tile is just nuts and incredibly talented.

[@garykaufman8128]

I think he has a tick, or something.

[@curtisbeasley3443]

I reckon I've watched this about 47 times.

[@nskimharris]

I like it when he says time to talk about horses or something

[@stephenhenion8304]

Early one morning when the sun didn't shine,..... I was walking down the street and didn't feel to fine.🎶🎵🎶

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Amazing! Critter kills it! Chris always does!

[@ivyallenfiddle]

I always com back to this video!!! heroes

[@stevensauls2013]

Dang, Chris is hilarious on stage.

[@dawnmonroe5399]

Steven S. He is amazing.

[@cliberg]

@@dawnmonroe5399 Indeed... I first saw him at Merlefest, when he was 15-16 (?), and beginning to strike fear in the heart of Sam Bush...

[@robertoherrera5957]

These are 3 staple songs that pretty much every bluegrass player knows and can play at least rhythm for. That being said, leave it to there guys to take it to the next, next, next level. St Anne's Reel is such a pretty melody.

[@MarkLavengood]

SOOOOOOO GOOD! Kittle's flow is on point. Critter's rhythm - get out of here! Thile's aight too... :) Thanks for your craft y'all! Sending love from MI!

[@104thDIVTimberwolf]

This is like watching the Dillards back in the 1960s. Truly awesome!

[@Craig2760]

I hope Chris Thile and this show lasts a long, long time.

[@MainChannelTX]

Sorry...it’s gone.

[@charliekucharski2079]

Very cool and pretty arrangement !

[@bobparsons1099]

Thile has the softest high notes, and I would love to understand because our mandolinist high notes pierce my ear at times.

[@isaiah_huff]

Your mandolinist may just not be sure they're heard in the "mix". It's a surprisingly quiet instrument from the player's point of view

[@davidjordahl]

WOW, that is what ya call musicianship.... all three of em... nice job... very nice!

[@justice9094]

There are people out there that have no sense of music, at all, but don't hold it against them, it's because THESE guys got it all : )

[@bryansykes6175]

This made my night shift half tolerable!

[@caramason56]

Awesome music artist 😊👍❤️

[@genes8929]

Musical greatness!!

[@jimbarrett5930]

There are lyrics to the song whiskey before breakfast. I know because I’ve heard Mike cross performance multiple times and it’s also on one of his vinyl efforts often referred to as long play album.

[@air_born_ninja]

I love this so much

[@jamesdonaghy7372]

Great set of tunes!

[@NicklasNylander87]

flabbergasted, every time.

[@tiggerbooth6968]

Honestly so sad the show got cancelled. Chris was such a good host!

[@quarantina3999]

Sounded great! They make it look easy, but many years of practice leads to good improv.

[@lloydstool4708]

Any chance of getting this show up and running again? In my all-too many years of concert-going, YouTubing, and just plain listening, I've never been so impressed, moved and edified as I was with the music on this humble show (a victim of The Covid). Maybe it's up and running somewhere else, in this age of streaming; if so, I'd sure like to know. Blessings to all who gave me, my family, and many others so much joy.

[@richardlmckinneysr.mckinne7260]

The cure for depression. You can t hear this and feel bad.

[@Observer285]

I still haven't recovered from the cancellation of Live From Here.

[@dustin-raley]

I would like to announce my retirement from attempting to play music.

[@FilipPandrc]

Music is therapeutic. We should all continue playing it. Don't give up!

[@martifingers]

I will join you.

[@mipendorf]

@@FilipPandrc Agreed. If Chris (or any of them) quit when they heard better players, we wouldn't have them now. FWIW - I quit fiddle a few times when I was starting out, but never for more than 10 minutes or so. That's about how long it took me to realize that if I quit it, then I'd *really* never be able to play well.

[@N1inSK]

It's up to the listener to decide if this is inspiring or intimidating. Me, I'm tempted to use my mandolin for kindling. But practice, practice, practice! Five hours a day should be enough...

[@dclarkmusic]

Dustin Raley yeah sheesh this put me right in my place! Nothing but respect for these guys!

[@walterlippmann6292]

it's fun watching the bassists face

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

These guys would make a great trio as it is.

[@JakeTolbert]

That jazzy version of Whiskey! Crazy!!

[@rcg5317]

We all had fun and that is all that counts!

[@sueackerman628]

Fantastic!

[@NA-sr8kf]

Amazing 🤩

[@claudecat]

These guys can PLAY. So rarely in the modern musical landscape do we see this: actual musicians, playing actual, non-computer aided instruments. They don't even need electricity really! Thile, as annoying as he can be at times, is probably the best mandolin player to have lived, ever, and the other guys aren't bad either. A truly magical performance!

[@Lucy-yc4bc]

Actual musicians play actual instruments all the time, look harder

[@squatter24]

Nice pickin', Critter.

[@Jack458111]

Critter bringing that HEAT 🔥🔥

[@jamesmccormick211]

I play a couple of instruments, and often when I hear the really talented ones play I get inspired. When I hear Chris Thile I want to quit. What's the point after all! (Just kidding really. But he is extraordinary.)

[@clarencethrun4190]

James McCormick 0

[@tossiegough]

Ah dont quit James, just play Chris back at 0.25X, speed.🙂

[@wogglebugs]

I ask myself the same question everyday! Then I pick up my mandolin and keep playing. : )

[@leviathan903]

The pianist is contemplating life choices

[@sawyercorcoran545]

5:30 His face in the back says it all

[@brianhicksmusic3122]

Whiskey Before Breakfast has lyrics

[@tpbeal7804]

It's the infintisimal. And he's the best.

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

2:09 St. Anne's Reel 3:18 Whiskey Before Breakfast 4:21 Salt Creek

[@someoneelse1534]

"if there were lyrics...ever...then it's not a fiddle tune." Hawk is a Mule enters the chat

[@jadenwaz9585]

best video ever

[@dopamining7621]

That was insane.

[@kennethmardis2132]

There is no one better than Chris

[@Victor-yh1ek]

🤔🤔 maybe when I'm 99 year's old , I will be hable to play my Mandolin like Chris😃😃 I got 47 years to go 👴

[@averyellis]

On an absolute fluke once, I got to open for Thile, and he destroyed us.

[@124retlksncvlifvlxiu]

That’s so interesting what happened?!

[@averyellis]

@@124retlksncvlifvlxiu The band that was supposed to open canceled, so they got us, and we were a 3 piece, he was solo, and (obviously) blew us out of the water because he is amazing. Like literally, I think people were asking: "why did THAT band open for him".

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Wonderful

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Awesome!

[@libbydunsmore4671]

I miss LFM so much!

[@pineappleman2922]

Hallelujah

[@JasonGlisson]

Chris is just so sick. Amazing.

[@richardsanislo1686]

Not so sure about that. Have you listened to the Johann Sebastian Bach “Violin Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin? In my humble opinion, there’s nothing like those pieces of music anywhere.

[@JustFiddler]

matur suksma😊

[@ralphfoulkes9384]

Where is this place?

[@lastofthemohicans1]

Incredible

[@malgremor85]

Aye, I drink whisky with breakfast. A light, sweet Speyside, reserving the drier, peatier Islays for later in the day...

[@Ventsolo]

You, sir, know what’s good!

[@mackinbox]

Music starts at 2:08

[@garycoen6943]

Yes.

[@ricky71464]

" Whiskey before breakfast has lyrics"

[@TayG-y9q]

Does that bass player want an instrument with his strap?

[@waynecorners6]

That was the slow version?

[@joelwhitworth9097]

Isn’t using sheet music cheating? Only been playing bluegrass for a little while but I’ve never seen that?

[@rickykelleher9833]

Eldridge is fucking phenomenal

[@samuel_wheeler]

2:08

[@4stringsbetter]

I cannot not see Rik Mayall's head on Chris Thile's body when I am watching this.

[@robertkielty5094]

It's hard to know if he sold his soul to the Devil or if he's the Second Coming. 🤣

[@nskimharris]

Saint Anne's Reel is basically crack

[@MikeGervasi]

Second Coming as far as I'm concerned. Nothing but positive vibes and pure genius dedicated to his craft.

[@tonysherman5649]

Chris is unreel

[@mf5202]

Just to keep up with Thile you have to be a master of the craft. Thile is a virtuoso genius with an inhuman memory and ability to improvise. Note that they are skipping tunes with little/no announcement. They are known tunes, but still.

[@MareNectaris]

Can someone tell me how is this style of music called? Thanks!

[@alexmorea986]

Bluegrass style

[@matthew4878]

Old time

[@cycles_beruff4005]

Good

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Yep we’re gonna improv!!! Camera cuts to his band and all their sheet music.

[@Observer285]

They aren't reading the sheet music!

[@roderickmcdonald2941]

WOW!

[@Adamswelltroddenpathways]

starts @ 2:08

[@garrywoodward9049]

Can barely hear it on maximum volume.

[@jakescheirer3022]

Wow!

[@13names32]

@CountOlaf, we know it's you. ~the Baudelaires.

[@countolaf9930]

13 names you called?