Mike Marshall & Chris Thile
Mike Marshall & Chris Thile Mike Marshall's touring and recording career began over 20 years ago as a member of the original David Grisman Quintet in 1979. Since then, Marshall has been at the center of the acoustic music scene and his work has been heard on 100s of recordings and in live shows including those of Stephane Grappelli, Tony Rice, and Darol Anger to name a few. His most recent collaborations have included Uncommon Ritual, with Edgar Meyer and Bela Fleck, which was on the Top Ten Billboard Classical Album chart for over three months. His 1999 recording, Short Trip Home with Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, and Edgar Meyer was nominated for a Grammy Award and the quartet performed on the award show. Separated by a generation, Chris Thile is best known as part of Grammy-winning Nickel Creek, whose first two albums have sold a combined 1.4 million copies, spawned hit music videos, and helped to push acoustic music into the mainstream.