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Performers and Staff | Live from Here with Chris Thile: Chris Thile
Rundown – Live From Here for December 16, 2017:
Rundown – Live From Here for December 16, 2017
About the Show | Live from Here with Chris Thile: Live from Here with Chris Thile is a Saturday-night destination for audiences everywhere. This variety show features a unique blend of musical performances, comedy and audience interaction. Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience.
Here’s the band’s take on it from last season:
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: live from here is an american variety radio show known for its musical guests . it’s derived from the historic A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor radio show . the show airs live on Saturday evenings the original host, garrison Keillor, performed his final show in July 2016, and Thile’s program began on October 15, 2016 . Thile, an american virtuoso mandolinist and singer- a child prodigy in music, Thile was one of a trio who formed Nickel Creek with his father in 1989 . he was awarded BBC’s Folk Musician of the Year award in 2007 . Thile Thile returned to APHC eight times, performing as a solo artist and a part of the groups Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers . his guest appearances included performances at the programs home venue, the Fitzgerald Theater, and at Thile as a 15-years-old. In the Young Artists Showcase, Thile . at the Ravinia Festival, in Highland Park, Illinois. Thile began appearances in 2015 and appeared a total of 4 times in the 12 months thereafter . the final two guest host spots were on January 30 and February 6, 2016 . Thile’s final episode of the show was recorded live on July 1, 2016, at the Hollywood Bowl . Keillor retained artistic rights and trademark to the show’s name . Thile made his debut as permanent host on October 15, the show aired under the placeholder title of The Show with Chris Thile on the December 2 installment . on December 16, Thile announced the show’s new name as Live from Here . the show continues to present a variety “lives of the cowboys” sketch, “News from Lake Wobegon” monologues are absent . “old favorites” such as the program’s faux sponsorship by Powdermilk Biscuits are still present Left in 2017. Fred Newman, APHC veteran, sound effects artist. Left in 2018. Rich Dworsky, composer, keyboardist. Musical director of A Prairie Home Companion and Live from Here until September 2018. highlights from the show, including Chris Thile’s “Song of the Week,” are available via RSS, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Thile will host a 30-week season starting on October 15, 2016 . the show will include live broadcasts, produced shows and repeats on public radio stations nationwide . Keillor: “i could’ve held meetings, “it’s back to its roots as a musical variety show and grow from there,” says host Thile . he says he’ll continue to write new musical material . “i would like to write something new every he has highlighted comedy as an element for the new show . he noted the success of an appearance by actor Ed Helms . show creator says he knows he will lose some listeners devoted to garrison Keillor . he says his “goal is to lose one million … and add two” a dozen new APHC programs critics have not been as certain that the shift in the show’s brand has been a good one . “brands are fragile and this one just hit the ground and shattered,” says writer . a more the show’s listenership was down to 2.6 million at the end of 2017 . ‘prairie home’ gets a new companion, and a song of the week . the satirist “Chris Thile on Tricky Task of Hosting ‘Prairie Home Companion'”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Streep, Abe (September 27, 2016). “What’s ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ Without Garrison Keillor?”. The new york times magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Justin, Neal (June 18, 2016). “Sun Is Setting On Shefsky, Jay (June 9, 2016). “Chris Thile on Hosting ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ Punch Brothers”. Chicago Tonight. Retrieved December 8, 2016 – via WTTW.com . Provides further information on the telephone call between Keillor and Thile, wherein the new host was invited to take the helm . Seel, Steve (February 7, 2015). “Musician Chris Thile Subs For Keillor on APHC”. MPRNews.org. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Rice, Wayne (July 24, 2008). “Bluegrass Bios on the Web: T, Chris Thile (See also Nickel Creek)”. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2016. “Chris Thile: Covering the Bases” Archived from the original on November 21, 2007.