What is Chris Thile?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Chris Thile |Img = 2016-01-30ChrisThileAPHC.jpg |Img_capt = Thile hosting ''A Prairie Home Companion'' in 2016 |Img_size = 250 |Landscape = Yes |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Christopher Scott Thile <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-thile-mn0000779146|title=Chris Thile - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic}}</ref> |Alias = |birth_date= February 20, 1981 |birth_place = Oceanside, [[California]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ibluegrass.com/bg_posting3.CFM?p__i=426&p__r=&p__a=inter | title = Chris Thile: Covering the Bases | publisher = iBluegrass.com | date = May 20, 1999 | accessdate = 2007-08-30 | archive-date = 2008-01-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080105211159/http://www.ibluegrass.com/bg_posting3.CFM?p__i=426&p__r=&p__a=inter | url-status = dead }}</ref> |death_date= |Instrument = [[Mandolin]], Bouzouki, Mandola, [[Banjo]], [[Guitar]], Tenor Guitar, [[drum]]s |Genre = [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]], Progressive bluegrass, [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Country music|Country]], [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Jazz]] |Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]], [[Singer-songwriter]] |Years_active = 1994–Present |Label = [[Sugar Hill Records]] <small>(1994–2007)</small><br>[[Nonesuch Records]] <small>(2007–)</small> |Associated_acts = [[Nickel Creek]], [[Punch Brothers]], Mutual Admiration Society, [[Mike Marshall]], [[Edgar Meyer]], [[Hilary Hahn]] |URL = [http://www.christhile.com christhile.com] |Current_members = |Past_members = }} '''Chris Thile''' ({{IPAEng|ˈθiːlɪ}}) (born February 20, 1981) is an [[Americans|American]] musician, best known as a member of acoustic band [[Nickel Creek]]. He has made six albums as a solo artist and with his band, [[Punch Brothers]]. His first, ''Leading Off'', was released in 1994 when Thile was 13. Thile has also played and recorded with artists like [[Mike Marshall]], [[Béla Fleck]], [[Glen Phillips]], and [[Edgar Meyer]]. Thile's third album, ''Not All Who Wander Are Lost'', wa