Chris Thile & Michael Daves Hornpipe Medley

Chris Thile and Michael Daves live at the Crocodile in Seattle playing Fisher's Hornpipe, an improvised Crocodile Hornpipe and finishing off with Sailor's Hornpipe.

[gbvxquh]

Good glory, Man all mighty! These two were born to have a musical collaboratorship!

[michaelrobicheau]

I usually scoff at folks recording concerts on their phone but whoever took this video is a saint! To think this improvisation would have just been lost to history otherwise.

[SomeGuy-truq]

Listening to Chris mandolin playing has really motivated me to sell my mandolin.

[brianhickey]

this literally made me tear up just out of happiness that it exists

[Trogmodyte]

No matter how many times I watch this I am always grinning by the end. I just love how into the music these two get. They are both so incredibly talented, and such an inspiration! I can't express my love of this enough!

[robsmuzic]

We were front row for this mastery at the Crocodile. It was as good, if not more jaw dropping in person as it is in this video. True masters.

[amsterdamshusi]

For those of you (like me) who are coming back for multiple viewings, the medley starts at 2:10.

[gbvxquh]

If opposites were twin brothers: Michael Daves and Chris Thile.

[rachelperrymusic]

Wowwwza. These guys are amazing at improvising and are so in sync with each other. That call-and-response bit was spectacular! :o

[thinkerguy]

I love the open-mouthed pleasure Chris shows when Michael does something wonderful even to him.

[housedock]

Boy these two sure know how to have fun.

[michaelw]

I am taking bluegrass vocal lessons from this guy named Michael Davis, no Daves on ArtistWorks. Being new to bluegrass I had no idea who I was (am) dealing with. Holy moly! I had no idea I was brushing with greatness.

[ManInJapan]

Mandolin goals; being able to play a song in any key.

[neilpoints]

Improvised genius in the middle, Michael Daves is the man.

[frejwestberg]

This is insane. Love the Sailor's Hornpipe in the end! How the hell...

[angrytedtalks]

Chris does seem to enjoy the performance. Body and soul, that mandolin sings for its life.
Pure joy.

[franklamontagne]

Can I like this video 1 trillion times?

[patricelongchamps]

I am smiling and laughing, my head goes up and down! What a joy to see them play but realizing how much work I have to do o my mandolin playing potential.

[jamiej]

They're both incredible musicians and so happy. A joy to watch. They have a "call and response" routine they do here.

[emilylower]

Wow. So fun. Such joy. Exquisite. Enlivening.