Live from Here

This article is about the radio show as hosted by Chris Thile. For the previous production hosted by Garrison Keillor, see A Prairie Home Companion.

Live from Here
Chris Thile on mandolin (left of center), on APHC with guest vocalists Brandi Carlile (center), as well as Sarah Jarosz and Punch Brothers. Fitzgerald Theater, 2016
GenreMusic, comedy, storytelling (radio variety)
Running time2 hours
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationMinnesota Public Radio
SyndicatesAmerican Public Media
StarringChris Thile, Rich Dworsky, Punch Brothers Chris Eldridge and Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Ted Poor, Serena Brook, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman, Tom Papa, Mike Elizondo, Mike Yard
Original releaseOctober 15, 2016 –
June 13, 2020[1]
Opening theme"Fugue State" by Vulfpeck[2]
Websitelivefromhere.org

Live from Here, formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion with Chris Thile, is an American variety radio show known for its musical guests, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and relaxed humor. Hosted by Chris Thile, it aired live on Saturday evenings from 2016 to 2020. The show's initial home was the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, moving later to The Town Hall in New York City,[3] where it remained until its cancellation the next year.[4]

The show was derived from the historic A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (APHC) radio show. The original host, Garrison Keillor, performed his final show on July 2, 2016, and Thile's program began on October 15, 2016. Thile, an American virtuoso mandolinist and singer-songwriter, had a two-decade history with APHC and is known for his work in the folk and progressive bluegrass groups Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. After Thile made two unprecedented guest host appearances in 2015, Keillor decided on his successor; featured Thile as host again in January–February 2016; and fully ceded his hosting role to Thile in the October 2016 performance at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, continuing as the show's Executive Producer.[5] Thile's new program presented expanded musical and comedic elements, retaining the template of the earlier program (e.g., its then-present acting and sound effect cast, and "sponsorships" from fictitious companies), but without such features as its earlier signatures "Lives of the Cowboys" and "Guy Noir, Private Eye" series, and "News from Lake Wobegon" monologue.[6]

  1. ^ Past Shows Live From Here.
  2. ^ Live from Here [@livefromhereapm] (October 6, 2018). "New season, new theme song! Our new opening number is the song "Fugue State" by @vulfpeck. / Here's the band's take on it from last season:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFDq9NK-Bvg ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "'Live From Here With Chris Thile' Moves To New York City For 2019 – 2020 Season". JamBase. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference endofshow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Special Guest Host Chris Thile – February 7 & 14, 2015". prairiehome.org. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Bream, Jon (October 15, 2016). "Chris Thile Seems Right At Home As New 'Prairie Home Companion' Host". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 16, 2016.