How to Grow a Band

Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on hiatus. But Thile, a prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.

• Mark MeattoDirector

• Chris ThileSelf
• Gabe WitcherSelf
• Noam PikelnySelf
• Chris EldridgeSelf
• Paul KowertSelf
• Greg GarrisonSelf
• Yo-Yo MaSelf
• John Paul JonesSelf
• Jerry DouglasSelf
• Edgar MeyerSelf
• Sara WatkinsSelf
• Sean Watkins(archive footage)