In an interview with the United States magazine Guitar Player , Chris Thile talked about how How to Grow a Woman from the Ground was recorded : How to Grow a Woman from the Ground was produced by Thile , and the only musicians on the album was the band that Thile chose . In an interview with the United States magazine Guitar Player , Chris Thile explained the old fashioned style in which the album was recorded : How to Grow a Woman from the Ground was self produced by Thile , and had no guest musicians , just the quintet .