Sara Watkins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
Bob Boilen | May 13, 2021
This is so enchanting. The painted scrim, the scenery trees are not only a setting for Sara Watkins and her bandmates, but we also discover a "magic desk." And as Sara lifts the desk's top, we hear a guitar playing an alluring melody; in fact, it's Harry Nilsson's dreamy song "Blanket For a Sail."
I admired Sara's talents first as a fiddler, guitarist and singer playing in Nickel Creek, then her solo work, and much later with the trio I'm With Her. However, none of her music, even her solo recordings, ever sounded quite like the music on this Tiny Desk (home) concert. The songs are from her new album, Under the Pepper Tree.
"It's a children's record, largely inspired by thinking back on the music that meant so much to me as a kid," she says. "I've got a daughter now, and so much of the music that I heard as a kid has stayed with me and served me well."
One of music's magical properties for Sara is the way it can ease transitions. Maybe it's from childhood to adolescence, or falling in and out of love, or simply getting your child to sleep. For this Tiny Desk, we hear old cowboy tunes via the Sons of the Pioneers or Rogers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone." Yet, even Sara's original songs have that feeling of serenity and grace, like a world with a magical desk or curling up in a blanket under a pepper tree.
SET LIST
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
"Blanket For a Sail"
"Under the Pepper Tree"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
"Night Singing"
MUSICIANS
Sara Watkins: fiddle, guitar, vocals
Davíd Garza: guitar, vocals
Alan Hampton: bass, vocals
CREDITS
Video: Caitlin Gerard
Audio: Sam Weber
Creative Director: Jacob Boll
Cinematographer: Indeana Underhill
Editor: Robin Gonsalves
Camera Operator / G&E: Stas Bondarenko
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Maia Stern
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Kara Frame
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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One of those moments when I’m reminded that music is still alive and well.
Everyone needs a magical desk that plays Harry Nilsson songs ❤️
Oh lordy lordy - hundreds of thousands of Liverpool FC fans will be doing cartwheels about 'you'll never walk alone' beautiful song beautifully sung - in fact all the songs are beautifully performed - well done Sarah Watkins (and the band)
Great performance. Harmonies on the first track were just killer.
I L O V E Sara!! This music is not only reminiscent of the past but so today. I'm absolutely in love with the music and background and it sounds whimsical and magical and her violin and voice sound so pretty!! Thank you for starting my morning off just right!!
I love how she’s always evolving
Yes! So happy Sara is on Tiny Desk!
0:00 - *Tumbling Tumbleweeds* (2:45)
4:13 - *Blanket For a Sail* (6:57)
9:31 - *Under the Pepper Tree* (11:20)
12:05 - *You'll Never Walk Alone* (14:13)
15:12 - *Night Singing* (17:00)
[17:03 - Tiny Desk team]
Sara always has something interesting to say and play. I've seen a lot of little desk concerts (Thank you NPR) but this is my new favorite one.
young lady is an amazing performer who always surrounds herself with the the best. Thank you Sara.
Finally something different 💙
Just magical. Thank you Sara & The Guys....
Loved this young lady since she was 14 years old. I had tears in my eyes all the way thru. Thank you Sarah and friends.
What a beautiful set! And fit with an actual tiny desk 👀✨
So glad to see you stepping out on your own, spreading your wings. Have always enjoyed the times I heard your voice with Nickel Creek.
Same here class as always
She's done several albums on her own. This isn't even her first solo appearance on Tiny Desk.
Super relaxing
Never walk alone just moved me. So beautiful. Love Sara and the classical guitar. So sweet.
Been waiting for over a year now to see Watkins Family Hour at the Old Town School of Folk Music, this is a nice treat to get me through the next few months until that concert finally happens!
Thanks Sara, perfect performance. And thanks to Sam Weber for capturing the beautiful sound so well.
Wow that last one really got me. Never knew about Sara Watkins and I’m glad I know now! Thank you
"Sara Watkins"=CLICK!
Put a smile on my face and made me cry. Thank you.
Stop crying
Beautiful.. Thanks for sharing 🙏
🌎✌️💙🤟🎶📻NPR🎤🎸🎹🥁 😁
This equals the force of my first hearing of Nickel Creek's Tiny Desk in 2014. Absolutely jaw dropping 💣💥💥💥
I love not only her music but style
Loving This Live Rendition of These Marvelous Songs (THANK YOU)...
absolutely one of the best ever no debate no nay just yes iop notch
Always a joy to watch Sara perform, such a beautiful voice ♡ × ∞
Love this one
Just what I needed. Thanks❤
What a delight! SO happy I came upon this! Sara - what a beautiful voice - great harmonies/music! Thank you!
THIS.... this was ... GREAT! Very touching. Will be accompanying me the next time for sure...
I totally love her.
This is beautiful. Just heard her for the first time ever. I’m in awe.
Your music made my heart tender, thank you 🤍 You have such a rare talent to find. This is gorgeous.
Love the soyuz mics, soooo awesome sounding!! Thanks Tiny Desk, sounds amazing as always!!
That was refreshingly great! Love the sound and the songs👍✌️😊🙏🏼🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶
Sara Watkins feat. Neil Gaiman and Cecil Baldwin
This was so perfect. I'm on my third straight listen through. There is going to be many more. Always love Sara doing music.
Wonderful.
Lovely.
i love this
Sara's still doing awesome tunes! Life is good 😁
Sara Watkins!! You are incredible. I’ve been enjoying your musical beauty for well over 20 years. I can never get enough. Tiny Desk concerts are fantastic for you. Just love them and all you perform and create with in those sessions. I’ve avoided concerts for a number of years because of the great rise in their cost. I know the artists only receive a smaller portion and that aggravates me. As a visual artist I know the near 24 hrs/day job creating is. All that said, I saw Nickel Creek is on tour soon and I broke down and bought tickets. Actually 19th row. So I won’t complain too much about the nearly $200 per seat (this includes the extremely high fees) seats. Thank you for exploring your creativity with so many artists and revisiting your roots for this tour. There, honestly, is no way I can wholly and truly express my respect, appreciation and love for your voice and your creations. Thank YOU!!! (And a not so small secret…you are my favorite part of Nickel Creek!) Blessings to you!
AWESOME!...
There is such a marvellous step down in this music, I dont know what it is called, a Minor Third perhaps, that really gets my attention from the very beginning. Yes, and the very, very small tiny desk. Thank you for the flowers and the music.
It's just a half step. But yes very dramatic and unexpected.
SUPER!!! SUPER!!! SUPER!!!
Beautifulllll singing
Bawling my eyes out on this one.
Lovely 😍 Thank you!
This is amazing!
Such a sweet interpretation of "You'll Never Walk Alone," one of my favorites.
This is wonderful
That was great!
So good 😊
just wow !
I'm clapping!
Please NPR, we NEED a Tiny Desk by Fiona Apple. I'm BEGGING!
Excellent.
We need a Tiny Desk from ELIZA please, she is so underrated
Thanks for sharing..
very heartfelt! just fine
maravilloso!!!!
Class as always and still hot to trot
Like being hugged warm & safe…. FUN
On repeat.
I feel the ghost of redbone and a kottke-esque vibe from this...thank you
What a blessing to my morning!
No conocía esta banda! Pero me gustó mucho!! 😊💓
I ♥️ music 🎶
❤️
this reminds me of dave malloy’s ghost quartet ❤️
Wow, Bob Dylan and Billy Corgan accompanying......Sara's moved up in the world.
te amo
So cool - I have pepper trees in my backyard - There are some really old ones at the San Diego Mission
Liverpool fans in th' house...
This is totally chilling me out. I approve.
👏
Oh yea
aahhh kind of like bed time stories ringing in our heads...
This is sweet, from here we say "This one sweet me O" Too Sweet!
Once years ago my garage was left open and it filled up with tumbleweed. I had to swim through it to release it back into the wind. It was fun.
Great
3 degrees away from vulf... great stuff anyhow.
When Dylan and Stipe are your backup musicians, you know you've made the big time.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Tumbling Tumbleweeds giving me Fall Out New Vegas vibes
We NEED a tiny desk with HEATHER MALONEY, she’s a talented underrated artist 💜!
I love this.
Big fan of Watkins Family hour, but this is the first I have heard of just Sara herself.
You definitely need to check out more of her solo music. 👍
Dude, she's got several albums. Drop everything and binge them. They're so good.
I accidentally clicked on the video and I don't regret it
no one cares mate....
I do...😘
Never mind the negative nelly 😁
why i love this i'm a Metalhead \,,,/
Good music transcends styles
Uuuuuuuu nice
Wow didn't know that Ralph Fiennes can play the Bass😂😂. Jokes apart you are just great. Love your music!
ALISSON! ALISSON! ALISSON!
Blanket as a sail reminds me of 'If I only had a heart"
I close my eyes and I am in New Orleans exploring the French Quarter.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Nickel creek, I'm with her, and this. How many times can we get Sara Watkins? Not complaining, serious question. Can we get more?
back in twenties, in twenties
Fuxk. This is quality. I exist because of this😋
Can we please have a Nickel Creek/Punch Brothers supergroup already?