NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - Season 2009
Series Details
Title: NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Overview: Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Ratings
Average Vote: 7.75 (8 votes)
Cast
David Eugene Edwards performs his fiery Americana and covers a rare Bob Dylan song.
Hear the singer give an intimate acoustic performance at the desk of NPR Music's Bob Boilen.
Hear the legendary singer perform at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
See the band perform live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
Ferree has enough charisma to draw you into his odd world. Watch him perform in the NPR offices.
Singer Tony Dekker performs three songs at the desk of All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen.
The classical guitarist plays with a clear, lyrical technique in music from the baroque and beyond.
Hear the harmony-drenched roots-rock band perform a kinetic, frenetic set in the NPR Music offices.
Hear the singer-songwriter's tender, winsome music, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
After a few restarts, the singer played a bare, stark, memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.
Watch the artist formerly known as Smog play a three-song set that's almost eerily transfixing.
Or, the day a trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba played us a soulful Rufus Wainwright cover.
In this video shot at the NPR Music offices, Siskind showcases a voice that's both honeyed and raw.
Hear Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the movie Once, playing six new songs and an encore.
Dark Meat has as many as 20 members. We fit as many as we could behind Bob Boilen's desk.
The young Swedish folksinger is passionate, gruff, a great guitar picker and a damn good poet.
Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart.
The Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes.
Vanderslice shares acoustic versions of songs from his most recent album, Romanian Names.
The duo's new album pays tribute to the pair's heroes, such as Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.
See and hear the legendary bluegrass and old-time gospel singer give an a cappella performance.
At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices.
The Norwegian-born singer-songwriter performs three liltingly sweet songs in the NPR Music offices.
The rapper's set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae.
Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house.
Avi sings three hushed lullabies, including her signature cover of Morrissey's "First of the Gang."
The fearless party-rocker stands in NPR Music's offices and performs four songs alone at the piano.
Lightning Dust specializes in quiet moments, whether in a shared glance or a finely knit harmony.
The charming London indie-folk band performs a holiday-themed set in the NPR Music offices.
Members of the adventurous ensemble play music by Ravel and an original piece, Egyptian-style.
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