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@travis8947

11 ай бұрын

What does that have to do with this band and performance? Weird

@platotomato5528

11 ай бұрын

Really? I just want to make sure @nprmusic actually said this.

@dawgpost90

11 ай бұрын

"Queerphobic industry" So we just making up random stuff still, I see. Lol

@nemosirus

3 ай бұрын

People are going to be mad about this.

@MonicaFasoli

2 ай бұрын

Spero che vi piacciano

This is my 76 year old father's current favorite band. "Remember when you played that Mandolin Orange song for me, well I found them on KZread. I watched the Small Office Concert. I am listening to all their music......"

@gravesx000

3 жыл бұрын

This warms my heart ❤️ thanks for sharing

@raindog8684

3 жыл бұрын

@@gravesx000 I bought him their first and latest albums for father's day. He was excited to see all songs he has watched them play.

@thegypsy7078

2 жыл бұрын

Small office concert :) that's what my dad would have called it lol he always uses functional equivalents.

@skyebarkschat

2 жыл бұрын

They are the BEST people in real life, off stage!! i LOVE them!!

@janetpattison8474

2 жыл бұрын

Too cute

The obligatory paying respect to the incredible sound engineers at Tiny Desk comment

@Robie36

4 жыл бұрын

mrXdism F

@jonathanparlane1

4 жыл бұрын

apparently with the utter pure simplicity of one mic

@JourdanUrbach

4 жыл бұрын

Josh Rogosin.

@ethanhayward9624

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanparlane1 + good eq

@popuppete

4 жыл бұрын

All this with a single mic. I’ll also give kudos to the musicians for their positioning and volume. Everything came out perfect.

Mandolin Orange finally on Tiny Desk? This is a great day.

@B0BBARKER444

4 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this day for so long

@Navanty

4 жыл бұрын

@@B0BBARKER444 Me too!!!!

@calumkinsella8309

4 жыл бұрын

Me three

@TheFatblob25

4 жыл бұрын

Right? What the hell has taken them so long?

@eimer_moehren

4 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for Neil Young !!!

a campfire in the woods, a comfy chair, and some good beer with this playing in the background is in my future.......

@alyeskaddict

4 жыл бұрын

We do that ALL THE TIME here in Eastern, Tennessee!!!

@ShawshankR3demption

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds beautiful my friend, take care.

@chapchappington2475

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a pain dragging a comfy chair into the woods but ok.

@themapleandmahogany

3 жыл бұрын

You know how to live my friend!

The sounds that woman can coax out of a violin are unreal. Her solos in Golden Embers made my spine tingle.

@folkfingerstylefreddy2154

4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous girl too

@scotcherton

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing! I had to stop and rewind to hear those tones in that solo again.

@Rahhhhhnman

4 жыл бұрын

Same...really got my attention

@rscottenglish

3 жыл бұрын

@@scotcherton She has mastered the instrument she made the long journey from violin to fiddle!

@markhilston2119

3 жыл бұрын

Her violin and fiddle skills are something special for sure. Their music has helped me at my most hopeless moments.

Loved it but it was about two hours short

@L8nitedave

Ай бұрын

It should've been different, it could've been easy...

You can’t convince me these aren’t two of the most talented musicians that currently exist

Emily’s fiddle feel is incredible

Time to bring them back as watchhouse

More proof that NPR gets it. Any genre, anytime...NPR just knows like an Oracle over all things music.

@bend2145

4 жыл бұрын

even if they're years and years behind

@JasonPMcElroy

4 жыл бұрын

Tiny Desk is the best thing to happen in music for me in a long time. Taste, heart, talent, spontaneity . . .

@jamesbarger4409

4 жыл бұрын

Well said sir..Damien Marley, Appalachia Rising, to latest Coldplay...off the charts every set

@Stonessettled

4 жыл бұрын

funkyfre😭😭🇦🇪🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇪🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇷

@Stonessettled

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbarger4409 pl0ll0l0l9lllll9ll9

Listening to this on my sister’s birthday who passed away last year at 53 I listened to this song as i held her liveless hand while we waited for the funeral parlor to pick her up. Happy birthday sis,glad you could spend this one with mom. 😢

@kevinwyatt1304

11 ай бұрын

Condolences my friend. I lost my beloved Lisa one year ago this month. She was only 55 years old. I never got to say goodbye to her. I hope we get to see our loved ones again in heaven. Now I'm crying tears of sorrow and loss. So unfair is this life

Only just discovered this band a couple of weeks back. It's like tripping over a gold nugget! What a find!

@rickpearlstein6421

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I just took up playing Mandolin and they obviously came up quickly in my studies. Just awesome.

4:50 "This is my reminder to smile during this thing *smiles*. I get so serious sometimes. *back to serious face*".

Wildfire.... just don’t want that song to end. They speak some truth right there. Amazing.

Wildfire is one of those songs that grabs you, gets deep inside and just stays there. So comforting.

@strace67

2 ай бұрын

comforting is not the word I'd use it makes you face that time full frontal... and that's what I love about this song

Have you ever cried happy tears because of the pure beauty of music? Well done Mandolin Orange 🍊.

@williambeck9655

3 ай бұрын

Yes there song ships sail away made me cry while cruising through a park not because of sadness but tears of hearing beautiful music and seeing God's beautiful nature

@strace67

2 ай бұрын

absolutely

@DizzyD_PlaysTheP

Ай бұрын

100%

Tiny Desk over here rewarding my insomnia with one of my favorite bands.. ok, thanks enablers

@oddlogic1

4 жыл бұрын

#goldenEraOfMusicProblems

@funnychicksalive

4 жыл бұрын

Literally same

@PandasUNITE

4 жыл бұрын

girl, literally same same

@BrianCarnevaleB26

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to scroll down the comment section and actually see real people. Not fakery.

@booradley9640

4 жыл бұрын

straight up but for me its a Sunday night quarantine wine addiction .. same same but different

They're so perfectly in sync with each other, it's really something. True musicianship is a glorious thing.

@user-ln9zo2ji4d

7 ай бұрын

If you think they’re in sync, you should watch The Civil Wars… the most insane chemistry I’ve seen, and absolutely wonderful folk/dark romantic duo.

@daddosmith8745

6 ай бұрын

For a while, now they can't stand each other

@zachdickens2636

4 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@daddosmith8745watchtower or the civil wars?

Teaching my 4yo daughter about feeling music and having tingles when it hits you just right. What a prime example of this. Top 3 tiny desks for sure!

@scottrothaus9125

8 ай бұрын

How beautiful!

The way she plays just drives me wild. Feeling every note, every movement. They are just so pure in their way. It's truly beautiful

@barbarareid7514

3 жыл бұрын

Her violin is an extension of her soul and this is how the music is to the musician 🎶

that wildfire song was something else

@jaydeus

4 жыл бұрын

beautiful song

@earth1138

4 жыл бұрын

it really is , should be more know !

I didn't know 🍊Mandolin Orange before I ran across this video, and I can say for me it's the discovery of the year when it comes to music.

@Celladorzz

4 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Hofstadter enjoy the ride! They’re a gem :)

@bryansmith1343

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the audiotree video of them. Fantastic cover of Boots of Spanish Leather.

@jasek911

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryansmith1343 Thanks - I already saw it and yes, it's fantastic.

@cms8723

4 жыл бұрын

Go see them live if you can! It’s an experience

@jasek911

4 жыл бұрын

@@cms8723 If they come to Prague, CZ, I of course will.

Have we voted for this one to be the best TDC of all time? I vote "YES"

@JW4REnvironment

Жыл бұрын

You know, I have to agree with you that this just might be number one. I love what Andrew and Emily have brought together in this quiet but amazingly powerful set. To spread the kudos, Joan Shelley has a great concert as well!

This fills my The Civil Wars-shaped hole.

@colten4172

4 жыл бұрын

Lu Vásquez Their music doesn’t quite have the sadness that John and Joy created, but I agree. Mandolin Orange makes me feel all warm inside.

@condogwow

4 жыл бұрын

@@colten4172 have you listened to MO's album 'Such Jubilee'? Some real deep sadness on that record.

@colten4172

4 жыл бұрын

Steppenwolf I’m gonna have to check that out tonight!

@TurnerWFU

3 жыл бұрын

Ah I am not alone

@staggerlee4979

3 жыл бұрын

Civil Wars minus the internal conflict.

Mad credit goes to the sound engineer on this (and many other) Tiny Desk recording. They're all good but this one is especially exquisite - that person deserves a raise on the strength of this recording alone.

I wish there was a "LOVE" button. I love this.

Music is the greatest expression of human existence.

@umu-i-d2785

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. and I thought Trump was!

@bryantw4375

4 жыл бұрын

That!

@stevengeorge9119

3 жыл бұрын

@matt Harvey this video has aged much much better than your comment

@fireyflower6643

3 жыл бұрын

Too right it is

To NPR: massive thanks for hosting one of my all time favorite bands (and so many others), Tiny Desk deserves a spot on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. To Mandolin Orange: massive thanks for your beautiful music over the years. There's much melancholy in much of what you do, but also an unyielding feeling that things - somehow ­- will work out. Hard to explain but that's my gut feeling every time I hear your music.

@fireyflower6643

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@badandye

Жыл бұрын

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@badandye

Жыл бұрын

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@badandye

Жыл бұрын

P8

This rendition of The Wolves is one of the most beautiful thing I ever heard.

This is getting me through the hardest point in my 31 years of life.

@fireyflower6643

3 жыл бұрын

Awwh, HUGS

@BrianTheoret

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you find peace and solace Phillip.

@TangledRapunzel21

3 жыл бұрын

💜

@marciemarwood2310

3 жыл бұрын

Sending you light and strength. You are not alone...

@sjensens

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

That, ladies and gentlemen, is knocking it out of the park! I think this is exactly what NPR hoped for when they started the Tiny Desk Concert series. Sweet!

The warmth of the music, harmonies and the sheer joy they show playing together, makes you feel you are watching something magical unfold. One of the finest acts around today, long may they continue.

@Blood_Boltz

2 жыл бұрын

I'm very surprised that this comment dont have more likes. Very well put.👌

@chantbyheart

10 ай бұрын

I agree

Wildfire is gold..everything about that song kills. Reminds me of an old timey classic rock, acoustic song.

I can't get over how it seems so easy for them to make all these beautiful sounds. Effortless.

Every time there's a Tiny Desk Concert I think how glad I am to have found this channel

@andyminick7249

4 жыл бұрын

foreal. so good

I need Gregory Alan isakov on NPR tiny desk!

@jenniferthompson8327

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@MichielFerlin

4 жыл бұрын

I can only agree with this!

@timthompsondp

4 жыл бұрын

That'd be amazing.

@buganddoug1253

4 жыл бұрын

omg yes please i need to hear idaho if he does

@KateBelangerPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Please

Well, 'bout time Mandolin Orange graced the Tiny Desk!

Thank you NPR for inviting them and thank you Mandolin Orange for accepting...but I need this to be about an hour or two longer.

Their music always reminds me of home. Staring up at the stars on a summers night, campfire going in the background, cicadas louder than ever. Even as I lie here miles and miles from home, I can still feel the grass between my toes and smell the smokey air.

“Wildfire” (3rd track) feels so salient these days with the pandemic and racial tension spreading, with a healthy dose of relevant history

@timpitcairn382

4 жыл бұрын

Kris Porter it's like an man goingnto court for his kids

@maattttt07

4 жыл бұрын

It does. Good old plandemic

@timhanson302

3 жыл бұрын

Wolves is very relevant today as well. We've gone some way to abandoning the spirit of what the Statue of Liberty stood for.

@murdockqotsa

3 жыл бұрын

@@maattttt07 Every nation in the world pretending covid is serious just to undermine the Republicans. Right? That's what you mean by plandemic?

@maattttt07

3 жыл бұрын

@@murdockqotsa No rookie, nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats! That's just the little box you're small brain can't think outside of!!

Autumn has settled in around Oslo, Norway. This is the perfect soundtrack. Thank you.

I've seen this band live twice and always plan to see them again. Their music is just so warm and ethereal, I am so happy NPR finally gave them a Tiny Desk. Their music is soothing on a whole other level.

Your mom would be (and is) so proud! I grew up with her and she was incredible! I am proud of you too! Continued success your music is so moving.

Been a loyal Emily and Andrew fan for more than 11 years now. Being there from 1st time live MO at the Local 506 To Watch House at the Ryman ❤

@gregmontgomery9726

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky You ! I keep missing them.

“There can be no transgressions as a means to an end.” WOW

I was whistling "Wildire" while I did the dishes last night and it took me forty minutes to remember this band's name. I've been listening to them all day.

Wildfire is an amazing song and resonates with us Southerners raised without the hate that blankets our countryside.

Love how smooth that violin sounds, like butter on warm bread.

just LOOK at her. ugh. So beautiful. These guys are killing this performance as always too

"It should have been different It could have been easy But pride has a way of holding too firm to history And it burns like wildfire" Those lyrics hit! 12:00

@UGWilson

3 жыл бұрын

As a southern boy, it's comes across as being mighty kind of them to ascribe it to pride. Writing it off as pride is being generous for many of the folks I've known..

I’m on my Folk and Bluegrass fix during another quarantine during this pandemic...Mandolin Orange got me hooked to Wildfire years ago and been a fan ever since.

Golden embers really hit me hard my mother died in my arms five years ago what a really beautiful touching song made me think how great a woman my mother was I will never forget her and what she gave to me in her wisdom thanks for the great song plus I'm from NC as you guys are that makes it all the better

@nadina1979

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure this is written for the guy's mother that passed away - I know one of his songs is dedicated to that time bc he told the story at their concert I saw - they are incredibly talented & amazing live.

@fairterr

3 жыл бұрын

from Raleigh, and I miss Raleigh too, and all of NC, from Asheville to the Outer Banks

@linxlatham47

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

These guys are operating in rare air right now

I keep on coming back to this. This duo is in such a perfect sync and harmony, I've never heard anything like it before. AND, I want to point out what a good mic selection this was. It's incredibly balanced, complimenting the balanced duo. I want more of this!!!

I lost my mom at the end of last year. But my aunt has really been my mother figure, raised me, and three other generations. I miss my mom but this first song reminds of how unfathomably heartbroken I will be when my aunt passes to the other side. Much love to all the old hens.

I just heard this for the first time. Mind blowing!

first song touched my heart and i don't even know what they're singing about, but emotion it expresses is super good

Been waiting for this for years. If people were as vulnerable with their lives as Andrew and Emily, Earth would be such a better place

@susanamolinolo7112

4 жыл бұрын

Luv this comment : )

I love how much she loves him

I really like how their voices blend with and push and pull each other

This world would be so different had they never met. Extremely grateful they did.

There is a deep melancholy in these songs. I saw y’all at Pickathon a few years back and I was blown away...

Just found these guys today. Listening to their studio recordings is one thing but hearing them live in a stripped down setting makes it so much better. I can feel their connection, drawing out words the same way and the dynamics are so balanced. For some reason it's almost like they're trying not to cover each other up by being too loud. The result is perfect balance.

I don't think you can truly understand how masterfully this is produced until you listen to most of these bands live elsewhere. I've watched a ton of their concerts and I always find myself back at NPR. A ton of talent behind that camera.

these microphones are amazing wow

Anyone looking for them in 2023, the band is now called Watchhouse

Never commented before but felt compelled to express the wonder the first song makes run through my being when I hear it, it’s a simply beautiful piece of music! Life would be wrong without stuff like this!

Gotta get those timestamps 0:00 - Golden Embers 5:04 - The Wolves 9:15 - Wildfire

Mandolin Orange set my heart afire Bob's Tiny Desk got my blood Boilen with desire

Love these guys... proud to say they’re carrying on some great NC music traditions

In 'The Wolves' the women they sing about is the Statue of Liberty and how the doors of America are being closed to people. Fantastic song writing for troubled times.

brings tears to eyes

I put this on regularly and for a split second I want to skip straight to "The Wolves". Then the first few bars of Golden Embers kicks in and I'm like, right, yeah, ok, we're doing all of these.

There's something so pure about the music Mandolin Orange makes, tugging at the heart strings as you listen to a story unfold. Thanks MO and again NPR

That violin just reaches straight into my heart..

I'm not ashamed to say I've been here a many times to listen and watch these two create pure beauty that I will treasure until my ears cannot hear anymore and even then, my memory will play these songs over and over again. 💛 It's just too f**kin good.

Thank you to those at NPR and their TIny Desk Concert series for continuing to be my best follow. Steadily opening my music universe to new and wonderful music. I’m astounded that they’ve had 6 albums and I’ve never heard them. Going to enjoy acquiring their stuff to add another layer to my library.

@dan.p.8060

4 жыл бұрын

"This Side of Jordan" and "Such Jubilee" are my two favorite albums from them

@Xaviaan

4 жыл бұрын

Can't remember exactly how i subbed, but can't put it better than you have. NPR and their Tiny Desk Concert is such an amazing portal into new artists and genres.

@rickpeterson69

4 жыл бұрын

Dan. P. This side of Jordan is my first buy, thanks for sharing. I look forward to enjoying each album in its turn.

@Scarcraih

4 жыл бұрын

Rick Peterson Be sure to check out their version of Boots of Spanish Leather. It’s so perfectly done, better than the original.

@williamstewart102

4 жыл бұрын

This Side of Jordan is an absolute killer of an album. Waltz About Whiskey is one of my top 5 all time favorite songs

This isn't the kind of thing that I would normally listen to but these two are something special. I have been listening to their albums on Apple Music. The music really connects.

Such relaxed, focused and complimentary vocals. Loving their music.

This ... is music from the soul, for the soul.

This music is so beautiful it makes my eyes water.

@karlburmeister1552

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I've heard these songs hundreds of times and each time I hear it it's like my first. As a musician I live for these moments.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG --GOLDEN EMBERS -I LOVE THE FIDDLE IN THIS SONG !!!! WHAT A TREAT TO LISTEN TO HER PLAY THE FIDDLE !!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG !!!!!!

How magical would our world be if all couples shared the joy radiated by these lovely folk?

Absolutely perfect. Tears. Wildfire 👍

This will always be my favourite tiny desk !! I cant count the amount of times I've listened to this performance.Their voices melt my heart

Wildfire pulls something from my soul. I cannot express how beautiful this band is and how easily they can calm me down.

@JW4REnvironment

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same--I don't grow tired of hearing this many, many times. Stupendous but non-pretentious, which I love.

The timbre of their voices on top of their instruments gives me goosebumps. Thanks to my brother for sharing this tonight.

I do most of my best thinking when I put this video on in my truck and listen to it in the background

@user-ib4sf7wg4g

8 ай бұрын

Also I miss you nana ❤

When they say they'll go howl at the moon tonight, I believe them.

Can`t stop listening to Mandolin Orange. Hope they are coming to Germany/Europe soon.

It’s been amazing to watch them grow musically and in popularity. I started listening to them about 6 years ago or so. Music that just makes you feel good

Man I have such a crush on this band. Perfect 3 songs to choose.

I don't normally listen to this type of music but damm you guys are so good.

I love Mandolin Orange! This was such a perfect way to start my Friday!

Been a Mandolin Orange fan since like 2014!

.... things so great it can't get better, makes me want to cry..... Well that pretty much sums these guys up.

I love the sound of these two, but also their message and attitude that is consistent in their performances. They seem humble in a genuine way. Like they really love what they do.

One of my favorite artists but I never expected them to be on here and I’m so glad they are now

They are one of my favorites, the planet is a better place with Mandolin Orange.