No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross (Sufjan Stevens cover) - Drew Penfield & Kirk Mason

Drew Penfield and Kirk Mason covering 'No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross' by Sufjan Stevens. May 25, 2015

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

When you sang separately I thought you were pretty good but when you started harmonising, it was beautiful

[@AndySalinger33]

I would love to hear you geniuses tackle Elliott Smith!

[@dharmabum5015]

The voices are what make this song. Sufjan sang with such vulnerability and this does this gorgeous song such justice. Great cover guys!

[@רוןבןארי-ו7נ]

probably the best duo in our century. love to hear some songs from you guys

[@ascovers5132]

I keep coming back to this cover. The banjo adds such a nice touch, and your voices blend beautifully! Awesome job! Hope to hear more Sufjan from you guys :)

[@notnotharrison]

I was sold when the harmonies began. Great cover!

[@smett49fl]

Still can’t get over how good this is! ❤❤

[@cullenbrownmusic]

amazing

[@YoungSonsInTheWild]

Beautiful cover fellas. Well done. Really nice job. Good luck with your music careers going forward, even if just a hobby. Live rich knowing you'll entertain and fill others with such powerful sounds for a lifetime.

[@kirkMason82]

+Josh Young That's very sweet of you to say. Thanks a lot. Music has such amazing power to move people, and I'm glad I could move you with this song.

[@msluvdmb]

Wow, love the harmonies. Beautiful cover!

[@HankHell41]

Damn. And they covered it within 2 months of release. Massive talent

[@aSmelly1]

Wow. That was incredible.

[@JonDallasJr]

Excellent. Best cover of this song online.

[@DriftwoodScarecrow]

awesome cover! one of the best I've heard :)

[@nickrmansour]

This is unbelievable. Thank you for this.

[@faintmeteor]

I don't know if I'd say it's better than Sufjan's version -- his is just so emotional it makes me tear up. Your cover is beautiful, all the same.

[@waitzsauce]

breath taking and clear!

[@katerlee4154]

Banjo!! this is amazing!! thank you!

[@cereal1895]

im 6 years late but WOW!

[@germanmartinez1994]

This was incredible you guys!

[@SleepwalkingLilt]

this is absolutely breathtaking, you both have my heart. thank you so much for this :,)

[@kirkMason82]

+SleepwalkingLilt Thank you so much :)

[@pubbets7290]

This is such a beautiful chord progression and you've done this song wonderfully. Subscribed straight away!

[@johnshenberger2194]

this is absolutely beautiful guys. well done.

[@ΙωαννεςΦαασεν]

Nice cover. I got here because of the whistler. Greetings from Holland.

[@FemHelena]

This was so beautiful. I love your voices and you sound amazing together!

[@BrunoMalherbe]

That just blew my mind... You guys are amazing, great freakin job on that cover, you get the same chills from the original song, just... good job, way to go

[@kirkMason82]

+Bruno Malherbe Very kind of you to say, Bruno. Thank you!

[@jaysonandrewbunagan529]

saved my december 2020 tbh

[@plumjam]

Great stuff, lads. Beautifully done.

[@kirkMason82]

Thanks :)

[@OllieOllieee]

got to your channel because of the whistler thing glad i checked out your other videos this is amazing... wow

[@kirkMason82]

Haha yeah that Whistler surprised me at how popular it got! It got some people listening to my music though, so that's good!

[@OllieOllieee]

the whistler was pretty freaky but yeah i listen to your music a lot now

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

@@kirkMason82 I am curious if it was just a story if it was legit.

[@nhh49]

wow, this cover is brilliant guys! well done!

[@noahbealand]

This is great! You guys should really do Death with Dignity, too!

[@devanandaserrano2131]

i'm here in 2024 still listening this

[@TZD11111]

This cover is phenomenal

[@rhea1746]

I'm obsessed.

[@rhea1746]

Back 2 years later, still obsessed.

[@horseyblah]

WOW. this is amazing. needs more views you guys are great

[@kirkMason82]

Emma Wheeler Thank you! What else should we play?

[@horseyblah]

More Sufjan Stevens!!

[@slampertful]

+Kirk Mason Y'all should do some mutual benefit! Incredible voices

[@whitesharkies]

+McGill Tribune Sports mutual benefit!!!!!! yes

[@juanchowdhury1282]

wow...simply wow

[@sarahhyde6789]

Beautiful cover.

[@anne-sophiebrassard5562]

insane!!! loved it

[@isabelpastoor8678]

Beautiful!

[@Davide-ui9hy]

Great job guys ❤️❤️

[@Lindabadgley4]

This is so so so good. I'm usually not big on covers, but this is really well done. I could see you guys covering a song by Sufjan Stevens called Opies Funeral Song

[@kirkMason82]

Linda Badgley Thanks Linda, that's very kind of you to say. We live in different cities atm but we're thinking about online collaboration. It's on the list!

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

Can we get a new song called "The Whistler" That includes the whistling from the video? it would be such a dope connection.

[@BrownJumps]

This was fucking amazing.

[@kirkMason82]

+Shay Subramanian Thanks Shay :)

[@BrownJumps]

+Kirk Mason Haha compliments go where compliments are deserved! What tab did you guys use especially for the guitar? Trying to figure it out but some bits just dont sound right...

[@kirkMason82]

Drew and I don't really use tabs, we just know the chord progression and make our own parts as we go. I can ask him if he has tips or anything. He doesn't usually get online.

[@BrownJumps]

+Kirk Mason cheers thanks man! And to Drew as well :)

[@AndySalinger33]

This is absurdly delicious. My God.

[@griffithchung9377]

Nailed it.

[@Unplugged70]

Love it.

[@kirkMason82]

unplugged 7X Thanks :)

[@haidangdinh1251]

Now that I fell into your arms My only lover Give out to give in I search for the capsule I lost Drag me to hell In the valley of The Dalles Like my mother Give wings to a stone It's only the shadow of a cross I slept on my back In the shade of the meadowlark Like a champion Get drunk to get laid I take one more hit when you depart I'll drive that stake through the center of my heart Lonely vampire Inhaling its fire I'm chasing the dragon too far There's blood on that blade Fuck me, I'm falling apart My assassin Like Casper the ghost There's no shade in the shadow of the cross

[@cboisandlin9601]

This is amazing! All its missing is a little whistling

[@benbauman4203]

Well done gentlemen

[@emeliestromqvist3487]

Awww :)

[@TravisFont]

well done, damn.

[@themysticmuse1111]

❤

[@jeremygray2608]

whens the decatur cover comin out ?!

[@lucilliastreusvogel]

Fuck me, I'm falling apart listening to this

[@congotronics]

eccezionali

[@kirkMason82]

+congo tronics Grazie!

[@anne-sophiebrassard5562]

you guys should cover all of me wants all of you

[@kirkMason82]

good suggestion. we were thinking of doing some Iron and Wine. do you listen to them at all?

[@anne-sophiebrassard5562]

+Kirk Mason yes! I LOVE cinder & smoke

[@kirkMason82]

Ooh I like the harmonies in that one. We were also thinking of doing Flightless Bird or Upward Over the Mountain (since we both have moms that will cry if they hear the lyrics)

[@alankatende2809]

Beautiful arrangement. I like this version better than sufjan's.

[@kirkMason82]

+Alan Katende Thank you Alan :)

[@jasonjackson3114]

Good grief. Now that's music.

[@andreyeampierre2377]

The cross... a symbol of ancient traditions and beliefs that followed through into Christian beliefs.

[@joelhdez6308]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@AlexanderRobichaud]

this is pretty hard to beat haha

[@kirkMason82]

+Alexander Robichaud Thank you Alexander :)

[@vinibazilio4657]

meu deus😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@steveisaac3101]

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

[@Ceyn.]

Und jetzt das pfeifen

[@generalmalaise2930]

amazing