Mandolin Orange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@nprmusic]

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[@travis8947]

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

[@platotomato5528]

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

[@dawgpost90]

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

[@nemosirus]

People are going to be mad about this.

[@MonicaFasoli]

Spero che vi piacciano

[@scoresandflames]

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

[@RobertReeves-d9b]

Love this song Wildfire ❤❤

[@RyanRogers-q5m]

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

[@RyanRogers-q5m]

Also I miss you nana ❤

[@davidfishel5575]

Very nice. Thanks

[@gangway30music64]

Doesn’t get much better than this

[@peterwilliamson4296]

You guys are awesome at a musical and vocal level.

[@OtherwiseFine]

This is amazing. Wow. Just wow

[@oakwalkermusic2593]

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.

[@valeriemontez6946]

Beautiful work May you go far 🎄

[@olliemoor1537]

They are brilliant.

[@samdomingue8113]

Reminds me of the old days listening to Bob Dylan and just getting lost in the love of life and enjoying the music.

[@DanielDeLoach]

They are called Watch House now. Superb talent.

[@JW4REnvironment]

Agreed! Andrew's lyrics are incredibly profound.

[@marcusschmaling9]

Such a beautiful song.

[@rafaelbrammer2808]

Wildfire is a masterpiece

[@xxxjOnEbLaZexxx]

Amazing song writing all around. listen to/study the wolves. I think the description synopsis is a ways off on it's meaning :)

[@giannak5631]

Beautiful……❤❤❤Just Beautiful

[@erudite1579]

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

[@williamcorden2121]

where have they been all my life? achingly beautiful in every aspect. Please please come to Vancouver, grandma will babysit your kid😊😊

[@stevetrent4638]

This music is so beautiful it makes my eyes water.

[@burmy1552]

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.

[@robertkanoza7986]

Madiolin orange. So folk Love em

[@raindog8684]

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 KZbin. I watched the Small Office Concert. I am listening to all their music......"

[@gravesx000]

This warms my heart ❤️ thanks for sharing

[@raindog8684]

@@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.

[@GregMcAskill]

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

[@skyebarkschat]

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

[@janetpattison8474]

Too cute

[@rjchandler6477]

Best duo ever?

[@lynnowens6451]

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

[@samueltooze]

This is real American music ❤from the uk

[@eileanvm]

Rewatching / listening for the gazillionth time, and my goodness, this is probably one of the best NPR performances I've yet seen. This couple are so attuned to one another, like two magnets, and their playing and harmonies are sublime.... Gorgeous, gorgeous music ❤❤❤

[@joeburke4560]

Touching song😢

[@benjames2925]

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

[@L8nitedave]

"we don't speak of it. We don't even try"

[@FilmGarrett]

i listen to this every day

[@guiasol5773]

I'm just a simple boy, with 23 years old. I'm from a small town in the center of Brazil, and when I was a child my dream were to travel the world. I thought that small town were to litlle for my dreams, but I was completely wrong. Today I hv visited some countries, but the place that I feel safe its always gonna be that litlle town. So, appreciate the litlle things... They are the most important things in the world.

[@tommysmyth7598]

Just gorgeous

[@Upndownlife]

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]

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

[@MarkBalcombe]

Totally excellent 👌

[@jeeveswinston2545]

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

[@philippebenas5721]

Two thumbs up ! 👍👍

[@greatempty]

perfect. marvelous.

[@me6420]

This band is called Watch house now. They are great as ever!!

[@An_Arbitrary_Miscellany]

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

[@strace67]

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

[@carolineminnick9422]

Still find myself coming back to this....weekly?

[@82andyphillips]

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

[@mohannedhamza4495]

I love Mandolin Orange

[@Allen-by6ci]

That violin just reaches straight into my heart..

[@lazydog1964]

My new favorite band, love these folks

[@romannamor95]

brings tears to eyes

[@JohnGieschenJr]

Emily’s fiddle feel is incredible

[@joeseay2883]

Soul Music.!

[@JohnDoe-hu9ve]

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.

[@ryansymons9200]

Thank you Bob!!!

[@sabrinamarie6413]

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.

[@donnakaczorowski6814]

Thank you

[@sbourf7742]

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

[@vainturner]

Fantastic❤️😀

[@davidarrowsmith8800]

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]

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

[@chantbyheart]

I agree

[@ilocurtis]

I love Mandolin Orange so much!!!!

[@mrXdism]

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

[@Robie36]

mrXdism F

[@jonathanparlane1]

apparently with the utter pure simplicity of one mic

[@JourdanUrbach]

Josh Rogosin.

[@ethanhayward9624]

@@jonathanparlane1 + good eq

[@popuppete]

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

[@chapchappington2475]

That woman is the epitome of beauty!

[@koalapancakesupreme]

I love these two so much. Their music has a direct line to my soul.

[@paraleloautista]

I love Mandolin Orange, like from Brazil!!!

[@Johnkostercreative]

They have gotten me through some tough times.

[@martinhooper3283]

South London loves the vibe

[@michaelll]

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

[@daniellimaribeiro7387]

Thank you!

[@remicardona_poly]

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]

I agree

[@badandye]

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[@badandye]

P8

[@debalser]

Saw these guys at G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula Ohio about five years ago. I've been a fan ever since.

[@angrytwizzlers4039]

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

[@alyeskaddict]

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

[@ChonkBob]

Sounds beautiful my friend, take care.

[@chapchappington2475]

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

[@themapleandmahogany]

You know how to live my friend!

[@7K7Y7L7E7]

theyre still the best

[@joewee]

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

[@folkfingerstylefreddy2154]

Gorgeous girl too

[@scotcherton]

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

[@Rahhhhhnman]

Same...really got my attention

[@rscottenglish]

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

[@markhilston2119]

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

[@maryholm5839]

love this song!

[@varun009]

0:00 golden embers 5:03 the wolves 9:04 wildfire

[@bigoogie3737]

Two Appalachian angels, man. So incredible.

[@susie8799]

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.

[@markw4206]

Boy they sure do lull you into a peaceful state inside, don't they?

[@gvournas]

Beautiful harmony. One of my absolute favorite Tiny Desk.

[@nancyziegler5724]

they get me where i live~~ straight to the depths of my heart.

[@el_rey_gris9321]

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

[@nimandrink2471]

So warm..

[@edfulginiti8798]

Wildfire is a killer track. Love it.

[@melaniemarshall4366]

I love this music

[@ChakFournier]

YESSS, My wish list is really getting short now ! thx NPR !

[@davidcoomber4050]

Beautiful ❤️

[@mrtfly15]

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

[@B0BBARKER444]

I've been waiting for this day for so long

[@Navanty]

@@B0BBARKER444 Me too!!!!

[@calumkinsella8309]

Me three

[@metalboxman99]

Right? What the hell has taken them so long?

[@eimer_moehren]

I'm waiting for Neil Young !!!

[@mrdrumhead58]

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

[@rickpearlstein6421]

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

[@charlestwisted9890]

They are so so SO good.

[@tikaal]

these microphones are amazing wow

[@alexrosado8240]

how can they dislike art...

[@karlajung1107]

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

[@oddlogic1]

#goldenEraOfMusicProblems

[@funnychicksalive]

Literally same

[@PandasUNITE]

girl, literally same same

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

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

[@booradley9640]

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

[@jh-is8nq]

FLAWLESS.

[@tomslothouber1512]

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]

How beautiful!

[@Edward-cd9hy]

Thanks

[@NasuMeji]

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

[@joshieg7611]

Thanks. My hearing still works lovely

[@julianmoore9189]

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

[@JW4REnvironment]

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

[@jacksempleband7577]

Pure and lonely beauty

[@markmywords5126]

I love how much she loves him

[@HAZENBLAKE]

Sounding great...

[@bennadin3566]

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.

[@SibzelChebst]

This duo is tough to beat.

[@noahtang9131]

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.

[@crystalcoonce7919]

Amazingly talented magical and so so beautiful thank you so much you both are my favourite friend

[@Cap683]

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.

[@phillipgreene2564]

Well... This is sooo Sweet and warm.