Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Attaboy (Live)

[@nicode3]

I found this song when I quit drinking. Celebrating my 8 year sober anniversary later this week. This jam is magical, no matter what it is, if you're reading this, if you're listening to this, you got this

[@clarkjensen5097]

It makes me happy to know that some people are doing exactly what they should be doing for a living. Thank you all for picking up an instrument and daring to see what could happen.

[@mediamamachick]

Gosh what wonderful thing to say. So spot on and so well put.

[@jacobrevels7486]

Ow my gosh I love that

[@johnjenkins8471]

:)

[@Happy_Nacho_Mystery]

The cello makes a gorgeous sound. Really inspiring. I learned violin, I’m thinking I made the wrong choice lol!

[@robertwhite6188]

Wow wow wow watched it at least 60 times and still get tears in my eyes , simply one of most incredible pieces of live music I have ever witnessed. Listen to the rhythm crested by the melody at 3m 45 s . What incredible musicians please go on tour and drop by Dublin, Ireland

[@patcurran8419]

I saw YoYoMa and the Goat Rope Rodeo at Meadowbrook Amphitheater in Auburn Hills, MI, an outdoor venue on a July summer evening in 2013. My best friend of over 50 years had just had a Bone Marrow transplant and was doing ok. Not long after the concert started, i had a call from his wife telling me that he had just died. This venue had seating in a shell and a grassy hill behind. I bought a couple of glasses of wine and sat on the hill by myself listening to this beautiful music thinking of my friend and they put me in a very peaceful place with the soothing eclectic music that is impossible to explain. I will never forget this night and will be forever grateful t them.

[@hiyanjun]

Your comment leaves me warmth and love. Thank you. Hope you're doing okay.

[@davidloman932]

So sorry about your friend but glad that this gave you comfort and good memories. Hope you are well!

[@oldleatherstocking3185]

Sounds like a little memorial your friend would have loved.

[@c4ssum]

I fell into a very hard episode of dysthymia (a 'kind' of depression) during 2020, almost eight months fighting against this mental illness. There were times in which I couldn't control my thoughts and I honestly believed I was never going to be able to have a normal life again, that it didn't matter if I died tomorrow or in sixty years. I found this song on Spotify by chance, and I swear to god, it was the only song I could listen to in order to calm down, even during panic attacks and other things the medicine couldn't control itself. It was truly a blessing to have found your music, and I believe something or someone out there put you all together to bring joy and heal. Yesterday I took my last pill of antidepressants, and gathered the bravery to leave this comment, as my treatment is finally over. This may never get to you, but I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me getting stronger at times that I was hanging by a thread. Thank you so much for devoting yourselves to music so people like me can find a ray of hope in these when life seems pointless. Thank you, thank you so much.

[@whatsername_1367]

Sending lots of love ♥️♥️♥️ 2020 has been such a terrible year, but I’m so proud of you for making it through and reaching the end of your treatment. Thank you for summoning the courage to put this out there and carrying on when things got too hard. You’re incredible and I love you so much. ~ A stranger on the internet, who also looks to music for joy and comfort in such a shitty world.

[@c4ssum]

@@whatsername_1367 thank you so much for your kind words! Lets stay strong in 2021 too ❤️

[@michellepajot3414]

WOW. God bless you and your complete honesty. Music does something to the soul that is hard to verbalize. It's wonderful that this does that for you. Everytime I watch this, or listen to my CD version, I'm transported to heaven 💖

[@amyr3285]

I agree it is the kind of music that touches your soul. I call it transcendental…it makes me happy to listen to it. I’m glad to see it has helped you in your illness, that is truly miraculous.

[@contrebasse71]

Start changing your name from Zero to something more positive; you don't need to be pathetic if you don't want to: good luck

[@adkgirlsince01]

I love how you can tell each of them are so in love with their music and their art. They are all playing with such passion and joy. How euphoric this must have felt

[@adidorsey98]

Have you ever just loved something so much it makes you tear up? That's how I feel every time I hear this. Absolutely amazing.

[@chosenstrong9539]

Ya this is amazing I cinda just wanna cry

[@tarafredettemalow8345]

From 2021: I’m cryin too. There’s literally nothing better than this particular group playing together.

[@hlgoodkat9677]

Word!

[@1AnitaJ]

Yes!!!

[@lorettaayeroff972]

Me too......

[@_hardees]

yo-yo ma's part is so fantastic. i love how the song is split up in a way that emphasizes each instrument at different times.

[@morganlamack6545]

The violinist got me. Staurt duncan or is he the banjo guy? Lol either way they are all 👏 👏 💜

[@_hardees]

@@morganlamack6545 thanks for reminding me of this video. good stuff. just watched LOTR and think this would be perfect for a hobbit party scene lol

[@eashton42]

@@morganlamack6545 Stuart Duncan on the violin-or fiddle, though with a song like this it’s hard to know which word to use!

[@adkgirlsince01]

@@morganlamack6545Stuart Duncan is on the violin, Edgar Meyer on the standup bass, Chris Thiles on mandolin, and Yo-Yo Ma on cello!

[@slimcrna]

Still coming back for more years later. Thank you for this gift.

[@mattsandss]

This just seems to say, "It will all be okay". Thank you Yo-Yo and friends.

[@stephanieadams3747]

I love your comment. I've had so many things going wrong in my life... really, really wrong... but I listen to this! I breathe in...I exhale...I breathe in...I focus on the good in this music... and I'm able to feel better.

[@bunviva]

I love how every time you listen to it, you feel a different melody, it's not the same every round I replay the video. Never gets bland. :)

[@dgdanielgoldman]

I agree. I listened to this for the first time in a while yesterday, and I fell in to a trance listening to the upright bass. I never paid it enough mind, but it was beautiful!

[@RowanGolightly]

"Attaboy" can bring me joy even on my darkest days. Watching them take such joy in the music and in each other's company makes the world a bit brighter.

[@Otaconsps]

Sometimes music like this is the only thing that keeps me going.

[@jackiegrice714]

Been there. You got this

[@alexholt6840]

Jesus, Edgar Meyer at aroun 2:15 - just incredible speed and precision from a bassist. No wonder at least 1/2 this group are certified Geniuses.

[@highphlyer]

Only half?

[@michaellavaughnrobinson]

Everyone present is recognised as the living expert of their instrument.

[@RowanGolightly]

Every single one of them is at the very top of their field; all utterly brilliant.

[@bandchick888]

Also, I was lucky enough a summer ago to work closely to yo yo ma and he is nothing short of one of the nicest and most genuine people on this planet. just being around his energy made me a better musician

[@McGby128]

I can say, without any doubt, that this is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@jacquesblaque7728]

YT sux, in that we can only give it one Thumb Up. Four would do, for such fun genius.

[@givematthiswalrus4825]

Definitely

[@Shepherdet]

This song. Every time. Beings me to tears. So much talent in that room. This is real music.

[@iceybiteisking1259]

+Waffles R. Good Yes I agree with you Waffles

[@mr.grumpy]

+Waffles R. Good I can't add anything to your comment. They're the best.

[@leticiaalmeida7970]

of course!!!!

[@shulk-oldaccount7295]

i dont understand why people say this is real music, theirs no fake music, music is an expression of emotion, a language, therefor anything can be music. please understand everyone has there own preference, and also learn to appreciate all music. Rap for instance is just a poem thats sung by music artists. this is why i can appreciate all music. hope i thought you something ;)

[@vinkaraitis1827]

you must not be a musician

[@UncleFrankieSays]

Who says you can’t play a mandolin like a guitar? Tell Thile that after the five minute mark. Attaboy Chris, keep doing what you do best!

[@somecallmetim46]

This is like the finest French wine. Only with this, you can refill your glass by hitting 'replay'

[@alejandrinahs]

I love Yo-Yo Ma's expressions - they tell you what you can already hear, that he's putting his whole heart into a piece of music. These men are nothing short of superb!

[@scottrowe533]

Oh, my stars! I bought 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' immediately after the album was released, as I have been a dedicated fan of all four of these players for many, many years. But until seeing this video performance I did not realize how perfectly synchronized and tuned-in to the same emotional frequency they all are, while at the same time playing such very different parts. My heart is in my throat, and I am finding it hard to express my feelings just now for this performative achievement. Bravo, gentlemen.! Your talents are much appreciated.

[@CalmHive]

Wow. Damn... this magic existed for 10 years before I got to hear it.

[@GrandmaNettie]

Notes into music, bows, fingers, strings; four maestros give many hearts wings...

[@twpargeter9729]

In every version of this song I can find, this is the only version where Stuart kills that High D at 1:31. Bets part of the song.

[@MelaniaT-r6m]

This is so what plays through my head everyday! If my day had background music like on TV.

[@tayar3797]

@Yoyomamusic007 stop fake yoyo ma

[@loopyslop]

This is what happens when you take 4 musicians at the top of their respective instruments, each a legend in there own right and set them in a room together, Goat Rodeo is pure magic. Im so happy to have seen Chris in concert and he is a wizard on the Mando

[@py_a_thon]

The most hilarious aspect...is that I am fairly certain they were not making a greatest of all time joke. They were literally referencing a "goat rodeo" concept. Meaning: organized chaos.

[@eashton42]

Yeah, I feel pretty sure about two things: no one on earth can play the mandolin like Chris Thile-not even close-and no one on any instrument is as dominant on that instrument as Thile is on the mandolin. I play the mandolin, and the most brutal part about Thile is he’s barely older than I am! I never know, after watching him play, whether I want to practice like mad or just never play again, lol.

[@py_a_thon]

@@eashton42 I feel that way about the elite guitarists of the world, and specifically the masters of modern acoustic. Have you seen Antoine Dufour or Luca Stricagnoli? They are next level masters of the acoustic guitar. And there are quite a few others in competition with them. I will never be that skilled, yet I am not sure I regret the attempt to be.

[@garfeild9286]

i never thought i’d have much of an interest in music like this. yet here we are. this making me feel like my life is a little more worth living. it’s like it’s just telling me is gonna be ok. that something will happen. that i’ll have more than what i’ve planned. it just makes my heart beat faster and lifts my soul in a way

[@eashton42]

Beautifully said. I couldn’t agree more.

[@Myles995]

This is an album I come back to many times. I have only grown more fond of it.

[@lilbacon7777]

Four authentic musical geniuses. Absolute masters of their craft.

[@Psymphonicmonk]

Listened to this track over a hundred times and it has never gotten old :)

[@coachdewalls9355]

The concept in these Goat Rodeo Sessions is so intriguing! It's simple and straightforward in one moment, complex and intricate in the next; it highlights all 4 instruments in different ways at different times, and none of the players are ever fighting for attention; it's classical and it's bluegrass and it's Irish folk and it's Americana...and it's all just so amazing!

[@kitsune4635]

chris thile has gone above and beyond!

[@WR3ND]

Nah, braugh... It's on the 5.1 channel stereo surround hi-fi. Hope my neighbors enjoy it too. :)

[@tshep0]

Heavenly. Now this is what real music is. The skill and talent that is here is too much to handle. Well done master class muscians

[@hannahjohnson4836]

Go Stuart! Oh, this makes me cry...his solo is never the same twice. (On the record it's simply fantastic--he hits that high note at 1:23--goosebumps :) I thank God for this song! What a talented guy (and group!)

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

[@03Trot]

It brings me almost to tears every time at this moment.

[@izzyxyoung]

This is the greatest thing in the world

[@ireneruthfox]

Music on the highest order.......Truly amazing.

[@bretzt]

I've been saying this to myself since I first heard this song. This track is hot

[@tbon17]

You are correct

[@BaconBits-vb6pj]

Music has been my life for so long a passion that could never leave me. This reminds me of fairy tales. Running in the tall grass, playing in the creek and woods, full of laughter and adventure. It's a deep drive that runs through my soul. The sounds of music running through your soul. Having no boundaries on limits. Just freedom endless wild freedom. This music and these people have brought a reminder of my endless passion. A reminder that my soul is an endless adventure and you are my background music. Guiding me on every step. Thank you.

[@DJSantero]

Haven't watched this in a while, I'd forgotten how jaw-droppingly amazing it is!

[@selahengle]

I think my heart stopped just watching this. These men are in love with their music. This is the real stuff.

[@meiyuezhou]

Now I understand, what a sweet addiction to music means

[@felicialally5703]

gives me goosebumps no matter how many times i listen

[@bt9803]

I don't know why but, this music brings overwhelming emotions and happy tears to my eyes. Really speaks to my soul in a wonderful way that I cannot explain.

[@hellblaze10]

Good , that's what its supposed to do!

[@dluck999]

Beautiful, just beautiful! Makes so happy every time I hear that song. Tears in my ears

[@nancyferranti7690]

Good Lord , how wonderful this ‘sound ‘ is …..what music making is being done ! Any where that Yo Yo Ma goes is classic with me ! So darn great and beautiful !!!!!

[@py_a_thon]

The concept of a quartet is often a very beautiful concept in music. In terms of this style of neo bluegrass, you basically have Upright bass, cello, mandolin and fiddle. That basically fills out the frequency spectrum within the range of the ability for the average human being's hearing. (50HZ to 30ish KHZ) Hertz and Kilo Hertz. Metric system. Scientific notation.

[@bananabread4323]

I think this might be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written

[@pbowproductions]

That is the true meaning of music to me.

[@nataliepoon598]

People would think I'm crazy if they knew how many times I've listened to this on repeat.

[@lilliankarolak837]

Natalie Wollard sames

[@katrents7663]

favorite song since it came out and someone intro it to me...it tells a story, dont know what it is but it always makes me happy and puts me in a busy bee mood

[@TheRealHarryKeogh]

The emotions flowing from these men through these instruments inspire me to tears. I feel some kind of primal memory of when our sole consciousness was music.

[@obeseninja4]

I have shown this to multiple people and listened to it countless times.. this is music. the kind of music that paints a tapestry in your mind, The music, that when you close your eyes and listen.. paints wondrous and beautiful landscapes simply through the power of the music and the human imagination.

[@shortstack6144]

This album motivated me so much as a double bass player 😂 I have no idea why! I played through most of highschool and now I’m 20 and listening to this all over again!

[@SempreGumby]

The pure joy that comes out of my speakers. Smiles abound!

[@eliasmcdsipe]

I can not stop listening to this. It's so great especially the mandolin, but it's just incredible how everything comes together musically!

[@petermitchell1191]

Just one of many gorgeous tracks by Goat Rodeo.

[@LETSgoBRANDON08.]

I have listened to this so many time it's hard to count and love it every time 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gabrielle3563]

Same!!

[@itsntamandaitsAMELIA]

I can't even handle how good this is. This makes makes my heart smile.

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here

[@mepnababan]

use earphone, prepare for that violin on 1:30, tickles my back, stings my ears, vibrates the back of my neck, and brings me to teras

[@joeegan8576]

His phrasing is just so damn good

[@Mattwingateguitar]

Stuarts the best fiddle player ever for sure.

[@iancraig5471]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what absolute mastery of an instrument sounds like.

[@pmu_at9]

It would be such a dream to have a jam session or just chat with these talented people. Definitely on the bucket list.

[@hannahjohnson4836]

Tessa Stuart Duncan is the nicest dude...😉

[@Shepherdet]

I seriously have never been moved so much hearing a song. It's absolutely brilliant beyond understanding. The composition of this of song is fluid and makes me cry every time i hear it. Yo-yo's mids in the song are well incredible and calculated. I feel this fusion is some of the best of this decade and deserves to be recognized. I love this rodeo!!!!

[@AlisongsLA]

I listened to this record over and over for a year, nothing else, and never got tired of it. Such brilliance is rare.

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

[@AlisongsLA]

@@johnmayer6533 I am honored.

[@johnmayer6533]

@@AlisongsLA i know you must be surprised to receive a message from me right?

[@johnmayer6533]

@@AlisongsLA i actually opened this account as my official chat account so i can have a little time for my fans and know how some of you feel about me

[@AlisongsLA]

@@johnmayer6533 Yes! But, I figured you may know my half-sister, Vanessa, who is a well-known cellist.

[@betocaceres5552]

What a beatiful song. Me and my brother running thorugh the fields. It hits so hard.... Just beautiful

[@issiahbernaiche6897]

It’s been almost 10 years now and this song still means as much to myself as it did then. If not more. Memories have been made at various times listening to this. With just myself in Gods creation of nature, my family, and friends. Been blessed to listen to the beauty of this composition while looking upon a thousands miles of the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont.

[@OgreDaddy]

I've been playing their clips over and over for days. Such a wonderful departure from all the racket we hear every day.

[@chosenstrong9539]

Yeah

[@CalvinUtter]

1:30 makes my heart explode in my chest, even after watching this video well over a hundred times. Incredible

[@Flowerwind9]

This makes me cry, too... There is nothing in the world so beautiful as this transcendence... Thank you...

[@skawesomeone]

god i wish i could be as good at and as in love with something as these guys clearly are with music

[@blkhymnself]

Yo-Yo has always been Yo-Yo. I've listen to him for years. Stuart, Edgar, and Chris are now on my list of favorite musicians. They go together like the masters of Jazz, "Four Play".

[@danielswaim5566]

This makes me feel happy. That is all I have to report.

[@useraccount1087]

It's been quite a few years since I've loved a piece of music so much I've been moved emotionally. Wow. This is beautiful.

[@undertaletrash8577]

I remember playing this at a concert. It was so. friggin. hard

[@josephreynolds2401]

2nd thumbs up for your username.

[@kyokyoshiro579]

But is that why thear band name is Goat Rodeo?....to infinity and Beyond!...

[@lilliankarolak837]

Undertale Trash UT trash it's a compliment

[@kyletomlinson5365]

How'd you put it together? I wanna play this with a group.

[@aheddle1623]

How did you put it together cos I really want to play it with a group

[@starman1994]

Picking up my jaw from the ground. Awesome musicians and a get piece. Just look at Chris Thile's expressions...priceless as a musician playing with legends.

[@ashbury1993]

I, just, want to kiss each of them on the mouth and say, "Thank you for sharing your beautiful selves!"

[@sonyalindee8676]

At the Miller outdoor theater here in Houston there is a small hill. I was five and my three older brothers were flying kites. Afterwards they said let’s run down the hill. I started running then I realized, “I can’t stop.” My brothers saw I was scared when I fell down then they all pretended to roll down the hill and fall again and again. This made me laugh instead of crying. This music gives me the butterfly’s the same way falling down the hill did. Thanks gentlemen, for the once forgotten memory.👦🏻🪁🧑🏽‍🦱🪁👦🏻🪁👧🏻

[@loydzen8072]

best music ever i've heard.

[@GuruMeditationError]

I love how genuinely in love these four are with playing music. You can see it on their faces and hear it in their performances.

[@dk.robertson]

I’m literally up at nearly 2:30am listening to this and crying 😪 anyone listening to this in 2019? Pretty sure it’s just me 😭

[@Aaron-tx5ob]

I am! Right there with you.

[@chosenstrong9539]

Hi hi 2020 lol

[@Queen_Sappho]

Hell I’m still listening to it in 2023… this song makes me tear up every goddamn time

[@misatosbeercan4072]

This genuinely tells a story and you can see how each of them experiences it through their body language. Incredible

[@reinux]

Sometimes I forget to breathe.

[@jackpott512]

Goose bumps.. every time!

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

Spectacular Musicianship

[@lovebeyonceknowles]

This piece is simple sublime. I can't get enough of it. I first heard them perform this at the Kennedy Honors for Yo-Yo Ma. It's AMAZING! Love It!

[@jackycal]

fricking love the pause near 02:24

[@SantiagoVFX]

Around the fourth minute i loved the calling back and forth between the cello and violin, so graceful :)

[@Nagstersept109868]

if it wasnt for the Colbert Report i would never have heard any of this amazing music.

[@TheGPFilmMaker]

This is quite possibly the best recording I've ever heard...not just in its genre...ever. Chris Thile and Yo Yo Ma...how can you go wrong? Absolutely phenomenal!

[@ThornClawsNSkrillex]

Probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. Light and lively. It's super fun. Please record more!(:

[@ThornClawsNSkrillex]

Does anyone know the names of the performers? (Other than Yo-Yo-Ma, obviously)

[@Toastergod44]

Alexis Meendering Chris Thile on Mandolin is the only other one I know off hand. He has some pretty amazing solo work along with the band Nickel Creek

[@ThatLucasGuy93]

The album is "The Goat Rodeo Sessions."

[@dr05guitar]

Alexis Meendering Edgar Meyer on bass and Stuart Duncan on fiddle.

[@thepatriotfarmer3580]

Toastergod44 And don't forget the Punch Brothers... They have some very incredible music along these lines also. Chris plays mandolin, search them on here. Plenty to find!

[@rayfinkle7064]

Quite possibly my favorite gathering of musicians ever I dare you not to love this song !!

[@skaratayev]

Masterpiece

[@Warrosquyoake]

I never watch Colbert, but I caught the tail-end of his show and saw Yo-Yo Ma making magic with these musicians. This is inexpressibly good music, and I feel happy (in a weirdly upbeat pensive way) when I listen to it. If this doesn't have 100,000 more views by the end of the week, I think I'll lose a little more faith in my fellow human beings.

[@leealovesyou]

1:32 sounds like freedom.

[@arthur7638]

Totally agree

[@ldm10385]

It doesn't matter what "genre" you play in as long as you play with emotion!! Unreal watching these guys. Hats off to all!

[@ginnieassenza4610]

thank you is not enough but I thank you for making my new house a true home among the raccoons, skunks, deer, mountain lions, pines, stars, sky, and moon.

[@martinet1985]

Ginnie Assenza that's beautifully said 😊

[@OfficialYo-YoMa]

Hello Ginnie, I hope you are doing well? It’s really nice meeting you here.

[@racheltyoung]

I can't get over the pure genius of this. These are four musicians with immense talent.

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

[@Spam.ani.salami]

I only know this bc my old US History teacher used to play it and Ive missed it

[@BillySargent]

I don't know what to say, other than Thank You both for a beautiful and meaningful statement. I too, will take two knees.

[@pamberry6354]

'Though There are Torturers Though there are torturers in the world There are also musicians. Though, at this moment, men Are screaming in prisons There are jazzmen raising storms Of sensuous celebration And orchestras releasing Glories of the spirit. Though the image of God Is everywhere defiled A man in Clare Is playing the concertina, The Sistine Choir is levitating Under the dome of St. Peter's And a drunk man on the road Is singing for no reason. Michael Cody

[@OfficialYo-YoMa]

Hello Pam, I hope you are doing well? It’s really nice meeting you here.

[@sandraporterlvsporter1324]

Oh my gosh!!!! Delightful! When these creators make music it is true Soul Food.

[@WCB360]

Give it up for the transition at 4:15 absolutely amazing

[@sylvia6566]

The best of the best.... thanks gonna buy now...

[@TheWhyer]

Guys i'm crying...

[@kadununes86]

me too

[@undertaletrash8577]

Same...

[@fatyventura77]

So do I...damn

[@robertmize327]

Yes.

[@Indygirl9229]

I love hearing these instruments used in so many different ways... you've got these four amazing musicians in the same space doing something that sounds like a cross between Scottish, Irish and American blue grass (very closely connected) and on another given night, they might be playing something by Bach or Mozart. AMAZING. Nobody lives inside a box, at least nobody should.

[@bdjackson5]

lolz I wonder how he keeps a hold on his cello when the passion hits... 4:10 he's throwing it way out there