Mandolin Orange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Watch Mandolin Orange play "Golden Embers", "The Wolves" and "Wildfire" at the Tiny Desk.
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Aug. 23, 2019 | Bob Boilen -- Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy, pulling a few acoustic instruments out of their car and, in no time, huddling around a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk. With that, Mandolin Orange was ready.
Emily bowed her fiddle while Andrew strummed a guitar and sang about his mom being carried away in a hearse. "Golden Embers" is the lead-off track to Mandolin Orange's 2019 album Tides of a Teardrop. This song shines a light on the darkness that fell on Andrew's family when he was 18.
Now ten years into playing together, this couple from Chapel Hill has a family of their own and recently released their sixth album. The two of them sing and play in such complementary ways; it's heartwarming to watch the ease with which they perform and harmonize. Their second song at the Tiny Desk, "The Wolves," is a story song that, for me, tells a tale on an older woman's life, the "hard road" she's taken and that feeling of wanting to howl at the moon when all is finally right.
There is joy and thoughtfulness in the music of Mandolin Orange. The duo's set ends on the thoughtful side with "Wildfire," a fan favorite from their 2016 album Blindfaller. It's a song with a wish that the Civil War would have left racism to rot on the battlefield, and yet it still rages like "wildfire." It's a sobering message presented with a gentle tone, a tone that instilled hope inside of me - hope that we may all learn the lessons of history and rise above them.
SET LIST
"Golden Embers"
"The Wolves"
"Wildfire"
MUSICIANS
Andrew Marlin: mandolin, guitar, vocals; Emily Frantz: fiddle, guitar, vocals
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Beck Harlan, CJ Riculan; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Production Assistant: Paul Georgoulis; Photo: Shuran Huang/NPR 
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What does that have to do with this band and performance? Weird
Really? I just want to make sure @nprmusic actually said this.
"Queerphobic industry" So we just making up random stuff still, I see. Lol
People are going to be mad about this.
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 RUclips. I watched the Small Office Concert. I am listening to all their music......"
This warms my heart ❤️ thanks for sharing
@@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.
Small office concert :) that's what my dad would have called it lol he always uses functional equivalents.
They are the BEST people in real life, off stage!! i LOVE them!!
Too cute
The obligatory paying respect to the incredible sound engineers at Tiny Desk comment
mrXdism F
apparently with the utter pure simplicity of one mic
Josh Rogosin.
@@jonathanparlane1 + good eq
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.
I've been waiting for this day for so long
@@B0BBARKER444 Me too!!!!
Me three
Right? What the hell has taken them so long?
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.......
We do that ALL THE TIME here in Eastern, Tennessee!!!
Sounds beautiful my friend, take care.
Sounds like a pain dragging a comfy chair into the woods but ok.
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.
Gorgeous girl too
I thought the same thing! I had to stop and rewind to hear those tones in that solo again.
Same...really got my attention
@@scotcherton She has mastered the instrument she made the long journey from violin to fiddle!
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
It should've been different, it could've been easy...
Time to bring them back as watchhouse
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. 😢
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
More proof that NPR gets it. Any genre, anytime...NPR just knows like an Oracle over all things music.
even if they're years and years behind
Tiny Desk is the best thing to happen in music for me in a long time. Taste, heart, talent, spontaneity . . .
Well said sir..Damien Marley, Appalachia Rising, to latest Coldplay...off the charts every set
funkyfre😭😭🇦🇪🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇪🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇷
@@jamesbarger4409 pl0ll0l0l9lllll9ll9
Only just discovered this band a couple of weeks back. It's like tripping over a gold nugget! What a find!
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*".
You can’t convince me these aren’t two of the most talented musicians that currently exist
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.
Sheldon Hofstadter enjoy the ride! They’re a gem :)
Check out the audiotree video of them. Fantastic cover of Boots of Spanish Leather.
@@bryansmith1343 Thanks - I already saw it and yes, it's fantastic.
Go see them live if you can! It’s an experience
@@cms8723 If they come to Prague, CZ, I of course will.
Emily’s fiddle feel is incredible
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.
I agree
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Have you ever cried happy tears because of the pure beauty of music? Well done Mandolin Orange 🍊.
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
absolutely
100%
Tiny Desk over here rewarding my insomnia with one of my favorite bands.. ok, thanks enablers
#goldenEraOfMusicProblems
Literally same
girl, literally same same
Nice to scroll down the comment section and actually see real people. Not fakery.
straight up but for me its a Sunday night quarantine wine addiction .. same same but different
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
Her violin is an extension of her soul and this is how the music is to the musician 🎶
This fills my The Civil Wars-shaped hole.
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.
@@colten4172 have you listened to MO's album 'Such Jubilee'? Some real deep sadness on that record.
Steppenwolf I’m gonna have to check that out tonight!
Ah I am not alone
Civil Wars minus the internal conflict.
I need Gregory Alan isakov on NPR tiny desk!
Ditto.
I can only agree with this!
That'd be amazing.
omg yes please
i need to hear idaho if he does
Please
They're so perfectly in sync with each other, it's really something. True musicianship is a glorious thing.
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.
For a while, now they can't stand each other
@@daddosmith8745watchtower or the civil wars?
Have we voted for this one to be the best TDC of all time? I vote "YES"
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!
Music is the greatest expression of human existence.
Hmmm. and I thought Trump was!
That!
@matt Harvey this video has aged much much better than your comment
Too right it is
Wildfire.... just don’t want that song to end. They speak some truth right there. Amazing.
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.
This is getting me through the hardest point in my 31 years of life.
Awwh, HUGS
Hope you find peace and solace Phillip.
💜
Sending you light and strength. You are not alone...
You can do it!
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.
I'm very surprised that this comment dont have more likes. Very well put.👌
I agree
Wildfire is one of those songs that grabs you, gets deep inside and just stays there. So comforting.
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
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!
How beautiful!
“Wildfire” (3rd track) feels so salient these days with the pandemic and racial tension spreading, with a healthy dose of relevant history
Kris Porter it's like an man goingnto court for his kids
It does. Good old plandemic
Wolves is very relevant today as well. We've gone some way to abandoning the spirit of what the Statue of Liberty stood for.
@@maattttt07 Every nation in the world pretending covid is serious just to undermine the Republicans. Right? That's what you mean by plandemic?
@@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!!
"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
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 wish there was a "LOVE" button. I love this.
that wildfire song was something else
beautiful song
it really is , should be more know !
Gotta get those timestamps
0:00 - Golden Embers
5:04 - The Wolves
9:15 - Wildfire
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!
This rendition of The Wolves is one of the most beautiful thing I ever heard.
I can't get over how it seems so easy for them to make all these beautiful sounds. Effortless.
“There can be no transgressions as a means to an end.” WOW
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
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.
from Raleigh, and I miss Raleigh too, and all of NC, from Asheville to the Outer Banks
❤️
Wildfire is gold..everything about that song kills. Reminds me of an old timey classic rock, acoustic song.
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.
Autumn has settled in around Oslo, Norway. This is the perfect soundtrack. Thank you.
Wildfire is an amazing song and resonates with us Southerners raised without the hate that blankets our countryside.
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.
Well, 'bout time Mandolin Orange graced the Tiny Desk!
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.
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.
Every time there's a Tiny Desk Concert I think how glad I am to have found this channel
foreal. so 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.
"This Side of Jordan" and "Such Jubilee" are my two favorite albums from them
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.
Dan. P. This side of Jordan is my first buy, thanks for sharing. I look forward to enjoying each album in its turn.
Rick Peterson Be sure to check out their version of Boots of Spanish Leather. It’s so perfectly done, better than the original.
This Side of Jordan is an absolute killer of an album. Waltz About Whiskey is one of my top 5 all time favorite songs
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 ❤
Lucky You ! I keep missing them.
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.
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.
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 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.
Love how smooth that violin sounds, like butter on warm bread.
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.
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
Luv this comment : )
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.
" Wildfire" is the song that set me on the path to become a huge Mandolin Orange fan. I looked up Joseph Warren, mentioned in the song. A general, he got permission from his superiors to wear the uniform of a private in the battle of Bunker Hill. He fought with distinction and died there. "It could've been easy..." Today, I am taken by a thought that never has a foe vanquished by the US been treated so viciously. We rehabilitated Germany and Japan, but we kept the South under the thumb of "reconstruction." Those who can't learn from history are bound to repeat it.
If anything, the song is more critical of people in the south who still identify with the confederacy. And the point of reconstruction was to make sure the south actually implemented federal laws... because they weren't really on board with the whole giving black people basic rights thing. I can't really understand how you interpret something so undeniably necessary as the most viciously we've ever treated a vanquished foe.
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.
These guys are operating in rare air right now
Anyone looking for them in 2023, the band is now called Watchhouse
first song touched my heart and i don't even know what they're singing about, but emotion it expresses is super good
There is a deep melancholy in these songs. I saw y’all at Pickathon a few years back and I was blown away...
I really like how their voices blend with and push and pull each other
just LOOK at her. ugh. So beautiful. These guys are killing this performance as always too
This world would be so different had they never met. Extremely grateful they did.
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.
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
Mandolin Orange set my heart afire
Bob's Tiny Desk got my blood Boilen with desire
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.
I just heard this for the first time. Mind blowing!
these microphones are amazing wow
Love these guys... proud to say they’re carrying on some great NC music traditions
I love how much she loves him
It should have been different, it could have been easy
But not enough credit was given to NPR
Now Mandolin Orange will spread like wildfire
I don't normally listen to this type of music but damm you guys are so good.
The world is a mysterious place when musicians such as them are left in the dark,my god thank you for this, definitely need more like this!!
Amen. I just came across these folks yesterday. Where have I been?
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!
brings tears to eyes
I love Mandolin Orange! This was such a perfect way to start my Friday!
Been listening to them and catching them at festivals for years. Beautifully written songs and amazing harmonies. Their music has been woven into the fabric of our routine in our house. Explore all their stuff, and you will be hooked.
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.
That violin just reaches straight into my heart..
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
This music is so beautiful it makes my eyes water.
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.
I fell in love in the first 10 seconds🥰🥰🥰🥰 NPR not only brings people's favorite artists, but it introduces us to artists that we may not have known. I'm just grateful to be a lover of all things music and that NPR gets it. Any genre, any time🥰
When they say they'll go howl at the moon tonight, I believe them.
This ... is music from the soul, for the soul.
Wildfire pulls something from my soul. I cannot express how beautiful this band is and how easily they can calm me down.
I feel the same--I don't grow tired of hearing this many, many times. Stupendous but non-pretentious, which I love.
I do most of my best thinking when I put this video on in my truck and listen to it in the background
Also I miss you nana ❤
One of my favorite artists but I never expected them to be on here and I’m so glad they are now
Such relaxed, focused and complimentary vocals. Loving their music.
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 !!!!!!
Been a Mandolin Orange fan since like 2014!
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
Whomever is reading this remember to spread as much LOVE AS POSSIBLE, don't litter, help out the homeless and take of nature please it's really important we gotta take care of eachother and mother earth. thank you and have a blessed life ❤
Earl Campbell...I did
Great reminder! Much love from Canada!
@@MrDonFatty ❤❤
Great ideas Earl you could start by helping me down here in Venezuela. God bless you!
Sure will! Peace & Love, Brother! 💙💜❤💚💛
The timbre of their voices on top of their instruments gives me goosebumps. Thanks to my brother for sharing this tonight.