Watkins Family Hour With Fiona Apple: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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Here’s an absolutely great band playing some fun bluegrass-style music for a Sunday afternoon. Fiona Apple gets to be a dog in this one.

September 15, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
The Watkins Family Hour began a dozen or so years ago as a way for a group of friends to get together and play old and new tunes. For Sean and Sara Watkins, it served as a monthly bit of magic: a musical variety show filled with extraordinary talent in the world of folk, bluegrass and beyond at L.A.’s famous Largo.

Now, the Watkins siblings — known for their work in Nickel Creek, among many other projects — have taken their fiddle, guitar and charm on a country-flavored yellow brick road, gathering friends and surprises along the way. For this tour and their Tiny Desk Concert, their biggest surprise is the addition of Fiona Apple as a guest vocalist who actually yowls along to songs like the traditional tune “In The Pines.”

Watkins Family Hour is available now.
iTunes: itunes.apple.com
Amazon: amazon.com

Set List
“Steal Your Heart Away” 00:00
“In The Pines” 04:05
“Hop High” 09:35

Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Ariel Zambelich; Assistant Producer: Rachel Horn; photo by Ariel Zambelich/NPR

For more Tiny Desk Concerts subscribe to our podcast.
npr.org

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40 comments
1
Belafon  Sep 20, 2015 • 4:47:36pm

How many bands have ties to Nickel Creek?

2
Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:02:37pm

re: #1 Belafon

How many bands have ties to Nickel Creek?

Check this winner of the NPR Tiny Desk

youtube.com

3
Charles Johnson  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:03:06pm

re: #1 Belafon

How many bands have ties to Nickel Creek?

All the bands.

4
Reality Based Steve  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:07:39pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

All the bands.

Even Nickelback?

RBS

5
Dark_Falcon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:12:38pm

re: #4 Reality Based Steve

Even Nickelback?

RBS

SMACK!

6
teleskiguy  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:16:30pm

re: #4 Reality Based Steve

Even Nickelback?

RBS

Careful. Charles ain’t afraid to post Nickelback songs to the board.

7
Decatur Deb  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:21:19pm

Keeping it in the mountains—Furnace Mountain Band:

Furnace Mountain Band—War Pigs

8
darthstar  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:28:43pm

re: #7 Decatur Deb

Keeping it in the mountains—Furnace Mountain Band:

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Video

I love good bluegrass covers.

9
Dark_Falcon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:30:11pm

Update on Syria, Russia has moved 12 fixed wing combat to its airbase near Lattakia. 4 have not been ID’d, 4 are SU-24M2s (which Assad’s air force was already operating) and 4 have been ID’d as SU-30SMs (which are some Russia’s most modern fighters).

The presence of the SU-30s (and of a good deal else) has been confirmed by commercial satellite imagery. Here’s the article that sums it all up.

10
Decatur Deb  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:30:41pm

re: #8 darthstar

I love good bluegrass covers.

Covering Dink, not Dylan, not Mumford:

Furnace Mountain “Dinks Song” (FareTheeWell) featuring the amazing Amy Curl

11
Smith25's Liberal Thighs  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:30:50pm

re: #2 #CampaignZero

I’ve been sick all day…

Wasn’t quite able to finish the Gator meat last night…

Dammit; can’t believe we lost that one…

12
Charles Johnson  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:33:04pm

Nickelback - Photograph

13
Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:33:12pm

re: #9 Dark_Falcon

So, what’s next?

14
Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:35:07pm

re: #11 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs

I’ve been sick all day…

Wasn’t quite able to finish the Gator meat last night…

Dammit; can’t believe we lost that one…

You are a strong Wildcat. Hang in. I couldn’t believe it. But there is some sort of record.

15
The Vicious Babushka  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:35:44pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

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THIS DUDE: Hey I just bought concert tickets for $0.45!

THAT DUDE: Who’s playing, your nephew’s 5th grade band?

THIS DUDE: Fifty Cent and Nickelback!

Comic Rimshot!

16
Charles Johnson  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:37:32pm

I’m pretty sure that’s Nickelback’s most obnoxious song.

17
teleskiguy  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:37:42pm

I found this map of the United States amusing.

18
Belafon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:37:55pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

I like this song; it fits my brother.

As for the rest of their music, it’s no different than most of those movies that entertain us and are forgotten after a while.

19
Feline Fearless Leader  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:38:19pm

re: #13 #CampaignZero

So, what’s next?

BEES!
20
darthstar  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:38:33pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Video

I was hoping that was a crappy cover of Def Leppard. Is that guy always autotuned?

I like this version better.
Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody)

21
Decatur Deb  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:39:09pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

I found this map of the United States amusing.

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One year we cancelled school on the rumour of snow. It’s all for the better.

22
teleskiguy  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:39:33pm

re: #12 Charles Johnson

Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody)

23
teleskiguy  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:39:58pm

Damn you, darthstar! Beat me to the punch!

24
Smith25's Liberal Thighs  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:40:10pm

re: #14 #CampaignZero

You are a strong Wildcat. Hang in. I couldn’t believe it. But there is some sort of record.

At least I can say I was alive the last time we beat Florida (I was 7). None of the current players can. We never got a Florida team this prime to beat either. I got to play against the Rex Grossman(before he sucked) teams.

25
Dark_Falcon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:40:59pm

re: #13 #CampaignZero

So, what’s next?

Well, I can tell you we put our own smaller iron in that particular fire today:

Syria conflict: New US-backed rebels cross from Turkey

A group of 75 US-backed rebels has crossed into northern Syria from Turkey to fight jihadists, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

The rebels crossed into Syria in 12 vehicles equipped with machine guns over the weekend, it added.

[skipping over political HERP-a-DERP]

“Seventy-five new fighters trained in a camp near the Turkish capital entered Aleppo province between Friday night and Saturday morning,” said the observatory’s director, Rami Abdel Rahman.

The group entered the country in convoy under air cover from the US-led coalition, which has been targeting Islamic State (IS) militants in their strongholds in Syria and Iraq, he added.

He said the newly-trained fighters have been deployed to fight alongside the so-called Division 30 - the main US-trained group, as well as another group called Suqur al-Jabal (Falcons of the Mountain).

So this 2nd group of people we sent are actually be sent in a proper role, to embed themselves in a larger group and provide weapons support and to spot for airstrikes. We’ll see if this works.

Key question: What if Russia decides to bomb Division 30 at Assad’s behest?

26
Decatur Deb  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:42:02pm

Auburn, ‘Bama and Troy State lost yesterday. Blaming SSM.

27
Belafon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:43:28pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

Because we went through about 20 years of moderate snowing here in North Texas, our budget for dealing with snow is near nothing. It’s gotten us in trouble with the icing that has occurred the last few years. We had two storms earlier this year that were bad enough I couldn’t get out of my neighborhood because the city can’t afford to plow the residential streets.

28
darthstar  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:43:38pm

re: #26 Decatur Deb

Auburn, ‘Bama and Troy State lost yesterday. Blaming SSM.

Some great pics of the ‘Bama fans here…
sbnation.com

29
The War TARDIS  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:45:13pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

Or, Turkey tips off Al-Nusra and DAESH like they have in the past.

30
Decatur Deb  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:47:08pm

re: #28 darthstar

Some great pics of the ‘Bama fans here…
sbnation.com

‘Bama fans left the stadium 10 minutes before the whistle. That does not happen.

31
The War TARDIS  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:48:39pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

Wait, Saladin was Kurd who controlled the this area in the past.

Why haven’t the Kurds taken up his legacy, and tried to rally people underneath it. Saladin, while Sunni, was known to be fair to minorities, and to be a just and generous man.

32
The Vicious Babushka  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:50:31pm

How old is Jeffrey Tambor?

I took a drama class from him at Wayne State University like 47 years ago.

33
Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:50:58pm

re: #24 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs

At least I can say I was alive the last time we beat Florida (I was 7). None of the current players can. We never got a Florida team this prime to beat either. I got to play against the Rex Grossman(before he sucked) teams.

REX! Feeling you. Oh Smith.

34
allegro  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:51:05pm

What a long fun day… even if the Texans lost it was a great game. Started my morning early straightening up since I had guests coming for breakfast and doggie play dates. Picked up all of Buddy’s toys and put them in his toy box. In the 3 minutes or so it took me to get dressed he pulled all his toys out again and planted them back on the sofa. I put them back in his toy box. We enjoyed breakfast out on the patio with the dogs running in and out like they do and when I came back in after those guests left I saw all of Buddy’s toys back on the sofa. Picked them all up and put them back in his toy box cuz my football watching guests were soon to arrive. By the time I finished the munchie prep for that his toys were back on the sofa. Put them in his toy box AGAIN but this time didn’t turn my back on the little shit so he couldn’t sneak them out. So what did he do? As my 3 guests arrived he gifted each one with a toy planted in their laps, sticking a couple more between the 2 guys on the sofa. Then he plopped himself in between them giving me an ” I dare ya!” look.

Damn, I love that little guy. He cracks me up.

35
The Vicious Babushka  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:51:10pm
36
teleskiguy  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:55:12pm

“I’ll take 30 dollars on pump two, a couple of grams of Fisherman’s Friend, these Doritos, and this Big Gulp, please.”

37
Dark_Falcon  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:57:46pm

re: #31 The War TARDIS

Wait, Saladin was Kurd who controlled the this area in the past.

Why haven’t the Kurds taken up his legacy, and tried to rally people underneath it. Saladin, while Sunni, was known to be fair to minorities, and to be a just and generous man.

They try, but many Arab groups aren’t eager to allay too closely with the Kurdish YPG. In part because YPG had to fire most of the company and above leadership in the Free Syrian Army units that joined the fight at Korbani. As with the Red Army before them, the Kurds are not well liked by Arab officers in Syria because they care more about combat effectiveness than political connections.

” There are no bad regiments, there are only bad colonels.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

38
Kid A  Sep 20, 2015 • 5:59:48pm

re: #26 Decatur Deb

Auburn, ‘Bama and Troy State lost yesterday. Blaming SSM.

THANKS, OBAMA!!!

39
Stanley Sea Toujours  Sep 20, 2015 • 6:00:55pm

See ya, Fear the Walking Dead

40
William Lewis  Sep 20, 2015 • 6:02:45pm

re: #7 Decatur Deb

Keeping it in the mountains—Furnace Mountain Band:

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Not bad at all, but I do like this a wee bit better. Scary how well this song works as a folkish ballad…

The Trooper by Steve’n’Seagulls (LIVE)


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