10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - Margo Price
Season 9 Episode 85 - Aired 11/28/2016
On the morning after Election Day, Price sang three cathartic country songs loaded with new meaning.
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10.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Holly Macve
Season 10 Episode 42 - Aired 6/23/2017
Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.
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10.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Chappell Roan
Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/2024
The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.
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9.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
Season 10 Episode 65 - Aired 9/25/2017
It's hard to think of an artist who's brought more joy to more people, across more generations — and in more ways — than Steve Martin.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Laura Gibson
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2008
Laura Gibson works through a handful of tenderhearted songs: two of them unreleased and two of them from her full-length debut, If You Come to Greet Me.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Vic Chesnutt
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2008
When Athens, Ga., songwriter Vic Chesnutt was on tour in support of his album, “North Star Deserter,” he stopped by NPR to perform live at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk. Chesnutt played five songs, including two entirely new ones.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Sam Phillips
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2008
The music of Sam Phillips unfolds like perfect, miniature pop dramas. Of all her incarnations as a performer — first as a Christian singer, then as a pop singer — the current Sam Phillips is one of the most alluring. Phillips performs four songs from “Don't Do Anything.”
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Sera Cahoone
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/10/2008
Sera Cahoone got her start playing drums for a few widely adored bands in the Pacific Northwest, most notably Band of Horses and the spell-checker-defying Carissa's Wierd. But her self-titled, self-released 2006 album marked her as a fully formed talent — a warm and inviting singer whose songs convey world-weariness and homespun grace.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Thao Nguyen
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2008
Thao Nguyen makes captivating music. Her songs are raw and infectious, her voice has a distinctive swagger, and she's a remarkably nimble guitarist.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Lambchop's Kurt Wagner
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2008
Kurt Wagner writes and sings beautiful songs with Lambchop, a hefty Nashville ensemble with a calm, restrained sound. When Kurt Wagner came by the office to play a Tiny Desk Concert, he came alone, with just an acoustic guitar, a stack of lyrics and his humble, good-natured sense of humor.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Dr. Dog
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2008
Dr. Dog isn't an obvious choice for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. For one thing, it's a pretty big group, at least for the small space behind Bob Boilen's desk. The band's music can be pretty chaotic — loud and rumbling, with multiple instruments fighting to be heard. And singer Toby Leaman likes to belt out his vocals in a window-rattling, raspy growl.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Jim White
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2008
Jim White is a storyteller first and a musician second. It's a kind of storytelling rooted in his own unusual history: He grew up in Florida in a deeply Pentecostal community and fell in love with the white gospel music he heard. But from there, White took a surprising path to becoming a full-time musician. He was a professional surfer, a boxer, a fashion model in Milan and a cab driver in New York City. White's travels recently took him to Washington, D.C., where he stopped by the offices of NPR Music for this live performance.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Shearwater
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2008
A glorious four-song set that's at once pristine and ramshackle — equal parts clarity and clatter — not to mention one of our best Tiny Desk Concerts yet.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - David Dondero
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/2008
He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to NPR having slept the night before in his car. Dondero travels from club to club, singing his well-crafted songs — songs that have his signature lyrics at their core. His lyrics can make you smile with their wit and hurt with their bite, all at the same time.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Woven Hand
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2009
David Eugene Edwards performs his fiery Americana and covers a rare Bob Dylan song.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Super XX Man
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2009
Hear the singer give an intimate acoustic performance at the desk of NPR Music's Bob Boilen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Tom Jones
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2009
Hear the legendary singer perform at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Horse Feathers
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2009
See the band perform live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Benjy Ferree
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2009
Ferree has enough charisma to draw you into his odd world. Watch him perform in the NPR offices.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Great Lake Swimmers
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2009
Singer Tony Dekker performs three songs at the desk of All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Jason Vieaux
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/15/2009
The classical guitarist plays with a clear, lyrical technique in music from the baroque and beyond.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - The Avett Brothers
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2009
Hear the harmony-drenched roots-rock band perform a kinetic, frenetic set in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Maria Taylor
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/29/2009
Hear the singer-songwriter's tender, winsome music, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Julie Doiron
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/6/2009
After a few restarts, the singer played a bare, stark, memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - Bill Callahan
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/13/2009
Watch the artist formerly known as Smog play a three-song set that's almost eerily transfixing.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Margo Price" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/28/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Holly Macve".