NaN/100 votes#1 - 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 votes#2 - 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 votes#3 - 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 votes#4 - 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 votes#5 - 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 votes#6 - 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 votes#7 - 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 votes#8 - 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 votes#9 - 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 votes#10 - 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 votes#11 - 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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NaN/100 votes#12 - Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/20/2009
Or, the day a trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba played us a soulful Rufus Wainwright cover.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Sarah Siskind
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/27/2009
In this video shot at the NPR Music offices, Siskind showcases a voice that's both honeyed and raw.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - The Swell Season
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 8/10/2009
Hear Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the movie Once, playing six new songs and an encore.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Dark Meat
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 8/24/2009
Dark Meat has as many as 20 members. We fit as many as we could behind Bob Boilen's desk.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - The Tallest Man On Earth
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/14/2009
The young Swedish folksinger is passionate, gruff, a great guitar picker and a damn good poet.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Telekinesis
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/2009
Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Raphael Saadiq
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 9/28/2009
The Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - John Vanderslice
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/4/2009
Vanderslice shares acoustic versions of songs from his most recent album, Romanian Names.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/2009
The duo's new album pays tribute to the pair's heroes, such as Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Ralph Stanley
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/19/2009
See and hear the legendary bluegrass and old-time gospel singer give an a cappella performance.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 10/26/2009
At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Sondre Lerche
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/2/2009
The Norwegian-born singer-songwriter performs three liltingly sweet songs in the NPR Music offices.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - K'naan
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 11/9/2009
The rapper's set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Bowerbirds
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 11/16/2009
Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house.
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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 2
Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 2!
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Woven Hand" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2009. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Super XX Man".