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WATCH: Bryan Sutton Declares He’ll “Lay Down My Old Guitar” on ‘Live From Here’

Posted on by Justin Hiltner

If you find yourself stuck in the late-winter blues, this video is for you. Ten-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Bryan Sutton visited Live From Here with Chris Thile recently, and the result was nothing short of breathtaking. Sutton and Thile teamed up on a classic bluegrass number, “Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar,” but there was nothing ordinary about the performance. The in-the-moment communication between Sutton and Thile is truly a sight to behold as they trade blazing leads, soulful harmonies, and curious facial expressions. From the moment it kicks off, the audience is treated to an experience that only two prodigious instrumentalists like these can provide. If you’re in need of a little extra to get through the day, week, or month, look no further.

 

WATCH: Mavis Staples Performs “Change” on ‘Live From Here with Chris Thile’

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Musical matriarch Mavis Staples is as active as she has ever been. Fresh off an Americana Award nomination for Artist of the Year, Staples was recently featured as a guest performer on Live From Here with Chris Thile. Her latest album, a release from May 2019, is a collaborative work with another extraordinary singer-songwriter and blues icon, one Ben Harper. The new record, titled We Get By, features Staples’ sultry singing over Harper’s compositions, and like so many magical musical matchups, the total of the project is somehow far more than the sum of its parts.

Speaking to the writing, Staples had high praise for her junior collaborator. “When I first started reading the lyrics Ben wrote for me, I said to myself, ‘My God, he’s saying everything that needs to be said right now,’” she remembers. “But the songs were also true to my journey and the stories I’ve been singing all my life. There’s a spirituality and an honesty to Ben’s writing that took me back to church.”

Staples’ performance on the Live From Here is just that — it’s like going to church. Watch as she performs the opening number from her newest record here.

Photo of Mavis Staples courtesy of APM

WATCH: The Tallest Man on Earth Drops by ‘Live From Here with Chris Thile’

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With a new album released this past April titled I Love You. It’s A Fever Dream., the Swedish-born artist known as The Tallest Man on Earth has been touring the world behind the new music. In fact, he’ll play throughout the UK next week, followed by shows in Belgium, France, and Sweden, before returning stateside in March.

Full of passion and raw energy, The Tallest Man on Earth — also known as Kristian Matsson — brings a powerful performance of “I’m a Stranger Now” to Live From Here with Chris Thile, filmed at Green Music Center in Rohnert Park, California.

Photo courtesy of American Public Media