Iron And Wine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert:

[nirvomind]

I dont know how to thank him for this Beautiful Music !!

[jcpennington183]

what song was he saying he'd butcher? i couldn't hear what the guy said.

[denissesquared]

1 minute in and I'm already so overwhelmed. Everything about this is beautiful.

[smokerlg]

It's guys like Samuel or Steve Earl that make you wonder if the beard is a must for playing such beautiful music

[desideriumincarmen]

Out of curiosity, anyone know what kind of mic he's using there? Looks kinda like an Earthworks, but not shiny.

[TheRallySquirrel]

That was magical.



[ibuprofen17]

when he played naked as we came, i was naked and came

[crosbyed69]

good stuff, almost as good as his brother Jim. Look him up.

[kikilamontagne]

tap dat

[Gdhdthfj]

Awesome singer songwriter set.

[jedijenkeez45]

he's got the greatest beard ever.

[heimburgchr22]

1254 likes to 6 dislikes. I's say thats a damn good ratio. Glad pretty much everyone enjoys this as much as i do

[benoit252]

I would really appreciate anyone looking at my page, and listening to my music, thank you

[B7Guzman]

Just freakin' superb.

[ronnieotts]

I have no complaints about this whatsoever. After watching it for the 57th time however I noticed that Sams 4th guitar string appears to be going over the top of the tuning peg for the sixth string.

Just found it kind of odd that a musician of this caliber is playing a guitar that is strung funky.

Unless of course doing this makes you more awesome.

[nirvomind]

-Best live of him ive ever Seen

[rustning]

Amazing

[fiman16]

I can't stand the new album, but this set made me shiver with joy

[gshuda22]

James Taylor anyone?

[gshuda22]

This sound is so much better than the full band.

[ScootinNfruity]

I don't comment on YouTube. I just did.

[theboxisgone2]

@ScootinNfruity and you said nothing.

[TheFishWalking]

@theboxisgone2 enough for you to reply.

[rodneyk]

sooo beautiful

[MrRichardHalley]

Does anyone know where I can find a video of an acoustic Half Moon WITHOUT the rest of the band? I like that track particularly, but I can't find it without all those meddling band mates >:(

[mistermurse]

You really don't expect that kind of voice to come out. Always catches me by surprise.

[dribwolley]

oh sam beam you know how to get me

[TheZoomoftheWell]

so zach galifinaks(Sp?) has a beautiful singing voice. Never knew. Man this guys has all kinds of talents and secrets. Don't even start me on that fresh looking color popping through the sweater vest. almost made me hard. truth. npr you rock at sticking up for the arts! i'm buyin that fuckin vest.

[heelan19]

The fingerpicking god.



[skipplet]

Big Burned Hand is SOOOO much better acoustic.

[Bosoxist]

@dskapes i think you are right. Thanks dude.

[Bosoxist]

what song does the guy ask him to play at 14.00 that he says he will butcher?

[dskapes]

@Bosoxist I believe he asks for "Passing Afternoon".

[celtic9keane]

dont buy the album, its absolutly terrible....i would rather replay this for a week straigh than listen to it all the way through

[Steoandnoodles67]

@celtic9keane

It's not that bad. It's 'different' with all the electronic sounds but still interesting and well produced. Yeah, I'd prefer them just to be acoustic but I'd still prefer to listen to it over other things.

[mcfizzle000]

@celtic9keane

Well I'm not sure what you were listening to, because it's pretty dang good.

[CRxShelton]

He just makes you feel warm.

[83ishgirl]

His voice is really soothing. Calms me down.

[ClayManSteve]

I'd love to hear an acoustic version of Monkey's Uptown.

[skipplet]

That's a great mic.

[evilthesaurus]

why isn't beard in the tags?

[pseudogenesis]

@evilthesaurus It should be. It should also be given partial credits in every work he makes.

[jonnykid555]

his voice reminds me of butters stotch off south park :P great musician though, loved it

[joeldale97ii]

I think "Half Moon" would be better played like this. one of the things I appreciate about Iron & Wine is his diversity within music while keeping his style, but this version beats the studio in my opinion. I want him to make a studio or home recording of the acoustic "Half Moon." but he still jams like a mammajamma though. thumbs the fuck up this video.

[TigerDevall]

This was my least favorite song on his new album, until I saw this video...now its probably my favorite.

[MrRichardHalley]

0:14 Half Moon

4:43 Big Burned Hand

9:42 Tree By The River

15:10 Naked As We Came

[joeldale97ii]

@MrRichardHalley ../ thanks boss. much appreciated! XD

[xXWeezerXx]

@MrRichardHalley Thanks man, but why skip any? I'll take the full serving of soul-wrenching beauty.

[MonkeyMaster4]

lol, 00:57 there is a guy in the top left hand corner... SNEAKY NINJA

[soiledmcribs]

The First - EPIC BEARD MAN



[stephenpgordon]

I wish the album was like this.

[quaecky]

he's good is old sam beam

[Michaelvercher]

His laugh at 4:18. hahahaha

[Miligoran]

I would love to see Marissa Nadler or Jana Hunter here mm (or Devendra)

[peteball31]

If you you like La Blogoteque and the Tiny Desk Concerts then you'll love WatchListenTell.

Look it up, it's awesome.

[ChillPenguin69]

his beard is mesmorizing

[H4mmerofD4wn]

He grew on me; after I watched two videos and THEN this one, I liked him. His music makes me cry, but it's a happy cry. I wish all music could be this thoughtful. :)

[MSNGR415]

i like this version much better

[ajsjps01]

I love Sam Beam so much as a singer/song writer. Ive been listening to him since I was like 12. He's so talented

[muzikman1793]

I love this dude! But did he happen to record an album of just him and his acoustic? He tends to lose some of the emotion with the full band sound. Dont get me wrong It sounds amazing! But I just like the raw aspect of it more.

[rossmat707]

@muzikman1793 He released a bunch of acoustic version of the Shep Dog songs so he might still do it with KEC

[lorieu1]

Why can Google not make it easier to see what someone said? I cannot easily look at where all of these @'s are coming from.

[gards2]

Camera quality is so good! why ?

[austinha11]

@gards2 Because it's a good camera

[gards2]

@austinha11 You won any prizes for the 'stating the obvious' competition? rendering/compression software are important also, I asked because I have live video to upload and need advice.

[austinha11]

@gards2 lol that was lame. Your question was too vague. Get offended.

[stjohnsjohnny]

Any body know what tuning this is ??

[austinha11]

@stjohnsjohnny drop d

[alexmatthews1000]

awesome

[alexmatthews1000]

awesome song and singer, i was just surfing and found this. I hope we hear more, i will be waiting !

[TheVeedubb]

big burned hand is siiiick

[TheVeedubb]

love the new song, iron and wine is amazing

[TheDeadheadBen]

I imagine the 3 dislikes were from the deaf

[xxmakerelxx]

I think 'hugging' would have been fine :3

[misspeterson608]

These tiny desk shows are so much better on youtube than on npr's website.

[walkingxzombie4]

my life is complete. samuel beam has, once again, taken my breath away.

[koranae]

@ishouldbestudying19 Personally, I've always found Mr. Beans music better when he plays it solo and acoustically. This is by far the best version of Half Moon that I've ever heard.

[toobuckforyou]

i cannot stop listening to this

[314Chart]

the F word on NPR? For shame!!!

[Fishdogpigsquirrel]

When he played Naked As We Came, I was naked and came.

[shuckslbj]

@Fishdogpigsquirrel Dude, the double-entendre just occurred to me after reading your comment ("I was naked and came"). I think he meant that to be there.

[username0727]

Man who is this? you are just awesome. I don't watch tv anymore so its hard to keep up with these new and actually talented artists. I gave up on the tube bc I won't be a victim of these bastards brainwashing and misleading information to get me to hate these other countries that I know nothing about, but I'm suppose to take these guys word for it when they are politicians on the pay roll of very bad people I think not thanks for this graceful music very nice and peaceful

[okay818]

I love Sam Beam.

[92columbo]

@bgpa4 I think it was die of dark was the night

[bgpa4]

@92columbo cool, thanks



[92columbo]

He should release two CDs per album one with a band and the other solo

[ryattt]

I dont think Ive seen anybody whose guitars are more an extension of them than Sam Beam & M. Ward, its incredible how amazingly comfortable they are

[bgpa4]

Anyone know what's the song the guy requested and Sam said he couldn't play that because he'd butcher it?

[heimburgchr22]

@bgpa4 Passing afternoon

[heimburgchr22]

I love his acoustic versions they are so smooth. Iron and Wine=Pure bliss

[spikeyjoey]

is this the bloke who is in local natives? :P

[MondoMatty]

Small beard.

[jackbadman1]

I hear that when he dies, the beard lives on, moving to the nearest living thing, and then they get his musical talent.

[aliofisher]

how can anyone dislike this?

[Daddysgoog]

........that beard.

[gards2]

The recording quality is excellent. I like this 'channel' a lot :)

[TheJuliusJT]

epic beard..

[5glbucket]

what tuning does he play in?

[scooter420ish]

@5glbucket

usually standard. I know Naked As We Came is in drop D.

[TIiBob1]

@scooter420ish Half Moon and Big Burned Hand are tuned DADGAd, Tree by the River is tuned standard (EADGBe) and Naked As We Came is Drop D like you said.

[LennonDylanBruce]

@5glbucket This song'sin drop D.

[bapbap22]

i like the new album, but this performance is stellar; id love a solo acoustic version of this album as well.

[MrRichardHalley]

LaBlogotheque and these Tiny Desk Concerts have consistently produced my favorite renditions of my favorite songs.

[JoshuaJenkins123]

@MrRichardHalley Same here man.

[subverbum]

subverbum com loves Mr Beam!

[TheBlackMage7]

What was the song that was requested towards the end that he said he would butcher? I can't make it out, thanks!

[ShebbaRod]

@TheBlackMage7 I think is Passing Afternoon... I´m not sure

[reishvedaur]

INFINITELY better than the abortion of an album the new songs come from.

[ikazy13]

@reishvedaur you mean better than your use of the word abortion?

[reishvedaur]

@ikazy13 Well, you're right, an "abortion" indicates something that was released too early with too little thought behind it. This is more like a cake that was forgotten in the oven overnight, and then covered with so much frosting that it gives you diabetes to look at it.

Or, to step away from the metaphor, someone needs to take Sam Beam's ProTools away.

[ikazy13]

@reishvedaur LMAOOOO

[it5ju5talx]

Lol, he felt bad about cussing

[ikazy13]

I wonder how long it took to grow that beard. I heard he shaves every morning.

[skw1zz]

@ikazy13

if you look closley, it grows infront of your eyes

[ikazy13]

@skw1zz even in standard def?

[porkrind100]

like wine, this guy just gets better with time

[IAmTheSwordmaster]

The three dislikes is a three-bladed razor, waiting to shave Sam Beam's beard. We must defend our nation's treasures!

[ikazy13]

@IAmTheSwordmaster Doesn't matter. Only the sword that slayed Satan may shave the beard of Sam. Rumor has it that Sam Beam is a descandant of Samson... or like the same guy or something like that

[marcomand87]

I must have been asleep all these years - thanks you NPR for waking me up..

[Snodgers3rdclass]

Seems like he has a British Accent at some times...

[harveyroberson]

@Snodgers3rdclass

Southern



[Followtheleader20]

these tiny desk concerts are the best thing i've ever come across on youtube

[sarcasmisjoy]

@Followtheleader20 burberry acoustic is great too :)

[carolyngrohl]

@Followtheleader20 then you haven't seen #watchlistentell...

[builditwithlegos]

@Followtheleader20 You need to look up La Blogotheque's videos.

[celtic9keane]

is it just me...or does anyone find this better than when hes with the whole band? i find it nicer as a solo act

[cruz1390]

anyone recognize this mic? a Schoeps maybe?

[magoichi1415]

12:10 to 12:13 he stared into my soul.

[volcomflip58]

LOVE IT

[fiman16]

This takes FOREVER to buffer

[MPA34]

Anyone else want to see Iron and Wine play with Bon Iver?

[STCemily]

@MPA34 I completely agree with you. That would be amazing!

[saliri20]

Naked as we came makes my heart ache everytime...

[MusicLuva0051]

amazing voice i so did not expect!!

and not to mention an amazing beard (:

<3

[izinomics]

holy fuck... i would kill to be this man's child...

[ShaleeMC]

Thumbs up if Lauren Lopez brought you here!

[MrCopperhead1861]

@ShaleeMC hey, more people listening to the awesomeness that is Iron and Wine is more people listening to the awesomeness that is Iron and Wine, :P

[tompicker]

Amazing performance! (Nice beard too!)

[Secondtobreathe]

I wish he recorded the whole cd just acoustic with just him.

[IAmTheSwordmaster]

My heart melts at 11:24

[pjdjohn269]

AH YEAH. can not wait to see him at Bonnarooo Bonnaroooooo!

[BigEasy699]

I was going to shave my beard off, but then I saw this video and changed my mind.

[solidheir]

if Zach Galiafanikis had a connection to humanity he might have ended up something like this. Would be funny as hell if Sam was a complete nutball like Zach in real life, genuine juxtaposition. I mean you could really see Sam getting up to nuts activity even though his music is tender and beautiful as it is, is that just me ? Lol probably is.

[wisechris]

@solidheir .....what?

[solidheir]

@wisechris Lol hahahahahah. I gues its just me then :)

[IAmTheSwordmaster]

Sam Beam "gets it".

[buddybopper]

I had to wrap my head in duct tape to keep my mind from being blown.

[jritche1]

What did that guy ask for? I can't understand it.

[Steerpikey]

Doesn't move me at all. is there something wrong with me?

[atownlefttrain]

@Steerpikey No, there is no standardization of taste, don't get caught up in this egocentric culture of trying to be better via record collection, there is many a person out there who secretly doesn't like half the music he/she proclaims to love. If it makes your foot tap, makes your heart sing, makes you feel a bit of love or a day walking dream then it is for you, whatever it might be, and if you don't feel it, just be open to the idea that others can, then we'll all be good!

[ClareT994]

@Steerpikey try his recorded stuff, its a little bit softer and slower. Such great heights and upward over the mountains are my fav

[BiskitFoo]

He has a ballin' Southern Accent.

[garokar]

he won't be the luckiest man if married to music4we

[chickenjojo]

Lost someone tonight...thanks to Sam for helping me find some earth again.

[SenorTheodore]

if he ever shaves im taking his beard trimmings and glueing them to my face so maybe i can be as good as he is.

[TheGuitarSuite]

Fantastic artist. What a talent...that AND he looks like Stonewall Jackson. Awesome!

[azzystyles]

This is what beauty sounds like.

[MrCopperhead1861]

The album with the full band is wonderful in its own right, for its own reasons, but Sam Beam just being Sam Beam is :O I feel as if the plant stopped for 17 minutes.

[rodgomesvideo]

Music from the heart straight to the soul!

[dprzegocki]

I could listen to this all day.

[Daneish003]

I've been looking for music like this for a long time now.  I'm very happy right now.

[chickenjojo]

people disliking simply lack depth of soul

[alieng7]

-I love Sam Beam, he's just amazing!! :)

[LibertySole]

0:12 Half Moon 4:34 Big Burned Hand 9:44 Tree By The River 15:09 Naked As We Came

[DownOnwax]

@LibertySole

Do you have enough time on your hands to landmark a good recording? You and 165 other people are unadventurous and just plain lame.

Thanks for taking out the suprise and good conversation.

[tshewes]

@DownOnwax You do know you have the choice to watch the video in it's entirety, right?