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  • What brand of mandolin is she playing! I want one even though i havn't note in me head! :D

  • What brand of mandolin is she playing! I want one! :D

  • Certainly talented and entertaining, but she has absolutely lost the power and emotion that Tom Waits intended for this song.

  • @Romeowasbleeding1 Luckily Tom already recorded that intended rendition himself. ;)

  • @reddragonready True enough

  • she's awesome! i'm opening for her in june, hadn't heard of her before but now I'm really looking forward to it :D

  • Girls got groove.

  • She's the next Alison Krauss!

  • @bluegrassfan23 Alison going somewhere? I agree she is a great talent and no doubt, like Alison Krauss, she will stretch the boundaries and crossover and go where ever her considerable talent will lead her. But I think she will be the first Sarah Jarosz rather than the "next Alison Krauss". :)

  • @reddragonready Good comment. Sarah & Alison have already collaborated - see TS5 'Run Away', spellbinding performance.

  • Just got to see her in concert, Love this music and her beatiful voice!

  • She's certainly got the "goods" to go far... good move on your part, Sugarhill! You always seem to grab some of the best.  From another couple of musicians that love this type of song, all we can say is... IMPRESSIVE!! Thanks!

  • thanks for sharing again...they are sooooo good!

  • I heard this version before the Tom Waits version, and before I'd heard it I always thought this one was nice and catchy, then I heard the Tom Waits version and it's all desperate and lamenting. Bearing that in mind, this version becomes really, really creepy. It's pretty cool.

  • O.K. I'm in love

  • Sarah Jarosz is a great artist and super talented. Here's to her continued success.

  • Guys it's definitely a mandolin in this song. She also plays an octave mandolin a lot of the time, which is the instrument that people usually have trouble identifying. She also plays guitar and banjo, of course.

  • @sugarhillrecords Thanks for "officially" clarifying. :)

  • Austin City Limits RULES!

  • anyone knows to tell me if she is playing the Collings MF5 ?

  • @OnlyLoveIsReal85 If you look at the Collings web site, the picture of their MF5 looks just like what she's playing.

  • oh man...how have i not heard of her before? what an amazazing voice, and such a great cover of this song

  • what exactly is this genre of music? because im not a huge fan of country (i dont really like the way country artists sing) but...this is really interesting, i love the fact that she uses alot of different instruments in her music, it sounds really cool, and i love her voice so...i might be considered to think other wise but...im just curious to know...

  • @GothicGirl967 Well, generally her albums are placed in Bluegrass or Americana. "Country music" is way more than the stuff most people think. IMO if you like real voices and abilities, "Country" is the best genre to find it but it does require a little research into sub genres, On my channel I have a playlist of bluegrass-like stuff I like and you can also find some good articles on both Bluegrass and Americana on Wikipedia, I hope you will find some new music to like. :)

  • @reddragonready Very well said. This is the real country music our father's fathers listened to. That shit on the radio is, well, it is what is is.

  • @reddragonready My husband and I play this type of music and we just call it Americana.. because it isn't really bluegrass, it's a mixture of jazz, pop, folk and some bluegrass done up with a little bit of individuality... it's just the way we play and have been for years now. But to tell you exactly what genre you would put it in, I wouldn't have any idea! If you find out, please let us know! LOL!!

  • @KatieG53 some things we dont necessarily need to classify. listen and enjoy...peace

  • @KatieG53 I am going with Americana myself Katie. :)

  • @KatieG53 I haven't been comfortable with any of the labels for her music. Even the Americana "big tent" seems a little too restrictive as she's getting elements of classical and world music in her mix. I read a review of a recent performance that called her music Post Modern Folk. I kind of like that one. Of course like they say, talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Whatever label you put on it, it's good.

  • @GothicGirl967 I wasn't a fan of "country" music as we hear it in the UK. But one night I came in late, flicked on the TV whilst cooking & there was a Gillian Welch concert on. I'd never heard of her - but there were a few songs that sounded amazing (check out "Revalator"). Took me about 8 weeks to get the courage up to walk into the Country section at the record store and buy something (I was mainly into Rock and Goth) but it opened my eyes to a new world of music.

  • Would a mandolin master post the chords/ chord diagrams she uses on the song? You would be my hero. Love the song but I cant seem to play the right chords myself.

  • Speaking as a musician (guitar , Bass guitar and pedal steel guitar) of more years than I will admit I am hypnotised by the sheer excellence of these musicians . They are top notch, Fretless standup bass, mandolin, and fiddle was amazing. BRAVO!

  • @fendertelecaster8225 It's a cello, and since when are standup basses not fretless? Just wondering.

  • Great ol time music; real soul, thanx Sarah

  • Fantastico!

  • Wonderful.....................­.

  • Are there more songs from this set?

  • @missdeb1234 Yes, the full set can be found on my channel under "uploads"

  • Compared to Tom Waits, she seems too happy whilst singing. Still a good rendition, earning a like from me.

  • Shit yeah. Shit. Yeah.

  • 17 people w/o a soul...you have to pity them.

  • oh i love her voice. the first song i heard by her was run away. i loved that song too!!!!!!

  • Sarah is going to be at Gruene Hall on January 6th. I think it's time for another trip from Austin to New Braunfels.

    

  • What is that instrument

  • @jahlstrand1995 Seriously? It's a mandolin.

  • @reddragonready Haha thank you kind sir

  • @jahlstrand1995 You're welcome. And just fyi it's not sir. ;)

  • @reddragonready It's not a mandolin. It's an 8 string tenor guitar.

  • @msspi764 I don't think so. I believe those have a way longer neck. Then again, can't say for sure. Googling pics of mandolins and 8 strings tenor guitars though, I am sticking to mandolin for now. Also it sure sounds like a mandolin rather than an 8 string guitar to me.:)

  • @msspi764 That's the same Collings MF5 mandolin she's been playing for years.

  • @msspi764 Nope, it's a mandolin. Got that info from Sarah herself over on facebook. :)

  • @reddragonready you're right.  That guitar she has behind her is the 8 string tenor. It got my attention, but she wasn't playing it on this song.

  • @msspi764 Again, your obvious enthusiasm for that 8 string tenor guitar seems to steer you wrong. ;) I do believe behind her are a banjo, a regular guitar and an octave mandolin.

  • @jahlstrand1995 An 8 string tenor guitar. Tenor guitars have 4 strings. This would be similar to a 12 string.

  • Ohhh that was sweet! Great stuff Sarah & crew! :)) Straight to the favorites for this one...

  • goddamn this rules

  • Everytime I hear this I feel better... Thank you....

  • Sarah is clearly talented and makes the song her own...but she's not a dynamic stage presence. People are clearly enjoying her performance, so what else matters?

  • I'm pretty sure she said "This sex song that we're gonna do..."

  • @MortusSabre Did sound a bit like that didn't it?

    But I am pretty sure it is not what she said.

  • Mega talented makes me feel like a squashed ant.thinkin bout binnin that ole guitar!!!

  • Been listening to Waits' Mule Variations a lot so I searched for this song. I think she does a great job with it. I also like the instrumentation, very interesting

  • did she say, we could use the wood in that 2nd line ?

  • @iwantabride101 Yes The full line is "Come down off the cross

    We can use the wood"

  • great mandolin skills!

  • old audience

  • I'v just fallen in love!

  • Is it bad that I came to this video to listen to Alex and not Sarah.

  • I got to give it to her Sarah Jarosz is bad to the bone, my friend the Rev introduced me to who she is and coming from this little african american I gotta give it up SHE PROPERA. LOVE HER TALENT you can't take that from her!

    NancyT

  • I love how happy she gets when the audience participates :D she's so cool

  • One word: Goosebumps

  • Very nice rendition of this Waits tune. Great job kids - especially like the instrumentation....

    G.P.

  • She looks really familiar. I think I know someone who looks a lot like her.

  • great cover, i love it :D

  • they may all be young and talented but they just have no spirit

  • @dmastax1x Dude, as a Tom Waits fan you might not like this cover but to say that the girl who writes the kind of songs this girl writes has "no spirit" is just you showing off a profound ignorance.

  • @reddragonready I Agree they took it in a very different direction than Tom Waits did, but then again they're not trying to be Tom Waits. It's ridiculous to say they don't have spirit

  • @dmastax1x They's just babies... You's got to give em a chance you know! Do you play?

  • @dmastax1x Wow - did we just watch/listen to the same vid?

    I'm blown away by how MUCH soul they have for being so young!

    And yeah - FTR - 25+ years "front man" experience playing classic rock & blues...

    You?

  • If we wanted to listen to Tom Waits' soulful rendition, then we would listen to Tom Waits. There is always room for interpretation and this one is splendid!

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  • I think you are a bit confused there? The initial comment is by Yorick, the reply is by me. :)

    Also..No Yorick does not need to "shut up". Much as I disagree with his comment, he is welcome to express his views. Long as he remains within fairly civil use of language and all that. ;) 

  • Where's the SOUL of this song? This group doesn't sound like it's leading the piano in a junk man's band.

    Instead of a song about the hardships of life, it sounds like a chipper talent/instrumental circle jerk.

    Tom Waits would be ashamed.

  • @YorickAmpersand You know Tom Waits and his thoughts? Cool! /s Maybe you can play him this cover and you can share with us what he really said instead of what you think he "would" say?

    As for that jealousy...you too can be an instrumentalist dude...practice, practice, practice. :)

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  • @krankensteinrocks LOL I will assume this is a response to Yorick? ;)

  • @reddragonready Correct sorry about that!

  • @reddragonready I agree, shouldn't of said Tom Waits would be ashamed, BUT I do agree completely with what he said. Essentially what makes the song, the hardship behind it and the motive of the song is removed in this cover, maybe not intentionally and yes she has a brilliant voice and they are talented, but this isn't the right song to express there talent. just doesn't sound right, thats all. other songs possibly would be great, just doesnt grab the emotion like music should.

  • @ShotgunSinner666 Obviously it is not sung with the same emotion Waits sings it. Maybe that's because these are smart musicians who realize they do not have the life experience Waits has? This is why it is also called doing a cover rather than doing an imitation. ;)

  • @ShotgunSinner666 And yes, they also did covers of songs the emotions of which are likely more in line with their ages and experiences. Check out the Dylan cover Ring Them Bells on her album "Follow Me Down" or her Beatles cover "Baby, you can drive my car" here on youtube.

    And then check out her own songs and you'd realize these guys don't lack soul nor spirit. :)

    Songs that are in fact way deeper than you normally hear from a girl that age.

  • @YorickAmpersand I agree. Not bad, but nowhere near the power of Waits' version.

  • @YorickAmpersand Did you actually listen to the song...it's a song about NOT bitching and moaning about the hardships of life and how we "are just passing through"... maybe YOU should come down off of the cross... Waits would probably pee on yer boots for being such a pud....

  • Just found this thanks to music fog, like her as much as I do Gillian Welch.

  • I will definiately be there if you tall me where the house is !!!

  • awesome...

    

  • ohh man, this is damn great!!!

  • She's opening for Richard Thompson on a few gigs of his fall US solo tour.

    It's a great boost for a prodigiously talented young musician. A real discovery,

    with roots in the past. Great vox. And to think she's only going to get better over time.

    She reminds me of the actress Ellen Page. Now, hook her up with Aussie bassist Tal Wilkenfeld and you'd have some awesome female musical energy.

  • I've never heard of her;I only checked this out 'cos Amazon recommended her so I thought I'd take a look.Bloody good stuff,so far! I'll definitely look at more stuff.

  • @nnnnigey I found Sara via American Songwriter magazine. They say she's really good and they were really right.

  • okay, she's pretty good. but she's not my favorite.

  • Nat is the best!

  • Wow! She is amazing, and Alex Hargreaves and Nathaniel Smith are awesome on the fiddle and cello! I'll do my best to catch her next performance in Austin. Too bad I didn't know about her when she was here in May.

  • how could you dislike this video? honestly?

  • @wolfeman0 Well, it is simply put the most offensively bad things to happen to Tom Waits since that entire Scarlett Johansson catastrophe. It very likely tops at least one of Scarlett's attempts in awfulness.

  • @EdOByrne LOL you managed to listen to more than one of Scarlet's tracks? I guess that explains what happened to your ears.

  • @reddragonready yeah, maybe it is just layover from that. Dave Sitek was trying reallllly hard for that to be good though

  • @EdOByrne See, that's the difference between an actress and a musician. The former needs a producer to try "reallly hard" and will end up failing anyway, the latter only needs her instrument ( anyone of the several) and will succeed. And succeeding she is Ed. You may not enjoy this but until Waits himself says anything, we don't know how he feels about this cover. What we do know is that several highly respected musicians and a Grammy winning producer have a different opinion than you have. :)

  • @reddragonready Pardon..engineer and producer

  • @reddragonready You can keep 'em all man, Waits can love it too. If you can't at least match Waits intensity then I say stay away from a Waits song. In my opinion, she just isn't right for this song. The original sends chills down the spine, this, no offense, feels like an ad jingle. Blind Boys of Alabama is a group that could get away with covering Waits. Point, her cover of The Tourist is better than the original. Jarosz has talent, it has better uses.

  • @EdOByrne Don't know who you are referring to when you say "keep them all"? I am a Tom Waits fan from many years back and I like this cover.

    Then again, I don't like The tourist but that's because I don't like Radiohead. They are a poor imitation of Faithless and Massive Attack imo. Guess we will have to agree to disagree deeply on music eh? ;D

  • @reddragonready What I mean to say is producers and musicians alike won't change my opinions, regardless of their credentials. I would say Radiohead has a fundamentally rock based foundation that neither Massive Attack nor Faithless can ascribe. The one band Radiohead I think can readily be criticized of plagiarizing is Aphex Twin, and their style differs soundly enough to call it distinctly original.

  • @EdOByrne Admittedly I base that opinion re Radiohead on the 2007 album and a general deep dislike of many of the British "rock bands" from the last 20 years. Then again, seems Sarah Jarosz has a very different view on Radiohead, Citing them often as a favorite. :)

    Just goes to show you how personal music taste is doesn't it? :)

  • @reddragonready It does, and it is difficult to argue with hers in particular

  • @EdOByrne LOL Yes, I saw on your channel why you would say that. ;)

  • she is rushing this song and its lyrics... this is awful

  • Great artist, great writer, great song!

  • Ya know this young lady is just so great its astounding,she is my very favorite musical performer,and her sidemen are awsome as well.Just cant get enough of her talent.

  • The whole Austin City Limits set was beautiful for her. Steve Martin was damned good before her as well!!

  • This is a performance she did at austin city limits just go to their site and you can see her whole performance

  • I watched this on TV...I caught the last two songs, this one being the last. Does anyone know the song she played right before this one?

  • @TheGrugruxKing I'm sorry but I can't remember the exact play list but unless it was the instrumental I would advise to simply Google one of the lines in combination with the word Lyrics. I usually manage to find song titles and lyrics that way. :)

  • @TheGrugruxKing

    Did you watch this on PBS last night too? :P

  • @TheGrugruxKing I don't know the name, but here's the full episode on the PBS site so you can watch it again if you want to: video.pbs.org/video/1633720535

  • @TheGrugruxKing I think it was The Muse, but honestly, check everything out cuz she ROCKS

  • @putzers7 her voice is frigging phenomenal.

    

  • @TheGrugruxKing Land's End was the song before this one. And the one before that was My Muse.

  • @TheGrugruxKing I believe it was "My Muse"

  • @TheGrugruxKing Before this was an instrumental medley - "Land's End / Chasin Talon".

  • @TheGrugruxKing What channel was this on?

  • @TheGrugruxKing ok so im a little late on this but if you go to Austin City Limits you can find Sarah and steve martin as well..more than worth lookin into ;) blow your socks off it will ;)

  • A Ukelele cries for this woman.

  • @shotgunspinach, thanks for reminding us of how much better it was when youtube allowed us to completely hide ears-of-tin comments like yours ...

  • And she plays a killer solo too.

  • I like it..

  • please listen to this while reading along with the lyrics. if this ain't the blues, i don't know what the blues be. read along and listen. be enlightened. be real.

  • watch her at 3:14 and tell me she isn't talented. wow.

  • great music

  • The awesome thing about music is............you can always find what you like, and you're not required to like it all.

    This is not my kind of music, but if it was, I would say she is doing a good job. People there are happy and responding, and that is what it is supposed to be. Joy. Not your cup of tea? Fine........find something you do enjoy, which is what I am going to do right now.

  • I love how everyone has a solo in it xD

  • I love the pentatonic scale he is playing on the fiddle!!! :) Don't think I've ever heard those particular passing tones scratched out on a throaty violin lol - very well done

  • she has a mediocre voice at best

  • @shotgunspinach And if all you are looking for is a good voice, stick to Doyle. This is more for people who also appreciate interpretative , song writing and instrumental skills. 

  • @shotgunspinach I just saw her live yesterday. She has NOTHING on Lady Gaga or anyone on the radio today. She started her career at age, what, nine? She's got guts.

  • @shotgunspinach ....you dipshit, this is NOT a song that showcases vocals. Watch the rest of the Austin City Limits performance and you'll get a better taste of her vocal range. This is NOT to say she is the best vocalist out there by any means, but her vocals are far better than "mediocre at best" as you described them. Not to mention that at the age of 20, she has a musical maturity that far surpasses not only her peers, but many past musicians at the same stage in their careers

  • @onemuziclvr I wish you would have left of the "dipshit" ( though it IS an insult I like, I don't think the one short opinion warrants it as shotgunspinach wasn't rude about his opinion).

    Other than that..well put! :)

  • @reddragonready you're right....I let my immediate reaction get the best of me....@shotgunspinach, I did not intend to belittle you, everyone has a right to their opinion and I respect that, regardless of whether or not I agree with it. And thank you reddragonready for pointing out that, if anyone, I was the one being a dipshit. We all need to be reminded now and then, right?

  • @onemuziclvr LOL I didn't mean to imply that you were being one. As a general rule though, no doubt you are correct...we all are at times and we all should occasionally be reminded of that fact. But not too often please! ;D

  • @reddragonready LOL...I only wish to be reminded when I am, in fact, being a dipshit. Which hopefully is not too often :P hahaha. And don't worry, I didn't think you were implying that I was one, I realized that all on my own :D lol

  • I bet Brad is the one guy that Disliked the video. Boo you Brad, boo you.

  • @Lacey1512 LOL That's funny!

    However in all fairness to the Mysterious Brad...that "dislike" I suspect, came from some childish fool I argued with. I tend to piss folks off in discussions and I know I pissed off a lot of Whitney Houston fans for stating she was lip syncing in a certain video.

  • During the working day I have to listen to the latest top 40 advertising jingles piped through the PA. At home, thanks to YT, I get to listen to beautiful, heartfelt music such as this. Thank goodness for the internet! What a fabulous clip. Thanks for uploading it.

    Tony

  • @Mouldytone You're very welcome Tony. I know just how it feels. :)

  • 3 of the greatest musicians

  • Thanks for sharing this with us Brad, what a wonderful clip. It took me back to when I was in school in Austin and I used to go and sit for hours to get tickets to ACL, saw some wonderful entertainers. Maradee and I got to see Nancy Griffith, what a show. I saw her three times that year, what an entertainer.....

    Oh, if only we focused on positive things like music instead of politics, what a beautiful world it would be.

    Jimmy

  • @jamous01 Who's Brad?

  • These players are so in time with each other, they swing it in perfect synch

  • Im in love.

  • I saw her one night on austin city limits, right after a long night rehearsing w/ the band, and fell in love with her in about 3 minutes. I cannot believe how 'pure' her sound, voice is. I absolutely need to tell her how awesome she is, but im sure she has ppl telling her all the time. I freekin love this girl. She and her two bandmates are good too, but i just cant believe how her music makes me feel as soon as i hear her voice.

  • Southern charm at its finest

  • Wow. Does that girl know what she is doing? Beautifully told tale. Thanks

  • Sarah wails. Alex is one of the best young fiddle players that I've seen.

  • Well done!!

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