I'm With Her: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

March 28, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The three singers who perform together as I'm With Her sound like sisters. It's as if they've known each other all their lives and share common roots and musical memories.

Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins are bound by a love for bluegrass, chamber music, jazz, storytelling and singing. Each of these three musicians, now united under the I'm With Her name, have performed at the Tiny Desk before. Sara Watkins was here with Nickel Creek (2014), Watkins Family Hour (2015) and The Decemberists (2011). Sarah Jarosz was here in 2013 and Aoife O'Donovan came along with Yo Yo Ma and Chris Thile as part of the Goat Rodeo project back in 2011.

All three are brilliant players with an ever-shifting array of stringed instruments, guitars, ukulele, fiddle, mandolin and banjo. As I'm With Her, they know how to gather round a microphone and sing directly from their heart to yours. Purity is the brilliance behind I'm With Her.

The three songs they perform here come from the trio's debut album, See You Around. It's a sound made for the intimacy of the Tiny Desk and they all feel right at home.

Set List

"See You Around"
"Game to Lose"
"Overland"
Musicians

Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan

CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Beck Harlan, Dani Lyman; Production Assistant: Joshua Bote; Photo: Eslah Attar/NPR.

[sheilaray]

The voice. The harmonies. The emotion. The musicianship. Plucks the strings of my soul.

[matthirn]

These three women have really taken their individual talents as musicians and woven them together into something pretty special. The harmonies are just magical.

[frankcousins]

Faultless beautiful music - makes you believe again in human beings. So much war, destruction and pain caused, yet also capable of such wonderful things

[jimir]

Saw, I’m with Her, a couple of weeks ago live in a Presbyterian Church in the middle of Belfast Northern Ireland, fantastic concert, three extremely talented musicians.

[philtron]

This is THRILLING! Some of the best harmony singing I've ever heard. What a mountain range of talent.

[williambrennan]

I love Aoife's eyes ... you can tell that she is listening very carefully by looking at her eyes. These three artists are fantastic.

[Tutone]

For people who say they don't make music like they use to, just listen to these talented musicians. Oh yes, and there are many more out there. Good music will never die!

[johnholton]

Magical harmonies... I could listen all day. Such talented women.

[jacicrimmccrary]

This is my favorite band! They are the newest evolution of Sara Watkins' previous songwriting and performance skills with NickelCreek, and with the addition of Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan, this trio is simply fabulous! Thank you, Ladies!

[cellofeldy]

Several years on, despite living in Australia, this version of Overland still makes me want to move to Chicago just so I can leave it for San Francisco. Stunning.

[thebonebox]

That is the biggest, most enthusiastic crowd I've ever heard at a Tiny Desk concert!

[luckymurphy]

I feel like we've watched these three grow up. They were all prodigies but it's so good to see them transitioning to mature artists. Virtuosity and feeling.

[JoshFryer]

All bands linked to Nickel Creek are amazing. Without fail. I love all three of these women. Beautiful harmonies!

[bobmoshe]

I love these three individually and together. I always love watching Aiofe enjoying her bandmates' playing and singing!

[jmarty]

This is special, even by NPR standards. The magic happens right away, I was quaking in my slippers. Best wishes for your tours.

[-GuitarZero]

Not the first time I've watched this, but it still touches me deeply. Wonderfully written songs performed perfectly.

[seanpatrick]

By far my favorite performance of their song Overland. Incredibly talented humble sweet humans.

[jbear]

"Overland" was my favorite, although I must say that all of them are truly excellent.

[tom]

Such a singular demonstration of perfection.. my ears have never heard anything finer..🥰

[chrisvorster]

Don't know how to express how much I love each of these lassies individually, but not near so much as I love what they have created together! The sum of the whole is