Sister Sparrow is as dominant onstage as Tina Turner. Her voice is THE BEST, then she treats us with dance moves that show us how much she loves the songs she wrote. That being said, her backup band is like the Allman Brothers band, the Blues Brothers band and Sly and the Family Stone all fought for places on her team. Give them a bunch of listens, and like them too. How could you not?
I was at a fuction a while back. It was an open event with open seating around large round tables. I was the only one left at the table as I was late to dinner. First the horn players walked up and asked if they could join me. We chatted. Great guys. Then the rest of the band showed up and sat in the remaining seats. Sister Sparrow sat to my immediate left! 😮 Im like whaaaat? (On the inside) On the outside I'm trying to talk and make conversation through my non-stop grin! What a super nice lady and memorable evening!
The first like... five notes out of her mouth had me almost pressing the next button, but I'm so glad I stuck around. This girl can SANG! Her band gets down too :)
I've been following them since their early 2009 residency at Rockwood Music Hall and have been in love ever since...enough to get their logo permanently inked on my skin. The pride I feel for these wonderful people getting the recognition they deserve is beyond the moon. If you haven't seen them live, they will most likely be in you town soon. :-)
I clicked on this video because I saw a harmonica player and those are rare these days even in blues and I was not disappointed. At the beginning I was looking around for a Hammond organ and it took me a while to realise the sound was actually coming from the harmonica. That shit's insane!
wow…her voice is like super amazing and then it goes to some place that is like…'huh-what the hell was that?' and then it goes back to 'wow-super cool!'…very interesting.
Sucks, eh? What the hell are you talking about? The Sister is quite versatile, an excellent showwoman and has an excellent band backing her. Don't talk unless you have something backing what you are saying.
I've seen this Tiny Desk like so many times completely because I love how she just goes from trash to gold. She actually has a very strong voice despite the random instability and it's cool to see her mess up and then get it back. And also I love it cuz the band is like amazing (and super cute!) and the music is just gr8
+Elsif You mean mastered, or produced. The sound was engineered by Josh Rogosin with (I'm assuming) assistance from the production crew. I only make this correction because the final product of NPR Music is always incredible, and they deserve full credit :)
Oli McIntosh it's really generic if that's what you mean. And gives my douche chills when she does that "I ain't no ways tired" Hillary Clinton accent.
Oli, you should listen to the Tedeschi Trucks band if you have not already. Sister Sparrow reminds me a lot of Susan Tedeschi, their voices are both incredibly powerful and pure, and each band takes their own unique spin off of the blues.
Utterly enjoyable to this old bloke from a South Pacific satellite state of the empire of sound and fury.. It's the rhythm, it's the ensemble collaboration, the vibe is upbeat. And there's the lyrics.. kinda apt for these times, times of disruption and re-synthesis. Lyrics strongly in the personal dimension, yet in the pop sound somehow with a knowingness about the world of mis-allocated wealth, as in "If you got money". A great act all round. Gratitude, really... And like Dylan, I reckon her voice is strong. Like, as rough a diamond as her humane references to eternal consolations of the love force. Howzat! Go Sister and go you Birds!
Got turned on to them thanks to Spotify and was so glad to see they have already done a TDC. Her vocals coupled with the band are great. tons of soul, tons of heart. Can't wait to try and see them in concert. Thanks TDC and NPR for making this available.
this band knocked me off my feet! i was definitely caught off guard. I clicked the video on accident and next thing I knew I was moving my body to the beat. amazing!
Wow, what a great band, great music. I feel sorry for a lot of friends of my age who think the pop music has peaked in the 60s and early 70s. Obviously good music is written every day. Nice.
Holy Crap! My 87 year old ma, who lives in Florida turned me-on to this group. She saw them on Austin City Limits, so I figgered they weer worth looking-up. Glad I did. (I think I'm in love..... ;-)
Twice in a row and it's still insufficient. You're killing me, Tiny Desk, softly but assuredly with so much beauty. Thanks! To Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds too, of course.
does anybodyelse want to see them play a stage with the Black Crowes? Imagine her dueting with Chris...man, that would be so great....someone please make it happen
Nice job, SS&DB, you killed it again. Win. Was wondering how you'd tone it down for the TD, but you did just fine. If you liked this set, support them by seeing them live, where they are truly amazing. Arleigh can do even more with her voice than what you see here. One amazing singer and band.
