NPR posted a Tiny Desk Concert today of Goat Rodeo, a collaboration between Chris Thile and a bunch of other guys (okay, the other guys happen to be YoYo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Stuart Duncan). i saw a notice for the collaboration sometime in the past two weeks, probably around the beginning of last week, and meant to track it down as soon as it was out.

Leastways, i was THRILLED to see it show up on the excellent NPR music website today. Tiny Desk Concerts have long been favorites, and they bring in some phenomenal musicians...

Addendum: the NPR interview. Quite taken with:  "Upon hearing this, James Taylor goes down in his shop and builds a five-by-five riser for Chris [Thile] to sit on. You think about one of the world's greatest finger-picking guitarists with a power saw in his hand."

i was a huge fan of Nickel Creek since i saw them on PBS' Austin City Limits sometime in (early?) high school, and even dragged my best friend an hour plus's drive to see them live (Floore's, Helotes, TX), and was super sad to hear of their eventual disbanding. It's been interesting to follow each of the member's careers - Chris Thile most recently of the Punch Brothers, and Sara Watkins  recently with the Decemberists.

Yeah, those are all Tiny Desk Concert links. NPR's Music division is, again, awesome.