Courtney Marie Andrews: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

April 3, 2019 | Bob Boilen --

It was a day when sunlight drenched the office and the songs of heart from Courtney Marie Andrews felt right at home. It's been a year since her comforting album, May Your Kindness Remain, came out. Amazingly it's her sixth record, and yet she's still a just few years shy of 30. The opening number here at the Tiny Desk, the album's title track, is a shining example of why the songs of Courtney Marie Andrews endure, beginning with her words, based on friendships, and the understanding of a kind soul. "And if your money runs out And your good looks fade May your kindness remain Oh, may your kindness remain" Then there's her voice, with a power that feels so unexpected coming from her small frame. Courtney Marie supports the stories she tells with her delicate yet powerful guitar and a band of musicians here at the Tiny Desk with a great understanding of the subtleties that make her music sustain and strengthen over many listens.





____ SET LIST "May Your Kindness Remain" "Rough Around the Edges" "This House"

____ MUSICIANS Courntney Marie Andrews: lead vocal, guitar, piano
William Mapp: drums
Alassane Gregoire Diarra: keyboard
Ole Kirkeng: bass