Viewers watch Gaelynn Lea performing at Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Viewers watch Gaelynn Lea performing at Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Tuesday 12 March
The kickoff of the festival comes from the four corners of Bob Boilen's brain. Held in the Central Presbyterian Church on Tuesday night, the Tiny Desk Family Hour was an intimate showcase for nine Tiny Desk alumni, including 2016 Small Office Contest winner Gaelynn Lea; interpreter of the rising soul Cautious Clay; Mountain Man, folk trio of North Carolina; Brooklyn rapper Leikeli47; "Emo puppet group" Fragile Rock; John Paul White (formerly of The Civil Wars duo); the bilingual folk singer Gina Chavez; singer and pianist Amanda Palmer; and former Fugees member Wyclef Jean. Over the next few weeks, we will be rolling out videos of the show highlighting the tracks of each performer.
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Cautious Clay performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Cautious Clay performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Gina Chavez performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Gina Chavez performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Wyclef Jean performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Wyclef Jean performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Fragile Rock occurs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Fragile Rock occurs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Gaelynn Lea occurs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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The mountain man occurs at the family's hour with the small office of the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas during the SXSW 2019 Music Festival.
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The mountain man occurs at family time with the small office of the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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John Paul White performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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John Paul White performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Leikeli47 occurs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Leikeli47 occurs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Amanda Palmer performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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Amanda Palmer performs at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival.
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