In April, Iron & Wine mastermind Sam Beam and singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop released their collaborative album Love Letter for Fire to great acclaim. The pair also visited NPR Music in the spring to film an intimate Tiny Desk Concert, performing the three tracks in a stripped-back format: ‘Sailor to Siren,’ ‘Know the Wild That Wants You’ and ‘Every Songbird Says.’
NPR talked about the pair’s performance: “The music itself was gorgeous to match, as the two performed three songs from their new collaborative record, Love Letters for Fire. If you haven’t yet heard it, the album’s sound fits right where you’d hope it would: between the inventive hookiness of Hoop’s terrific solo work and the more sombre ruminations of the work Beam makes at the head of Iron & Wine. Weeks later, watching their performance is like recapturing a little slice of that spring day, just when we need it most.” Watch below.
At the end of the summer, the pair are heading out on a UK tour that also takes in the Edinburgh International Festival, End of the Road and the Moseley Folk Festival. Details below.
28th August – Edinburgh International Festival
29th August – Marine Court, Bangor
30th August – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
31st August – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
1st September – Union Chapel, London
2nd-4th September – End of the Road Festival
4th September – Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham
