NPR

Quinn Christopherson: Tiny Desk Concert

Quinn and his musical partner, guitarist and singer Nick Carpenter, arrived from the cool of Anchorage to the swelter of D.C. and performed with remarkable confidence and grace.
Quinn Christopherson performs a Tiny Desk Contest on May 28, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR).

A moment after our 2019 Tiny Desk Contest winner, finished his first song at the NPR offices, he made a confession. He looked at me, while tuning his "Vintage White" Fender Telecaster, and said, "I don't know if you know

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR3 min read
At Age 90, America's First Black Astronaut Candidate Has Finally Made It To Space
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."
NPR2 min read
Benedictine College Nuns Denounce Harrison Butker's Speech At Their School
"Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division," the sisters wrote of the NFL kicker's controversial commencement address.
NPR3 min read
In A Debate Over A School Name, It's Not Just Parents Who Are Attached To The Past
At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.

Related Books & Audiobooks