South X Lullaby: Holly Macve
South X Lullaby: Holly Macve with tags npr, npr music, national public radio, live, performance, holly macvee, folk, sxsw
On Sunday, March 13, Holly Macve played her first show in the United States. Two nights later, behind the bustling Austin event space Palm Door on Sabine, the 20-year-old songwriter from County Galway in Ireland sang us a lullaby. Her song "Sycamore Tree" ponders the future while longing for the past: "One day when I'm old with my past behind me / I want to lay down in the shade of the same old sycamore tree," she sings. With the sound of a restaurant fan wheeling in the background, she drove us gently through the humid night toward whatever big things may await her. -- Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans; Videographer: Cameron Robert; Editor: Cameron Robert; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; Special Thanks: Shannon Willis/Palm Door
