Son Little: Field Recordings x Aspen Ideas Festival

Suraya Mohamed | September 2, 2024
The sun was high when musician Son Little arrived at Anderson Park on the campus of the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. While looking for a shady place to capture this Field Recording, we trekked down a steep rocky trail, all the way to the edge of the nearby Roaring Fork River, only to find it too tight for our crew and musical guest. And because the river was indeed roaring, we headed back to the top of the hill to record this intimate set.

Son Little had never performed a concert in a field before, but he was completely at ease on the hot hill, waiting patiently while we set up the cameras and microphones. He played a lovely four-song set that radiates vulnerability and affection, starting with “bend yr ear” and “what’s good” (both from his latest album, Like Neptune), and finished the set with two of his bigger hits, “mad about you” and “neve give up.”

SET LIST
“bend yr ear”
“what’s good”
“mad about you”
“neve give up”

MUSICIANS
Son Little: guitar, vocals

NPR TEAM
Director: Mito Habe-Evans
Editor: Mitra I. Arthur
Videographers: Tsering Bista, Mito Habe-Evans
Audio Engineer: Josh Newell
Post-Production Coordinator: Tsering Bista
Supervising Editor: Becky Lettenberger
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

ASPEN IDEAS TEAM
Senior Producer: Ava Hartmann
Videographers: Ryan Lohr, Will Sardinsky
Audio Engineer: Michael Milota
Audio Services Director: Matt Windholz
Festival Director: Graham Veysey

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