Awhile back I was thinking how little mandolin content there is on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. But then I started to count, and it is actually a pretty respectable amount given that the series does not have any particular mandate and is not specifically dedicated acoustic music. While the guitar is obviously ubiquitous, I think the mandolin has a slight lead over the banjo. Here is the list of concerts which contain mandolin (and related instruments). Please let me know if there are others I have missed.
Nickel Creek
Punch Brothers
Ma, Meyer, Thile, Duncan
Thile and Daves
The Lone Bellows
Avi Avital
Woven Hand (some kind of mandolin/banjo hybrid?)
Shakey Graves
Sarah Jarosz
Frank Fairfield
Frank Turner
Rahim AlHaj (oud)
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