We loved getting to spend a night with Yola at her event for the Grammy Museum! Taking place at WNYC’s Greene Space, we spent a cold, bitter night being warmed by Yola’s presence. Performing songs off her new EP, My Way, Yola took time to open up about her life, her musical roots, and her personal journey to becoming the woman she is today. The audience was completely captivated, as was I.
Enjoy videos from her live performance – and a look into her breathtaking presence – at the videos linked below!
Yola performed an intimate live set for YouTube Space in New York City’s Chelsea Market on July 22nd. Surrounded by cameras in a small studio, Yola and her band were unfazed by the fanfare, playing an energetic, infectious set as if no one else was in the room. Yola is an extraordinary performer; her voice takes flight, soaring on the wings of its own power, immediately capturing the listener. With her latest record, Walk Through Fire, Yola leaves no one untamed.
Largely performing tracks off Walk Through Fire, Yola peppered her set with a cover of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “What You Do” off 2016’s Orphan Offering.
Just four days later, Yola performed at the iconic Newport Folk Festival. She also made appearances during other sets, joining Dawes and Brandi Carlile’s The Highwomen, along with luminary Sheryl Crow. Most incredibly, she joined Dolly Parton herself.
On August 10th, she’ll be opening for Patty Griffin at Lincoln Center’s Roots of American Music Weekend: Americanafest.
