Caamp · NPR Tiny Desk, Washington D.C. · 2026

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Live video · Folk · 2020s

Caamp — Tiny Desk Concert, NPR, 2026

Why this recording

This booking owes a lot to TikTok: according to producer Kara Frame, the video Caamp sent to the Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, filmed in front of a fireplace with just a banjo and a guitar, resurfaced there and spread among fans. Watching both versions of “All the Debts I Owe” side by side shows how far the band has come, from duo to five-piece, with Joe Kavalec on Rhodes. NPR credits Maia Stern as director and editor, and Josh Newell as audio director and mixer.

Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Filmed live session by the band Caamp for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert, at the radio’s offices in Washington (USA), published on 19 March 2026 for the band’s tenth anniversary. A folk outfit founded in Ohio by Taylor Meier (vocals, guitar) and Evan Westfall (banjo), Caamp performs here as a quintet with Matt Vinson (bass), Joe Kavalec (keys) and Nick Falk (drums). The four-song acoustic set moves through their catalogue — By and By, Millions (from the 2025 album Copper Changes Color), So Cool — and closes on All the Debts I Owe, the song they had submitted to the Tiny Desk contest a decade earlier. Intimacy, vocal harmonies and warm American folk define this capture in NPR’s cult format. A full performance / live session to enjoy for lovers of folk, americana and intimate filmed sessions. NPR’s Tiny Desk format, filmed amid a newsroom’s desks, has become a cult destination for acoustic live sessions. This Caamp performance is a fine example, to watch in full.

Setlist

  1. By and By
  2. Millions
  3. So Cool
  4. All the Debts I Owe

Personnel & credits

  • Taylor Meier — vocals, guitar
  • Evan Westfall — banjo, backing vocals
  • Matt Vinson — bass, backing vocals
  • Joe Kavalec — keyboards
  • Nick Falk — drums, backing vocals