It makes me happy to know that some people are doing exactly what they should be doing for a living. Thank you all for picking up an instrument and daring to see what could happen.

I found this song when I quit drinking. Celebrating my 8 year sober anniversary later this week. This jam is magical, no matter what it is, if you're reading this, if you're listening to this, you got this

I fell into a very hard episode of dysthymia (a 'kind' of depression) during 2020, almost eight months fighting against this mental illness. There were times in which I couldn't control my thoughts and I honestly believed I was never going to be able to have a normal life again, that it didn't matter if I died tomorrow or in sixty years. I found this song on Spotify by chance, and I swear to god, it was the only song I could listen to in order to calm down, even during panic attacks and other things the medicine couldn't control itself. It was truly a blessing to have found your music, and I believe something or someone out there put you all together to bring joy and heal. Yesterday I took my last pill of antidepressants, and gathered the bravery to leave this comment, as my treatment is finally over. This may never get to you, but I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me getting stronger at times that I was hanging by a thread. Thank you so much for devoting yourselves to music so people like me can find a ray of hope in these when life seems pointless. Thank you, thank you so much.

I saw YoYoMa and the Goat Rope Rodeo at Meadowbrook Amphitheater in Auburn Hills, MI, an outdoor venue on a July summer evening in 2013. My best friend of over 50 years had just had a Bone Marrow transplant and was doing ok. Not long after the concert started, i had a call from his wife telling me that he had just died. This venue had seating in a shell and a grassy hill behind. I bought a couple of glasses of wine and sat on the hill by myself listening to this beautiful music thinking of my friend and they put me in a very peaceful place with the soothing eclectic music that is impossible to explain. I will never forget this night and will be forever grateful t them.

Have you ever just loved something so much it makes you tear up? That's how I feel every time I hear this. Absolutely amazing.

This just seems to say, "It will all be okay". Thank you Yo-Yo and friends.

yo-yo ma's part is so fantastic. i love how the song is split up in a way that emphasizes each instrument at different times.

I love how you can tell each of them are so in love with their music and their art. They are all playing with such passion and joy. How euphoric this must have felt

Jesus, Edgar Meyer at aroun 2:15 - just incredible speed and precision from a bassist. No wonder at least 1/2 this group are certified Geniuses.

Who says you can’t play a mandolin like a guitar? Tell Thile that after the five minute mark. Attaboy Chris, keep doing what you do best!

This song. Every time. Beings me to tears. So much talent in that room. This is real music.

This is the greatest thing in the world

Sometimes music like this is the only thing that keeps me going.

"Attaboy" can bring me joy even on my darkest days. Watching them take such joy in the music and in each other's company makes the world a bit brighter.

I love how every time you listen to it, you feel a different melody, it's not the same every round I replay the video. Never gets bland. :)

I can say, without any doubt, that this is one of the greatest songs ever written.

In every version of this song I can find, this is the only version where Stuart kills that High D at 1:31. Bets part of the song.

chris thile has gone above and beyond!

I’m literally up at nearly 2:30am listening to this and crying 😪 anyone listening to this in 2019? Pretty sure it’s just me 😭

This is like the finest French wine. Only with this, you can refill your glass by hitting 'replay'

This is what happens when you take 4 musicians at the top of their respective instruments, each a legend in there own right and set them in a room together, Goat Rodeo is pure magic. Im so happy to have seen Chris in concert and he is a wizard on the Mando

Oh, my stars! I bought 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' immediately after the album was released, as I have been a dedicated fan of all four of these players for many, many years. But until seeing this video performance I did not realize how perfectly synchronized and tuned-in to the same emotional frequency they all are, while at the same time playing such very different parts. My heart is in my throat, and I am finding it hard to express my feelings just now for this performative achievement. Bravo, gentlemen.! Your talents are much appreciated.

Also, I was lucky enough a summer ago to work closely to yo yo ma and he is nothing short of one of the nicest and most genuine people on this planet. just being around his energy made me a better musician

That is the true meaning of music to me.

Wow. Damn... this magic existed for 10 years before I got to hear it.

gives me goosebumps no matter how many times i listen

I love Yo-Yo Ma's expressions - they tell you what you can already hear, that he's putting his whole heart into a piece of music. These men are nothing short of superb!

Four authentic musical geniuses. Absolute masters of their craft.

use earphone, prepare for that violin on 1:30, tickles my back, stings my ears, vibrates the back of my neck, and brings me to teras

Go Stuart! Oh, this makes me cry...his solo is never the same twice. (On the record it's simply fantastic--he hits that high note at 1:23--goosebumps :) I thank God for this song! What a talented guy (and group!)

Now I understand, what a sweet addiction to music means

favorite song since it came out and someone intro it to me...it tells a story, dont know what it is but it always makes me happy and puts me in a busy bee mood

i never thought i’d have much of an interest in music like this. yet here we are. this making me feel like my life is a little more worth living. it’s like it’s just telling me is gonna be ok. that something will happen. that i’ll have more than what i’ve planned. it just makes my heart beat faster and lifts my soul in a way

Heavenly. Now this is what real music is. The skill and talent that is here is too much to handle. Well done master class muscians

This is an album I come back to many times. I have only grown more fond of it.

this is how happiness would sound like.

I, just, want to kiss each of them on the mouth and say, "Thank you for sharing your beautiful selves!"

Listened to this track over a hundred times and it has never gotten old :)

The concept in these Goat Rodeo Sessions is so intriguing! It's simple and straightforward in one moment, complex and intricate in the next; it highlights all 4 instruments in different ways at different times, and none of the players are ever fighting for attention; it's classical and it's bluegrass and it's Irish folk and it's Americana...and it's all just so amazing!

This makes me feel happy. That is all I have to report.

I don't know why but, this music brings overwhelming emotions and happy tears to my eyes. Really speaks to my soul in a wonderful way that I cannot explain.

when was the last time we saw a superstar this enthused with music?

fricking love the pause near 02:24

Haven't watched this in a while, I'd forgotten how jaw-droppingly amazing it is!

I think my heart stopped just watching this. These men are in love with their music. This is the real stuff.

My music teacher (Jason Truby of POD and Living Sacrifice) played this whole album in class on Monday, and all of us loved it! He said if they're ever in our area, the class will be going to see them. They're crazy good!

It’s been almost 10 years now and this song still means as much to myself as it did then. If not more. Memories have been made at various times listening to this. With just myself in Gods creation of nature, my family, and friends. Been blessed to listen to the beauty of this composition while looking upon a thousands miles of the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont.

I have shown this to multiple people and listened to it countless times.. this is music. the kind of music that paints a tapestry in your mind, The music, that when you close your eyes and listen.. paints wondrous and beautiful landscapes simply through the power of the music and the human imagination.

I have listened to this so many time it's hard to count and love it every time 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Notes into music, bows, fingers, strings; four maestros give many hearts wings...

god i wish i could be as good at and as in love with something as these guys clearly are with music

real musicians making real music that sounds real good.

1:32 sounds like freedom.

At the Miller outdoor theater here in Houston there is a small hill. I was five and my three older brothers were flying kites. Afterwards they said let’s run down the hill. I started running then I realized, “I can’t stop.” My brothers saw I was scared when I fell down then they all pretended to roll down the hill and fall again and again. This made me laugh instead of crying. This music gives me the butterfly’s the same way falling down the hill did. Thanks gentlemen, for the once forgotten memory.👦🏻🪁🧑🏽‍🦱🪁👦🏻🪁👧🏻

Good Lord , how wonderful this ‘sound ‘ is …..what music making is being done ! Any where that Yo Yo Ma goes is classic with me ! So darn great and beautiful !!!!!

I heard this by chance on the radio this morning, and loved it. Thankfully the radio station had an online index, so I could find out what it was.

I remember playing this at a concert. It was so. friggin. hard

1:30 makes my heart explode in my chest, even after watching this video well over a hundred times. Incredible

I think this might be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written

This album motivated me so much as a double bass player 😂 I have no idea why! I played through most of highschool and now I’m 20 and listening to this all over again!

Song that is saying everything, any time...

best music ever i've heard.

Yo-Yo has always been Yo-Yo. I've listen to him for years. Stuart, Edgar, and Chris are now on my list of favorite musicians. They go together like the masters of Jazz, "Four Play".

The pure joy that comes out of my speakers. Smiles abound!

I can't get over the pure genius of this. These are four musicians with immense talent.

I listened to this record over and over for a year, nothing else, and never got tired of it. Such brilliance is rare.

I never watch Colbert. And the one time I did, this is where it brought me. Holy smokes. Mind, blown.

The emotions flowing from these men through these instruments inspire me to tears. I feel some kind of primal memory of when our sole consciousness was music.

Goose bumps.. every time!

if it wasnt for the Colbert Report i would never have heard any of this amazing music.

I watched the videos after seeing this on Colbert. Yesterday I bought the CD. It was only $10. I suggest everyone who liked this video does the same. The album is absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to listen to it again.

I can not stop listening to this. It's so great especially the mandolin, but it's just incredible how everything comes together musically!

Never noticed how they all do a 'bow' high five at the end! legends.

thank you is not enough but I thank you for making my new house a true home among the raccoons, skunks, deer, mountain lions, pines, stars, sky, and moon.

I've been playing their clips over and over for days. Such a wonderful departure from all the racket we hear every day.

Give it up for the transition at 4:15 absolutely amazing

I can't even handle how good this is. This makes makes my heart smile.

It would be such a dream to have a jam session or just chat with these talented people. Definitely on the bucket list.

Beautiful, just beautiful! Makes so happy every time I hear that song. Tears in my ears

Spectacular Musicianship

What IS this, and why am I only now realizing how much I need it?!?

Guys i'm crying...

Just one of many gorgeous tracks by Goat Rodeo.

We are not worthy....

It doesn't matter what "genre" you play in as long as you play with emotion!! Unreal watching these guys. Hats off to all!

Masterpiece

We all ride our antique race bicycles to some large shady trees, perfect for slack lining. Its about 75 degrees, but a calm breeze cancels it out, and makes the leaves lightly flutter. All the friends and the girlfriend are here messing around with the slackline, Andy has the sound cube out, and starts playing some blue grass and Yo Yo Ma. The snowcapped mountains linger in the distance, and some mountain cyclists ride by, covered in mud, indulging in what summer has to offer. Harmony.

lolz I wonder how he keeps a hold on his cello when the passion hits... 4:10 he's throwing it way out there

As these four men have shown; A true musician becomes a part of their instrument.

'Though There are Torturers Though there are torturers in the world There are also musicians. Though, at this moment, men Are screaming in prisons There are jazzmen raising storms Of sensuous celebration And orchestras releasing Glories of the spirit. Though the image of God Is everywhere defiled A man in Clare Is playing the concertina, The Sistine Choir is levitating Under the dome of St. Peter's And a drunk man on the road Is singing for no reason. Michael Cody

This is some of the most outstanding music I have ever heard. Thank you Stephen Colbert.

I only know this bc my old US History teacher used to play it and Ive missed it

Its fun to watch musicians who enjoy what they do so much!

Probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. Light and lively. It's super fun. Please record more!(:

Yo Yo Ma's part in this song melts my heart!!

Music like this that makes me wish I had learned a string instrument instead of learning saxophone. but DCI makes me wish I learned a brass instrument, so I guess it's all fair.

Don't be a hater. That's like saying "because that chef is a master chef, they must hate cooking Brats at their tailgate party." I'm pretty sure he's having a good time and bringing a lot of people a lot of happiness.

For some reason this strangely reminds me of legend of Zelda...

I come back here often. Thanks to James Taylor for hosting this event!

Since when did Jude Law play mandolin?! NICE!