Bobby Carter | September 12, 2025
Ed Sheeran’s Tiny Desk (home) concert from 2021 was a huge moment for NPR Music. During a time of uncertainty, his show — now at nearly 15 million views — honored the intimate nature of our platform while also reimagining his work. We knew that when the time was right, Sheeran would step behind the real Desk and that time is now.
Featuring brand new songs from the album Play, plus an old favorite, watch Sheeran build the instrumental elements in real time with guitar, keyboard and a looping station.
SET LIST
“Sapphire”
“A Little More”
“Camera”
“Photograph”
“Azizam”
MUSICIANS
Ed Sheeran: vocals, guitar, keys, electronics
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Zayrha Rodriguez
Audio Engineers: Josephine Nyounai, Neil Tevault
Production Assistants: Dhanika Pineda, Dora Levite
Photographer: Virginia Lozano
Live Stream Technicians: Allen Walden, Bruce Grant, Will Mitchell
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
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Bravo! ❤❤❤
I don’t know if anyone, including myself will understand how quickly I started actually sobbing when he randomly merged into “photograph” 😭
He really improved his melismas and appoggiaturas. His vocal agility is better than ever.
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I have to say, I’ve never been a fan of Ed Sheeran, but listening to his solo, real time loop etc and just him stripped back singing /acoustic has given me a new found respect for the guy. I wish he’d put out more acoustic stripped back simplified stuff. I was also struck my how many of his songs had a hidden folk vibe. Most of what he played felt like they would work well played on Fiddle, Whistle, Bodhran as well as acoustic.