Sign up for our mailing list Real artists creating records on their own terms
Close

Sign up for our mailing list

News

New Album ‘Carry Me Home’ Feat. Mavis Staples + Levon Helm Out Now
Friday, May 20th, 2022

New Album ‘Carry Me Home’ Feat. Mavis Staples + Levon Helm Out Now

’Carry Me Home’ is out now, an album of music recorded live in the summer of 2011 by renowned artists Mavis Staples and Levon Helm at Levon Helm‘s Studios in Woodstock, NY. Out now is Staples and Helm’s poignant rendition of The Staple Singers song "This May Be The Last Time” alongside a new video featuring the two of them performing together. 

‘Carry Me Home’ showcases two of the past century’s most iconic voices coming together in love and joy, tracing their shared roots and celebrating the enduring power of faith and music. The setlist was righteous that night, mixing vintage gospel and soul with timeless folk and blues, and the performances were loose and playful, fueled by an ecstatic atmosphere that was equal parts family reunion and tent revival. The result is an album that’s at once a time capsule and a memorial, a blissful homecoming and a fond farewell, a once-in-a-lifetime concert—and friendship—preserved for the ages. 

“It never crossed my mind that it might be the last time we’d see each other,” says Staples. “He was so full of life and so happy that week. He was the same old Levon I’d always known, just a beautiful spirit inside and out.” 
 
Staples spent five or six days in Woodstock before the performance, laughing and trading stories and going for walks around the property with Helm. As she recalls, there was very little rehearsing going on—save for a memorable moment when Helm sat down at his grandson’s tiny drumset to run a tune with her—but his daughter Amy Helm remembers her father practicing for hours on end before the concert, determined to make sure everything was just right. 
 
“Everybody in the Ramble band was laughing because it was the first and last time we’d ever seen my dad show up for rehearsals like that,” says Amy. “He would have done anything for Mavis.” 
 
Tomorrow night Staples and Amy Helm will perform together at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to celebrate the album’s release; they will also be performing together throughout the UK in June. All upcoming tour dates for both artists are listed below. 
 
 
MAVIS STAPLES TOUR DATES 
5/20 – Brooklyn, NY – BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)$  
5/21 – Accord, NY – Dirt Farmer Festival at Arrowood Farms$ 
5/28 – Toronto, Canada – Massey Hall 
6/4 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound 2022 
6/7 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique$  
6/8 – Paris, France – La Cigale$ 
6/10 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret 2022 
6/11 – Kidlington, UK – Kite Festival 2022 
6/13 - Stroud, UK – Subscription Rooms$ 
6/14 – Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall$ 
6/16 – London, UK – Union Chapel$ 
6/17 – London, UK – Union Chapel$ 
6/19 – Newport, UK – Isle of Wight Festival 
7/9 – Orillia, Canada – Mariposa Folk Festival  
7/19 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center% 
7/20 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights% 
7/22 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre% 
7/23 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field w/ Chris Stapleton 
7/26 – Madison, WI – Overture Center for the Arts% 
7/29 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater%  
7/30 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Orpheum% 
8/2 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater% 
8/3 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre% 
8/5 – St. Louis, MO – Fabulous Fox% 
8/6 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre% 
8/9 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts% 
8/11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre% 
8/14 – Boise, ID – Idaho Botanical Garden% 
8/17 – Walla Walla, WA – Wine Country Amphitheater% 
8/22 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater% 
8/23 – Eugene, OR – The Cuthbert Amphitheater% 
8/26 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield % 
9/17 – Napa, CA – Oxbow RiverStage% 
9/18 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre Berkeley% 
9/20 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre% 
9/22 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl% 
9/24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre% 
9/27 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park% 
10/7 - Helena, AR – King Biscuit Blues Festival 
10/8 - Germantown, TN – Germantown Performing Arts Center 
12/9 – Costa Mesa, CA – Segerstrom Center for the Arts 
12/11 - Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre 
 
% - with Bonnie Raitt 
$ - with Amy Helm 
 
AMY HELM TOUR DATES 
5/20 – Brooklyn, NY – BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)$ 
5/21 – Accord, NY – Dirt Farmer Festival at Arrowood Farms$  
5/28 – Frenchtown, NJ - Artyard 
6/7 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique$ 
6/8 – Paris, France – La Cigale$ 
6/11 – Bristol, UK – Louisiana 
6/13 – Stroud, UK – Subscription Rooms$ 
6/14 – Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall$ 
6/16 – London, UK – Union Chapel$ 
6/17 – London, UK – Union Chapel$ 
6/18 - Tunbridge Wells, UK – Black Deer Festival 2022 
6/20 – London, UK – St. Pancras Old Church 
7/8 - Lafayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards & 
7/9 - Marshfield, MA – Levitate Music Festival 2022 & 
7/10 - Portland, ME – Thompson's Point Outdoor Concerts and Events & 
7/12 - Hollywood, CA – The Hotel Café 
7/13 - Santa Cruz, CA – Kuumbwa Jazz Center 
7/15 - Navarro, CA – Redwood Ramble 
7/16 - Berkeley, CA – Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse 
7/24 - Portland, OR – The Old Church 
7/25 - Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley 
7/26 - Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley 
8/1 - 8/5 Big Indian, NY – Roots Rock Revival 2022 
8/10 - Woodbridge Township, NJ – Woodbridge Wednedays 
8/12 - Fall River, MA – Narrows Center For The Arts 
8/13 - Essex, VT – Essex Experience 
8/26 - Missoula, MT – River City Roots Festival 2022 
9/3 - Pagosa Springs, Colorado – Four Corners Folk Festival 2022 
9/29 - New York, NY – Beacon Theatre w/ Tedeschi Trucks Band 
 
^ - with Little Feat 
$ - with Mavis Staples 
& - with Phil Lesh and Friends 

Browse by Artist

2103All Artists 100Tom Waits 74Mavis Staples 59Neko Case 51Lost In The Trees 50Sean Rowe 48Dr. Dog 45The Milk Carton Kids
41Jolie Holland 40Bettye LaVette 37Man Man 36Son Little 35Tinariwen 33DeVotchKa 33Tim Fite 31Islands 31Grinderman 29Glen Hansard 28Saintseneca 27Galactic 27Wilco 27Delicate Steve 26Andy Shauf 25The Drums 24Michael Franti and Spe... 24Xenia Rubinos 22William Elliott Whitmo... 22Doe Paoro 22Bob Mould 21The Frames 21Nick Cave & The Bad Se... 20Joe Henry 20Christopher Paul Stell... 19Yves Jarvis 19Cass McCombs 19Booker T. Jones 19Sage Francis 18Gary V 18Deafheaven 18Calexico 17Yann Tiersen 17John K. Samson 16Jason Lytle 16The Antlers 16Danny Elfman 16Ramblin Jack Elliott 14Daniel Lanois 14Madi Diaz 14Jeremy Ivey 13Half Waif 13The Dream Syndicate 13Billy Bragg 12Leyla McCalla 12Girlpool 12Combo Chimbita 12Xavier Rudd 12Peter Silberman 11Mose Allison 11Lyrics Born 11Rain Machine 11Ryan Pollie 11Japandroids 11Roky Erickson 11Purr 11The Weakerthans 11Glitterer 11Jade Jackson 10High Pulp 10The Swell Season 10Darrin Bradbury 10Moor Mother 10Christian Lee Hutson 10So Much Light 10The Melodic 10Alfa Mist 9Hey, King! 9Curtis Harding 9Marianne Faithfull 9Wynonna 9Josiah Johnson 9M. Ward 9Cameron Avery 9N.A.S.A. 9Lido Pimienta 8Katy Kirby 8Greg Graffin 8Kate Davis 8Slow Pulp 8The Coup 8Solillaquists of Sound 8Cadence Weapon 7Kelly Hogan 7Ben Harper 7Title Fight 7Dead Man's Bones 7Ben Harper and Charlie... 7Alec Ounsworth 7Richard Reed Parry 7Beth Orton 7Eddie Izzard 7Elliott Smith 6Broken Twin 6Rafiq Bhatia 6Busdriver 6Deradoorian 6A Girl Called Eddy 6MJ Lenderman 6Kate Bush 6Bonny Doon 6James Brandon Lewis 6Os Mutantes 5Foxwarren 5One Day As A Lion 5The Tallest Man On Ear... 5Scott McMicken and THE... 5Ezra Furman 5Beat Connection 5Jasmyn 5Keaton Henson 5Art Moore 5The Field 5Kristine Leschper 4sunking 4Pops Staples 4The Good Ones 4Sparklehorse 4Waxahatchee 4Marketa Irglova 4Ersi Arvizu 4Jackson+Sellers 3Walter Wolfman Washing... 3Plains 3Mothers 3Sierra Leones Refugee... 3Marc Ribot 3Danny Cohen 3Sam Akpro 3Petra Haden 3Mavis Staples & Levon... 2Fleet Foxes 2Various Artists: RANGO 2ANTI- Records 2Jeff Tweedy 1Various Artists: ROGUE... 1Rogue's Gallery 1Antibalas 1Simian Mobile Disco 1Porter Wagoner 1Blackalicious 1Lightman Jarvis Ecstat... 1Joe Strummer And The M... 1Solomon Burke 1Youth Group 1Merle Haggard 1case/lang/veirs 1The Locust 1Taylor Vick 1Tricky 1Kronos Quartet with Br...
See Full List+