I'm With Her - "Ancient Light"

Photo by Alysse Gafkjen

I had assumed that I'm With Her was going to be a one-off project. The folk supergroup of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sara Watkins formed in 2015, released an album (See You Around) in 2018, and won a Grammy for Best American Roots song in 2020 for "Call My Name"). Now it's 2025 and the group has reformed. "Ancient Light" is exactly what we want from I'm With Her. It's laid back folk pop with strong roots in traditional folk music. Jarosz, O'Donovan, and Watkins have perfectly merged their individual styles into this project, so if you're a fan of any of these artists, you're going to love "Ancient Light." The song even meanders off into unexpected directions, making this one of the most interesting folk pop compositions we've heard in a long time. We're thrilled to welcome back I'm With Her, and we know you'll be as well.

I'm With Her say of their latest single:

“We started playing around with this riff in a Silverlake bungalow in October of 2022. We were still at the beginning of writing this album, and as these images of joyful melancholy floated towards us, we found ourselves reaching for them in a free-flowing way that felt wholly new to us, yet completely natural. This song is a journey, and (producer) Josh Kaufman encouraged us to open the song up and let it breathe. ‘Ancient Light’ sets the tone for the entire album, communing with our past and future selves.”

You can watch the video for "Ancient Light" below. Wild and Clear and Blue is due out May 9 on Rounder Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on I'm With Her, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below, and include July 21 at The Pines Theater in Northampton with Iron & Wine and November 8 in Boston at Boch Center Shubert Theater.

4/25 - Wilkesboro, NC - MerleFest

5/26 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso

5/29 - London, UK - Barbican

6/5 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant

6/6 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater

6/7 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater

6/8 - Grand Rapids, MI - Venue TBA

6/10 - Madison, WI - Capitol Theater

6/13 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall

6/14 - St. Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald Theater

6/15 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre

6/17 - Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

6/19 Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival

7/10 - Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center for the Arts *

7/11 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre *

7/12 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Yards Amphitheater *

7/13 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre *

7/15 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *

7/16 - Westport, CT - Levitt Pavilion 

7/18 - Oak Hill, NY - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

7/19 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point *

7/20 - Burlington, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum *

7/21 - Northampton, MA - The Pines Theater *

7/23 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden *

7/24 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre *

7/25 - Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *

7/26 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival 

9/25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre

9/26 - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre

9/27 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre

9/29 - Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic Performing Arts Center

10/1 - San Diego, CA - Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego

10/2 - Los Angeles, CA - Venue TBA

10/3 - Santa Barbara, CA - Campbell Hall

10/6 - Davis, CA - Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

10/8 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

10/9 - Bellingham, WA - Mount Baker Theatre

10/10 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

10/11 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre

10/13 - Jackson, WY - Center for the Arts

10/14 - Aspen, CO - Harris Concert Hall

10/15 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre

11/4 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall

11/5 - Toronto, ON - Koerner Hall

11/7 - Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Center

11/8 - Boston, MA - Boch Center Shubert Theatre

11/9 - York, PA - Venue TBA

11/11 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

11/12 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center

11/14 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall

11/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

11/16 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

*co-headline with Iron & Wine