Photo © Pascal Amoyel. 

“Their music,” says NPR’s Robin Hilton—”a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies—certainly ranks among the loveliest to grace the NPR Music offices.”

Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz, better known as the singing duo Lily & Madeleine, had a huge year in 2013 with the release of their first EP, The Weight of the Globe, and a self-titled LP last fall, and now they’re gearing up for another. They’ve just kicked it off with a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR, with a rendition of three songs from that LP that are now available to stream or download here at NPR.org.

The two sisters, Hilton adds, “aren’t the youngest musicians ever to play the Tiny Desk, but,” at 16 and 18, respectively, “they come pretty close.”

Their youth scarcely comes across in their tight, confident musical performances, but it does mean that those performances have been relatively rare. That’s changing this year, with a generous string of tour dates in North America and the UK in the first half of 2014.

After a pair of dates in their native Midwest including playing with at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Happy Hour (and in Chicago and Indianapolis on Jan 25 and 31, respectively), Lily & Madeleine are heading to Scotland and England from Feb 10-15, followed by concerts across the US from April 16 to June 20 plus a June 21 show in Vancouver.

A full schedule of Lily & Madeleine’s upcoming shows is available on their website.