Maren Morris was nearly done with her seven-song set at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York when her face got dead serious. “This is the song that turned me into an artist and not just a singer-songwriter,” she told the crowd as part of the acclaimed Soho Sessions series that brings A-list artists to more intimate spaces for various charities.
Morris is more accustomed to theaters and amphitheaters these days. But in this 250-person venue nestled squarely in the Hamptons, she brought out opener Yola for “My Church,” the first single from her 2016 debut album Hero.
“Is it okay if we take you to church on this last one?,” Morris asked the crowd as seen in the video above. Morris solos the first verse before Yola, whose booming voice and ebullient stage presence across fiv