Celebrated folk singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz returned to familiar territory on Friday 5/3 when she brought her Polaroid Lovers tour to The Sinclair. The New England Conservatory of Music alum was in top form back in her old stomping grounds.

The crowd was still filling in when Le Ren began the show with a stripped down opening set driven by just two guitars and the vocals of band lead Lauren Spear. By the time Sarah Jarosz and her band stepped onstage, they were greeted by a packed crowd at the sold-out venue. With her latest album Polaroid Lovers, Jarosz departed from the typical use of her trusty mandolin, and her ability as a multi-instrumentalist was on display as she reworked the older songs in her repertoire for 12-string guitar. The notable exception to the adaptation was when she broke out the banjo for “Annabelle Lee” and excitedly proclaimed “it’s banjo time! Even Beyoncé’s doing banjo time!” The show continued with the rest of the new album and a generous helping of covers of Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and even Massive Attack. Sarah Jarosz ended the concert with a big bow, and she had clearly earned the warm welcome back to The Sinclair.

Check out all of Greg’s photos from the show below.