Dar Williams Winter Tour Dates 2010
Celebrated US writer/artist Dar Williams is set to embark on an intimate winter UK tour in support of the release of 'Many Great Companions', a 2CD collection (out 11th October, 2010 on Proper Records) which charts her course from an upstart neo?folkie to a seasoned artist, generously and comprehensively pairing a career overview with the William's latest recording project.
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Dar Williams 2010 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
November 2010
30 Nov Tues Chester Telfords Warehouse - telfordswarehousechester.com
December 2010
1 Dec Wed Bury Met - themet.biz
2 Dec Thurs Edinburgh Pleasence Rooms - lonesomehighway.co.uk
3 Dec Fri York Duchess - theduchessyork.co.uk
5 Dec Sun London Union Chapel - unionchapel.org.uk
6 Dec Mon Nottingham Glee Club - glee.co.uk
7 Dec Tues Birmingham Glee Club - glee.co.uk
Throughout her career, Dar Williams has employed a reporter's keen eye and a fiction writer's feel for nuance in the act of confronting what she's described as "the big picture of how people approach life," doing so by examining and illuminating the minute details. These juxtaposed thematic arcs, laden with intriguing narrative twists and vivid imagery, are cast in sharp relief on Many Great Companions.
The first disc contains luminous, newly recorded acoustic performances of a dozen of Williams' most sharply drawn and resonant songs; the second cherry-picks 19 of her classics, along with her uplifting take on Ray Davies' Kinks gem "Better Things," which fits in seamlessly with the originals.
On the new tracks, Dar Williams is joined by Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, who doubles as producer, sometimes in tandem with the artist. Also making memorable appearances are Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek fame, fellow singer/songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Patty Larkin, and the trio Motherlode.
"Tuneful songs that offer incisive portraits of emotional entanglements and our perilous world. She helps speak to our better nature without preaching." - Wall Street Journal
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