Dar Williams

...activism EVANSTON, Ill. --- Singer, songwriter and gay/lesbian/transgender activist Toshi Reagon has performed with Pete Seeger, Dar Williams and Ani Difranco. On Thursday, Nov. 12, she will perform original music and share her thoughts...

In this article: Toshi Reagon, Northwestern University, Grammy Award, Elvis Costello, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Stevie Wonder, and Lenny Kravitz

...originally in writing songs/playing in a band? Lauren: I listened to a lot of singer-songwriters like Ani Difranco, Dar Williams and Janis Ian along with a lot of Billy Bragg and the Clash. I wrote my own songs before we started the...

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Morsberger's CD features guest appearances by Marshall Crenshaw and Jules Shear, and was produced by Stewart Lerman (Dar Williams). Triple-A radio promo is slated for November and December, with a focus on the track 'I Want...

In this article: Bob Dylan, Charles Darwin, Jules Shear, Marshall Crenshaw, Warren Zevon, New York City, Levon Helm, PBS, and University of Edinburgh

...2008 tribute album, Born to the Breed, featured 14 Collins songs interpreted by Chrissie Hynde, Rufus Wainwright, Dolly Parton, Dar Williams and others. The record is an unexpected celebration, in a way, as Collins is viewed by many fans as...

In this article: Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Born to the Breed, New York, Suzanne, Cafe Carlyle, Democracy, and YouTube

...general direction of her father, folk singer Pierce Pettis. The elder Pettis is a respected songwriter whose work has been covered by Dar Williams, Joan Baez and Garth Brooks, among others. He's also been a guest on "Mountain Stage." Pettis...

In this article: Texas, West Virginia, Charleston, Ohio University, St. Edwards University, National Public Radio, and Austin

Dar Williams (Dorothy Snowden Williams, born April 19, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter specializing in pop folk. She is a frequent performer at folk festivals and has toured with such artists as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty...

In this article: Joan Baez, The Honesty Room, The Nields, Razor & Tie, Mortal City, The Green World, Gideon Freudmann, Lucy Kaplansky, and End of the Summer

...STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING This moment was bound to come. In 1995, Joan Baez turned a young Boston songwriter named Dar Williams into a national star by recording her ode to women who hold fast to their best idea of...

In this article: Boston, Beet, Kris Delmhorst, Peter Mulvey, Chris Smither, Joan Baez, Arlington, and New York

Dar Williams has often been mentioned in the same breath as Joni Mitchell, and with good reason. They're both singer-songwriter-guitarists with folk roots, who combine melodic music with thoughtful lyrics. At the Duck Room, Williams and...

In this article: Joni Mitchell, Fountains of Wayne, Comfortably Numb, Stacy's Mom, Brad Wood, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, and My Better Self

Posted by: csheppard on Aug. 12, 2009 All too often, it's easy to lose an artist amidst the genre that defines them. Dar Williams is a folk singer/songwriter who stands for much more than such a tightly bound definition. As a...

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DAR WILLIAMS "Promised Land" Razor & Tie WHO THAT knows Dar Williams doesn't like her? Her big smile. Her modest looks. Her song "As Cool as I Am," an anthem for women. About 10 years ago, Williams filled a musical void. She was neither a...

In this article: Razor & Tie and Mary Chapin Carpenter