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Dar Williams

American singer-songwriter Dar Williams lives at the intersection of pop and folk. She fuses many genres (blues, rock, jazz), resulting in a rather organic sound. She has been making music for over a decade. Her studio album "My Better Self" finds Dar at an unequivocally brazen crossroads. Reflecting on American politics, the disillusionment and apathy of youth, and the female experience, Dar makes no apology for her outspoken beliefs. Her most recent album (2008) is entitled "Promised Land". indieduck.com notes that "Williams turns over relationships in all their misunderstood, misconnected glory, and embraces religion, gender and other complications in her very wise songs. Promised Land draws in themes of nature, as well, and on the whole is a pretty piece of work that ends up feeling upbeat despite itself."

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Dar Williams - The Beauty of the Rain (2003)

Dar Williams - The Beauty of the Rain (2003)

Source: Something Else!

By Mark Saleski One day back in 1996, I was on my way to work and heard this terrific song ... about a kid playing in the backyard? Refusing to wear a shirt? Huh?! It's a girl? What the hell?! This turned out to be “When I Was A Boy" from Dar Williams' The Honestly Room. The song was played at the beginning of a set on a local college radio station (thank you WERS) ... so after arriving at ...

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Dar Williams and Joan Osborne: September Tour Dates

Dar Williams and Joan Osborne: September Tour Dates

Source: JamBase

TWO-WEEK CO-HEADLINING TOUR STARTS SEPTEMBER 15 IN EUGENE, OR Dar Williams and Joan Osborne, two of the most acclaimed female recording artists of the last two decades, will join forces for a two-week co-headlining tour this fall. Although they both played the inaugural Lilith Fair tour in 1997 and have worked with some of the same musicians over the years, this will mark the first time that Williams and Osborne have actually performed together. The tour kicks off September 15 ...

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