- Allison Williams - News http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html Allison Williams: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:05:51 -0800 Folk Alliance video http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#20 This just in!  Video of me with my Folk Alliance Band:






]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#20 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 - Allison Williams - News Tour Blog #2 http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#18 Well, we made it to Blacksburg for the square dance! Next stop was just down the icy winding road to Eggleston, for a concert at the Palisades Restaurant. Sabra Guzman & Anna Roberts-Gevalt opened the show.


Tragically, us unsporting musicians were totally oblivious to this thing called "Superbowl Sunday..." attendance was limited. We have since been educated in the ways of the gridiron, and would like to say, "Who Dat?"


The DC show had to be cancelled; Mother Nature seemed pretty adamant on that point, as She dumped 18,000,000 tons of snow in our path. So Chance is home in West Virginia for a few days, and I'm here in Eggleston, a few miles south, talking about TV shows with Anna, checking out Sabra's graphic design, and watching D'Angelo videos with Joebass:










Back on the road tomorrow, to the Blue Moon in Shepherdstown! -Allison

]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#18 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 - Allison Williams - News Tour Blog #1 http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#19 Greetings from Knoxville! Chance & I have been dodging the weather, and it's really nice to be somewhere that only has rain to complain about!

 


We were in Asheville Thursday night, playing the Farmer's Ball. Dire storm predictions scared many folks into staying or going home, but in the end, we had a nice dance, I called a few squares, and we only got sleeted on a little. I'm glad the Bryson Gym has finally been rebuilt, after the roof caved in a while back. I did get socked in the face by a loose mic, and had to call one dance with a mouthful of blood, but I'm pretty sure I'll live.

 


Last night, we played live on WDVX, from the Knoxville visitor's center, with Ferd Moyse from the Hackensaw Boys hosting. These First Friday radio shows will be a regular thing from now on, and I'll be co-hosting the next one, in March!

 


We moseyed down the street to play for a big party at Yee-Haw Letterpress after that. If you haven't seen Yee-Haw's work, check them out:

http://www.yeehawindustries.com

 


We're off to Virginia! If you see us faceplanted in a snowbank, tow us out and give us whiskey!

-Allison Williams

 


http://www.allisonwilliamsmusic.com
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http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/calendar.html

I'll be at Folk Alliance right after that, Feb. 17-21 in Memphis, TN. I'm still adding showcases, but so far, my showcase schedule is as follows:

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Thu Feb 18 - 12 noon
Lunch concert at the Center for Southern Folklore - 123 S. Main Street

Thu Feb 18 - 3:00 pm
Traditional Room - 3:00-3:25 pm, Room 1904

Thu Feb 18 - 12:00 midnight
Private Showcase - "Banjos in the Round" - Steam Powered Preservation Society - room 1721.

Fri Feb 20 - 2:00 am
Private Showcase - Steam Powered Preservation Society - room 1721.

Sat Feb 20 - 11:15 pm
Private Showcase - Zippity Doo Dah, Room 1928
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Check back for updates!
-Allison]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#17 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 - Allison Williams - News Two shows in New York City http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#16
On Jan. 8, I'll be showcasing for the APAP Conference, at a Manhattan cabaret space called Don't Tell Mama - http://www.donttellmamanyc.com/ - It's part of a multi-genre evening called "From Manhattan to Moose Pass," hosted by fiddling poet Ken Waldman. My bit starts at 10:30.

On Jan. 9, I'll be playing a concert at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater: http://www.jalopy.biz/ - including a late night squaredance! My backing band will be Joebass, Jason Sypher, and Collin Gallihue, so you know this'll rock.

any questions? email info (at) allisonwilliamsmusic.com
See you there!]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#16 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 - Allison Williams - News IBMA Secret Showcase: Room 2326! http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#15
I'll be showcasing with my friend Nora Jane Struthers in her Renaissance Hotel Suite on Friday at 11:30 - Room 2326.

This is a free showcase and open to anyone. I'll have Chance McCoy fiddling with me, and a hot Nashville rhythm section: Wes Langlois and Nathan Shuppert.

IBMA!]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#15 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 - Allison Williams - News Upcoming shows http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#14
I'll also be showcasing at IBMA in Nashville, September 28 and 29, with Chance McCoy on fiddle, and my red-hot Nashvegas rhythm section, Wes Langlois & Nathan Shuppert.

Check my calendar page for details, and I hope to see you there!
-Allison]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#14 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 - Allison Williams - News OMG, a blog update! http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#13 I've been really wrapped up in audio work this year, working on a few recording projects, but mostly digitizing the Tennessee State Parks Folklife Collection, for the TN State Library & Archives.

This is an amazing collection of music, oral history, and interviews with traditional craftspeople, all made in Tennessee between 1979 and 1983. I've posted some of my favorite selections as a podcast here:

http://folklife.podbean.com

and I hope to post more soon!
I haven't abandoned music completely, though, I promise. I've been working a lot with the Jake Leg Stompers, playing bass and singing old country blues and hokum.

I've also been playing with Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller, of the Sweetback Sisters, in various configurations. We just took home a prize in the oldtime band contest at Uncle Dave Macon Days on July 11, with first place fiddle winner Anna Roberts-Gevalt on bass!

Check back here for upcoming shows, and as always, get in touch if you'd like to see me in your town! Also, check out my ReverbNation page, which I update much more frequently:

http://reverbnation.com/allisonwilliams

Mad love,
Allison.]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#13 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 - Allison Williams - News YouTube page now up! http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#12 I've got a new YouTube page up, featuring fantastic videos of myself and Chance McCoy, plus links to archives of Forge Mountain Diggers performances. Check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/allisonwilliamsmusic

Chance and I are talking about our next tour. It may be in the US, or the UK, but we will be back out on the road before too long. If you want to book us, contact:

info@allisonwilliamsmusic.com

love,
allison.]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#12 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 - Allison Williams - News Tour Journal #3 http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#10
Morgantown was lovely; Rachel Eddy sat in with us on guitar, and took us to the Big Damn Jam across from the Black Bear afterwards. Chance & I stayed at her cabin that night, overlooking the town. In the morning Rachel & I did a breakfast dance to make the toast toast faster, and I left my soap in her shower.

We played a house concert at Cindy Harris' in Pittsburgh, and i got to visit my old friend Mike Roth, from back in the old DIY punk days of playing shows at Mr. Roboto.

the Philadelphia house concert, at the PSALM, was absolutely packed. Wiyos bass guy Joebass drove out from Brooklyn to play with us, and we rocked it down. The concert was caught on film by a wonderful crew, and should appear on Pennsylvania public television very soon. Look for it!

New York! Nothing else like it. We stayed in Brooklyn, ate serious breakfast at Cafe Shane, and I got a bass lesson from rockstar Jason Sypher. Our gig at Banjo Jim's went well; only minor drunken heckling quickly quelled by a ballad about alchoholism. Thanks to Eli Smith for his curation of the evening, and for being a parking Jedi! He found us a parking spot on the Lower East Side, only half a block away... that's some mystical shit.

The gig at Shepherdstown's Blue Moon Cafe was packed. They fed us really good food, and the audience was wonderful. I think that was our best set of the tour. Afterwards, I was too wired to sleep, so I drove the snowy mountain passes to Thomas, arriving just in time to catch the last of the Wiyos set at the Purple Fiddle, with Matt Brown sitting in. They're all sticking around for our gig tonight, so if you come out, be prepared to party! Hopefully it will all dissolve into crazy oldtime jam and squaredance action.

I'm ready to get back home to Nashville, to play with the Can Kickers on the 19th, and kick it with the Jake Leg Stompers again.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this tour a success! Chance and I have had a great time, and will very likely do this again. If you'd like to book us in the future, just holler!

info@allisonwilliamsmusic.com

Love,
Allison Williams]]> http://allisonwilliamsmusic.com/news.html#10 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 - Allison Williams - News