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DAR WILLIAMS"Promised Land"Razor & Tie Washington Post, United States - Nov 6, 2008 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, ...

MP3 Weekender: Marnie Stern, Little Joy, Dar Williams, Elf Power ... Riverfront Times, MO - Nov 21, 2008 (link) -- Shae Moseley Sounds Like: "Once upon a time, the folkie rabble would have tossed Dar Williams to the lions for offenses against purity of heart ...

Win a Pair of Tickets to see Dar Williams Friday! Riverfront Times, MO - Nov 20, 2008 Dar Williams is at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room tomorrow (Friday) night. Here's our preview. I have a pair of tickets to give away! If you're interested, ...

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Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins

This is a splendid compilation of Collins' songs, sung by some of the most evocative singer/songwriters of any generation. It shines with all the love, joy, ache and vivid imagery of Judy's best storytelling. Somehow, hearing these song/stories sung by other voices reminds us of the universality that Collins brings to her finely crafted poetry.

With the likes of Shawn Colvin, Joan Baez, Dar Williams and Dolly Parton on hand to sing these songs, bringing them to life and illuminating the slices of life they contain, you might think of this as a 'woman's collection' of music---but then you hear the pure, aching depth of feeling that Jim Lauderdale and Rufus Wainwright bring to the songs they sing, and you're struck by how easily Judy's music crosses the lines of gender and experience.

Tracks:
    1. Secret Gardens
    2. Easy Times
    3. Fisherman's Song
    4. Albatross
    5. Fortune of Soldiers
    6. Song for Martin
    7. Since You've Asked
    8. My Father
    9. Born to the Breed
    10. Trust Your Heart
    11. Fallow Way
    12. Weaver Song (Holly's Song)
    13. Song for Sarajevo
    14. Che
    15. Since You've Asked

Cry Cry Cry

Someone at work gave me this CD because they thought I would enjoy the genre. Yes, they were RIGHT. I love Dar Williams ... but this trio gives a nice diversion from listening to Dar alone.

What a nice album. "folksy" and great story telling. I've listened to it quite a bit and really enjoy it.

Tracks:
    1. Fall on Me - Cry Cry Cry, Stipe, Michael
    2. Cold Missouri Waters - Cry Cry Cry, Keelaghan, James
    3. Speaking with the Angel - Cry Cry Cry, Sexsmith, Ron
    4. The Kid - Cry Cry Cry, Mondlock, Buddy
    5. Shades of Gray - Cry Cry Cry, Keen, Robert Earl J
    6. Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart - Cry Cry Cry, Brown, Greg [1]
    7. By Way of Sorrow - Cry Cry Cry, Miller, Julie
    8. Memphis - Cry Cry Cry, Eberhardt, Cliff
    9. Northern Cross - Cry Cry Cry, Smith, Leslie
    10. Down by the Water - Cry Cry Cry, Armonti, Jim
    11. I Know What Kind of Love This Is - Cry Cry Cry, Nields, Nerissa
    12. The Ballad of Mary Magdalen - Cry Cry Cry, Shindell, Richard

Out There Live

by: dar williams
This is a great CD for Dar fans. She sounds so much better live. I might even toss my older studio-recorded CDs.

Tracks:
    1. As Cool as I Am
    2. If I Wrote You
    3. Spring Street
    4. I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono
    5. February
    6. The Ocean
    7. Better Things
    8. Iowa
    9. End of the Summer
    10. We Learned the Sea
    11. Are You Out There
    12. When I Was a Boy
    13. What Do You Hear in These Sounds
    14. After All
    15. The Babysitter's Here
    16. The Christians and the Pagans

Heritage

My eariest recollection of Darol Anger as one of the world's most unique fiddlers goes back nearly two decades, with the Windham Hill release of "Live at Montreux," featuring the Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie Quintet. To this day, I still pull this CD out, if only to play "Near Northern," a true classic of its genre. But that album had been released in the early, "good" days of Windham Hill, when the label had been the pet project and unique vision of Will Ackerman and Anne Robinson. Absent their subsequent leadership, the label veered off-base as far as my musical tastes were concerned.

Tracks:
    1. Headwaters: Shenandoah
    2. While Roving on a Winter's Night
    3. Are You Tired Ov Me, My Darling?
    4. Pretty Polly
    5. Down in the Willow Garden
    6. Hard Times Come Again No More
    7. La Ville des Manteau
    8. Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow
    9. Oh Death
    10. Shenandoah: A Quiet Place/Golden Slippers
    11. Talk About Suffering Here Below
    12. The Water Is Wide
    13. Queen of the Earth, Child of the Stars
    14. To the Sea: O Shenandoah!

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