It’s been 17 years since Dar Williams self-released her debut album The Honesty Room, catching the attention of Dar’s current label Razor & Tie, which allowed her to release seven studio album and a live concert DVD. Now Dar’s gearing up for a string of shows stretched out across the US, scheduled through December, and getting ready to release her first compilation album Many Great Companions on October 12th.
The 2-disk compilation album features an album of 12 classics newly recorded and interpreted acoustically, and includes guests like Sean & Sara Watkinks of Nickel Creek, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gary Louris of the Jayhawks (who produced the acoustic recordings), Motherlode, and Patty Larkin. The other disk is 20 of Dar’s original recorded favorites over the past 17 years.
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