Many Great Companions is a new album of Dar Williams classics recorded acoustically with special guests, with an additional disc of Williams’ most significant songs. Songs span Dar’s impressive career from 1993’s The Honesty Room through 2008’s Promised Land.
MP3 Grab: "If I Wrote You"
Dar Williams is doing a live streaming Q&A session tomorrow, October 15 
at 12:30pm Eastern time. Conveniently, you can partake using the handy widget below.New York, Williams will be at City Winery tomorrow and Saturday, October 15 & 16. She's on tour supporting her new record, Many Great Companions that came out earlier this week. It's a terrific acoustic working of classics that shows off Williams' remarkable talent and gives listeners the feeling of seeing her live in terms of intimacy. You don't even have to be a fan to appreciate this record. Old fan, new fan or uninitiated, this is an album that should be on your list of need to listen to records.
MP3 Grab: "If I Wrote You"
Many Great Companions, the upcoming record from Dar Williams will be 
released on October 12. The record, her eighth studio effort is a collections of classics recorded acoustically with special guests. It will also include a bonus best of disc. The record was produced by Gary Louris of the Jayhawks who is also one of the special guests on the record. Check out "As Cool As I Am" below in the MP3 Grab. Louris joins her on guitar on the song. Definately grab this one.Gig alert! Willams will be doing some shows in New York. She'll be at City Winery on October 15 & 16 with Toshi Reagon. Then she'll pay us another visit in December, the 26th at The Bell House in Brooklyn. On Songs Revisited With Guitar and a Few Friends, Dar re-records 12 classic songs from her extensive catalogue, all performed acoustically. She’s joined by several fellow musicians and friends on the new versions, including Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Larkin, Motherlode, and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks who also produced the album. The bonus disc, Best of Dar Williams, is not just a compilation, but rather a journey through Dar’s career. Listeners are able to follow Dar as she transforms from a folk singer just starting out to the seasoned musician she is today.
MP3 Grab: "As Cool As I Am"
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h. Now, she has released a video for the song "As Cool As I Am" with Gary Louris. Check it out below.
h. Now, she has released a video for the song "As Cool As I Am" with Gary Louris. Check it out below.
