Dar Williams

“… incredible songwriting craftsmanship, chock full of excellent material with both substance and depth, Dar Williams really brings something powerfully moving…to totally entertain her devoted fans.”—Live Music News & Review

Dar Williams was always in the right place at the right time for the success she’s had over a 25+-year career. She rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, like Patty Griffith, Melissa Ferrick, the Throwing Muses, Vance Gilbert, and Jonatha Brooke. After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. Her lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity.