October 29, 2001

• Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Bryson will be opening the shows for Dar during her UK tour at the end of November, beginning of December. He took a few minutes to answer some questions for darwilliams.net. Check it out. It's also been added to the library in the miscellany section.

• Some media notes today. I found an article from guitarmusic.com where Dar talks about playing guitar, singing, practising and generally making music. It's pretty good and you can get to it from a link in the library.
• There is also an article on Dar in the Nov. 6  issue of The Advocate, the U.S. gay and lesbian magazine. It's got Anne Heche (unfortunately) on the cover and the Dar article is near the back. It's not on their online site, so you have to go out and buy it!!
• Also it's Friday, so it's IRC chat night. Details.

• If you didn't get to see Dar on tour and you want to get a one of the new t-shirts, they've just been put up for sale at musictoday.com. They've also still got shirts from The Green World tour and other Dar merchandise but not Out There Live or the new We Find Magic Everywhere stickers.

• There's a very insightful article in the San Francisco Gate in which Dar talks about living in New York, the Sept. 11 attacks and much more. Get there from the library.          Thanks to Teresa Wong for the link

• Dar will be joined on the UK tour in November and December by opening act Jim Bryson. He's a Canadian. Go to his website to find out more about him!              Thanks to Kay Melmoth for the info.

• Update to the discography. If anyone's heard Dar and Toshi Reagon's song on the new Pete Seeger tribute album, let me know how it is.

• Razor and Tie records is offering 10% off Out There Live if you order it directly from their website. All you have to is follow these instructions for getting the discount: To get your discount, go to razorandtie.com, put Out There Live in your cart, and enter in DAR10 when prompted for a coupon code at checkout.

• Since I've been getting a lot of requests, I have posted the lyrics to Finlandia, the song Dar has been singing as an encore on most of the fall tour. I'm not sure if they are the exact lyrics, but it's definitely the version she's been singing.

• There's an interview with Dar on Beliefnet.com. She talks a bit about her faith and her music. You can link from the library.
• Finally, I added the links to Paul Mischler's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival photos to the FRFF pix page. He's got a bunch of great ones from 2000 and 2001. He sent me the links ages ago and I misplaced 'em, but now they're up, so enjoy. If anyone else has any photos, send me the links.

• Please note that the Bristol venue has changed to the Fiddlers because it has a bigger capacity than the original venue. The box office number remains the same - 0117 929 9008.

• No news today, just to let say your webmistress will be away for a few days. Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends.

• On Oct. 9, Appleseed Recordings will release IF I HAD A SONG: THE SONGS OF PETE SEEGER, VOL. 2, which includes an exclusive recording of Dar Williams and Toshi Reagon performing "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread."
• I've also been told that Patty Larkin has been added to the bill with Dar and Catie Curtis for the Oct. 12 show in Madison, Wi.

• There's a contest at Fish Records and you can win Dar stuff (and even Pierce Pettis stuff, if you're so inclined.) Check it out.
While I was updating the site recently, I found out the limited edition of The Green World, with the bonus track O Canada Girls, is no longer available from Razor and Tie. However, if you want to still get a copy of it, you can order the U.K. release (you can it from Fish Records) of TGW, which has the song as a hidden track on the end.

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