"Allison Williams attacks her banjo clawhammer-style with an intensity rivaling that of any seasoned and steel-toed CBGB's regular."
Josh Ruffin - Augusta Metro Spirit
"Allison's voice ... brings a freshness to songs like "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountain," "I've Always Been a Rambler," and the charming "Likes Likker Better Than Me."
Joe Newberry - The Old-Time Herald
Born in the Arkansas Ozarks, Allison Williams grew up with music.
“My first record was a 45 of a bluegrass band playing "Turkey in the Straw," and my childhood ambition was to be Dolly Parton.â€
In her teens and twenties, Allison toured with the punk band DevilBean, also releasing two solo albums on her independent label, Romeg Records.
“I had to move 3000 miles away from home, to Portland Oregon, before i discovered the power and joy of oldtime music. i bought a rickety banjo for $50, and never put it down.â€
In 2004, Allison formed the Forge Mountain Diggers. with former Freight Hoppers fiddler David Bass.
For three years the Diggers whipped audiences into a frenzy, with insistent fiddling, powerful vocal harmonies, and a feral energy long missing in the traditional music world.
They released a critically acclaimed CD in 2006, and toured internationally, sharing stages with the Grascals, Uncle Earl, Rhonda Vincent, Donna the Buffalo, and many other giants of the new Americana scene.
Allison can be found calling traditional squaredances throughout Appalachia and beyond, making music louder at Asheville's Grey Eagle, and working on her first solo record in five years.
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