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Christian Williams

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About Me



To the Trees
the new album by Christian Williams
14 songs about the journey from one place to the next -
how nature carves our path, how fear and trust determine our direction, and how acknowledging our blindness
can help us see much clearer.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2006
Band Website: christianwilliams.net
Band Members: Christian Williams
1978 voice, 1993 Martin J-18 acoustic guitar, 2007 Zeppified Deering Goodtime 5-string banjo, washtub bass, lap steel, Farfisa pianorgan, bells, whistles, autoharp, washboard, snare drum and other various pieces of percussion.

The Sad Song of Sequin Island
by Medium Obscura

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Blood & Tears
Hole in the Wall, Austin TX
Jan. 12, 2008

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You Ain't Exempt
Acadia Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
Jan. 20, 2007

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Let's Step Outside
January 2008

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Bison Jump
January 2008

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Influences:

Record Label: Self-released
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"To the Trees" now available

After a long winter of writing and recording, my fourth self-released album, To the Trees, is now available. These 14 songs are about the journey from one place to the next - how nature carves our pat...
Posted by Christian Williams on Thu, 01 May 2008 07:05:00 PST

Attn: Music Pirates

I've just made my music even more affordable by lowering the prices on my album downloads at CDBaby.com. If you haven't heard, there is no DRM or tracking on CDBaby MP3s and the artist receives&n...
Posted by Christian Williams on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:47:00 PST

Moving pictures/Saving face

I've finally got myself a little collection of videos, enough to warrant setting up my own page on YouTube. And, since everyone else is doing it, I've also set up a music page on Facebook. I'll be pos...
Posted by Christian Williams on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:29:00 PST

Article in The Emporia Gazette

The Emporia Gazette - Saturday, January 12, 2008Emporia filmmakers getting noticed By Joey Berlin Combine a dark folk story song with a classic old-school murde...
Posted by Christian Williams on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:59:00 PST

Best of 2007

Two music websites in The Netherlands - Hanx and Alt.Country - asked me to write a little bit about my favorite albums of 2007.- At Hanx.net, you'll find my top 10 list alongside "best of " lists from...
Posted by Christian Williams on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:38:00 PST

"The Sad Song of Sequin Island" video

Thanks to the fantastic filmwork of Justin Ogleby and Brady Scott at Medium Obscura Productions, the video for "The Sad Song of Sequin Island" is complete. This is the second song off my Sept. 2007 re...
Posted by Christian Williams on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:26:00 PST

Dutch passport

Hanx.net in the Netherlands just posted their "Passport" interview with me. Here's a sample:What's your first musical memory? Riding in the car with my mom as a 3-year-old while she listened to Air Su...
Posted by Christian Williams on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:54:00 PST

Q and A with Sepiachord

The fine folks at Sepiachord recently asked me some tough questions and I tried to give them some insightful answers. Here's a sample:Sepiachord: If troubled souls like Richard Brautigan can make such...
Posted by Christian Williams on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:52:00 PST

"Defiant," now available

Defiant, the new album by Christian Williams, is a collection of Gothic tales, toe-tapping lamentations and epitaphs. They come from a place where tornadoes reunite lost lovers, where evil men turn in...
Posted by Christian Williams on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:32:00 PST

Songs from the road

I've been a bit nostalgic as of late and have decided to post a huge collection of unreleased songs on my website. Like my collection of old writings, these songs remind me of where I've been and how ...
Posted by Christian Williams on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:53:00 PST