About this episode

Dar Williams discusses her latest album, Hummingbird Highway, and the diverse inspirations behind her music.

New England singer/songwriter Dar Williams has been putting out music for 35 years. She’s also written several books, including What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mic Night at a Time. Her latest album, Hummingbird Highway, is a true, tour de force, covering everything from jangly folk, to breezy jazz, and bluegrass, and it’s out now on Righteous Babe Records. She talks about the wild diversity of inspiration that influenced the songs on the new record, including everything from olive trees of democracy to, of all things, drunken Santas!

People in this episode

Host: Tony Peters

Guest: Dar Williams

Topics covered

• music
• songwriting
• inspiration
• folk
• jazz
• bluegrass

Keywords

• Dar Williams
• Hummingbird Highway
• music
• songwriting
• Righteous Babe Records
• folk
• jazz
• bluegrass

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Righteous Babe Records

Books & works: What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mic Night at a Time

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