Willson Williams, by Withered Hand, Kathryn Williams

Willson Williams

by Withered Hand, Kathryn Williams

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1.	Arrow 04:01	buy track
2.	Grace 03:54	buy track
3.	R U 4 Real 04:24	buy track
4.	Our Best 03:55	buy track
5.	Shelf 05:17	buy track
6.	Wish 03:47	buy track
7.	Sweetest Wine 03:22	buy track
8.	Weekend 04:10	buy track
9.	Sing Out 03:28	buy track
10.	Elvis 04:25	buy track
11.	Big Nothing 03:52	buy track

about

Prolific singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams and recently reinvigorated troubadour Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand) have announced a collaboration album, ‘Willson Williams’, out April 26th via One Little Independent Records.

‘Willson Williams’ witnesses the meeting of two likeminded musicians who’ve built their successful, independent careers on inventive folk instrumentation, reflective and sincere lyricism, and not a small amount of self-deprecation. Their modest confessionals, written poetically and over nostalgic and atmospheric melodies, are as relatable as ever, and together they find new ways to unpack their feelings.

One overarching theme on the album is that of grief, when the writing process saw them both, tragically, in mourning for separate loved ones; Dan for his brother Karl and his friend Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit, and Kathryn for her friend, comedian and BBC Radio 4 presenter Jeremy Hardy. They explain that “the initial premise and starting point for us was discussions and open conversations on bereavement. We’d both recently lost friends who were also in the public eye, and we talked about the strange place between personal loss and the communal grieving of a public figure”. Contrastingly, the music on ‘Willson Williams’ is warm, heartfelt and even cheerful, an opposing nature that is completely in keeping with both their humour and candidness.

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released April 26, 2024

All songs written by Kathryn Williams and Dan Willson except track 9 – Sing Out, written by Cat Stevens (If you want to sing out, sing out)

Kathryn Williams Guitar and vocals, mellotron
Dan Willson - guitar and vocals
Louis Abbott - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Graeme Smillie - bass
Chris Beans Geddes - pianos, organ, mellotron and synth.
Kris Drever - guitar
Pete Harvey - cello
King Creosote/ Kenny Anderson - accordion, backing vocals
Jacqueline Irvine- backing vocals, mellotron
Rod Jones - engineer and producer at Studio Post electric studios Leith
Miles Showell mastering at Abbey Road

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Withered Hand UK

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shows

May 1

Mono

Glasgow, UK
May 2

Gosforth Civic Theatre

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
May 4

Summerhall

Edinburgh, UK
May 7

The Holy GrAle

Durham, UK
May 10

Halle at St Michael's

Manchester, UK
May 12

The Musician Pub

Leicester, UK
May 25

The Hope and Ruin Brighton

Brighton, UK
May 26

The Water Rats

London, UK
May 31

Folk House

Bristol, UK

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