Remembering Warner Williams
Piedmont blues guitarist Warner Williams passed away on September 19. He was 91.
You can hear our interview with him here.
To read more about his life, click here.
Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post
For St Patrick’s, it’s old and new cultural connections of singers, fiddlers and pickers from Ireland to rural and urban America. Reels and jigs for dancing, jazz takes on Irish tunes and songs about love, immigration and drinking from Hank Locklin, The Clancy Brothers and Louis Armstrong. Then a live set from the 80th National Folk Festival exploring the musical connections of Ireland and Appalachia with Irish musicians John Doyle and Seamus Egan and bluegrassers Rob and Ronnie McCoury.
Piedmont blues guitarist Warner Williams passed away on September 19. He was 91.
You can hear our interview with him here.
To read more about his life, click here.
Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post