Kirsten Williams: News

Hello friends and fans,

Where does the time go?  Where did the summer go?

Things have been fairly quiet on the performance front for me in recent months but I have had the chance to take a couple great songwriting workshops with the talented Ina May Wool.

Hoping to share some of these new songs with you soon and play some of your old favorites as well.

Working on booking a fall gig as we speak.   

Warm wishes on these last summer days and as always thanks for listening,

Kirsten

I was just notified of a Youtube posting of me singing a song from my new record at the Christopher Street Coffeehouse in early August. The beginning of the video is a little choppy but it evens out a few seconds in.

Here's the link to "Brand New Lease" if you'd like to give it a listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3yqKtt6NY8
In other performance news:
My Louisville CD release has been booked for Oct and I hope to have a finalized date for my NY release very very soon.

Thanks for listening,
Kirsten

I can hardly believe it myself because I've been this close for so long to finishing this album. But at long last, the new record is here. Currently, most of the discs are in boxes spread across the floor of my tiny East Village apt, but shortly the tunes will be up for sale on I-Tunes and the discs themselves will be available for purchase through CD-Baby.
News about my record release shows in NY and KY to come shortly.
Please check back soon for more details!
Thank you!
-Kirsten

As 2008 is drawing to a close and I'm reflecting on all I'm thankful for, I want to say a heartfelt thanks to my listening audience for its continued support of this little pastime of my mine.

This has been a quiet year for me musically, with few performances and on-going delays with the release of my upcoming record.

But I'm very excited that I will soon be sharing the final product with all of you, and also performing some even newer songs at shows in 2009.

Keep warm this winter and as always, thanks for listening.

Kirsten

Well, it's been a long time coming but my new album *Yesterday's Waves* is finally in mastering. At the rate things have been going (i.e. slowly), I really hope it will be out later this summer or early fall.
Andy and I are excited by how it has turned out and are looking forward to the release. The hope at this point is to have a release party with a full band behind us. But Andy and I will continue to perform our duo gigs as well as we promote the album.

Thanks to my fans for your patience with this project and, as always, thanks for listening.

Kirsten

I'm so glad to have my 2008 calendar in my hands these days. It's reassuring to see a new year, full of possibility, stretch out before me.
Currently, Andy and I have a few gigs scheduled in the coming months but we're also finalizing the cd project. I will be keeping you posted as to the realistic release date. It will still be a few more months of tweaking, but we're almost done.
Musician friend Martha Colby is joining Ross, Andy and I me tomorrow at Wombat Studios in Brooklyn to add her fabulous cello playing to a couple tracks. I can't wait to hear her tracks layered in amongst the work that's already there. This album has been a real collaborative effort and I can't wait to share it with you all.
Happy 2008!
Kirsten

The holidays are here and despite the sales around every corner, I've been heading to the studio rather than the mall to add some finishing touches to this new album I've been working on. Tomorrow I'll be recording an experiment with my friend and fellow musician, Kay Ashley, on tambourra. Not even sure if I spelled that correctly or not- that's how inexperienced I am with this Indian instrument. But I'm excited as it should be a fun time. If all goes well, the end result will be a new sound texture to the record.
I sure am thankful for all the talented, generous people I have in my life who keep me inspired and energized.
Happy Holidays,
Kirsten

So after a very busy summer, things are falling into place this autumn with actual progress being made on the record and a couple shows lined up.
See the calendar for show details.

Hope to see you soon,
Kirsten

What on earth happened to the summer and all the things I was going to accomplish?
Well, as autumn approaches, I'm revising my timeline and hope to make some final touches in the coming months on this little record I'm working on.
Thanks to my musical fans for having such patience.
I hope to be playing a little more frequently as well. I've got a show lined up for late Sept. and I'm really looking forward to it.
See you out and about.
Kirsten

I can't believe it's spring time yet again in New York. Allergies abound so my vocal recordings are on hold but my album is still making headway as we layer in some additional instruments. All rough tracks have been laid down. I had really hoped this new record of mine would be out by now, but now I'm just aiming for sometime this summer.
I'll try to be better about posting updates more frequently.
Happy Spring,
Kirsten

It's been absolutely freezing here in New York as I'm sure many folks are experiencing in other states as well. So it's given me an opportunity (if not forced me) to hole myself up indoors and finally make some headway on this much talked about upcoming record of mine.
It's true I've had some setbacks since my sessions in the fall (a ceiling cave in at the studio on Rivington, a guitarist/engineer in a bicycle accident, and then there's that pesky day job of mine that likes to, on occasion, eat into my personal time). But I'm pleased to say, a total of 10 rough tracks have now been recorded so far and the whole album is really starting to take shape.
I've also settled on the title "Yesterday's Waves" as a follow up of sorts to my last record "Flood the Sky."

I'm also excited to be doing a show with 4 gals from Maggie's Music Salon (www.maggiesmusicsalon.com) in early March at 22 Below. I'm hoping it will be well above that temperature outside by then though.
See you around,
Kirsten

It's autumn in New York and a beautiful time of year to enjoy the city, despite having to put up with sinus congestion and colds that creep in with any sudden change of season. And though, as much as I love playing the sight-seeing tourist, now that the days are getting shorter and the air is getting cooler, I'm not opposed to holing myself up in a cozy Rivington Street studio to make some headway on my next record. This is, in fact, how I will be spending a good bit of my "free" time this fall.

I'm looking forward to spending some quality time on the Lower East Side with Andy, Michael and the whole music-making gang, and I will try to keep you posted on the progress. At this point, I'm aiming for an early 2007 release—but I can't make any promises just yet. I'll just have to see how things go.

As always, thanks for listening,
Kirsten

A lot of projects have begun this summer. I have started recording my next album and continue to work and rehearse with other musicians on songs still to be added to the record.
I've got a variety of shows lined up: performing in July in the round with other musicians from the Manhattan Songwriters Circle, performing in Aug. with bassist Andy Mattina, and performing in Sept. with three women from Maggie's Music Salon (female songwriter collective). See my calendar for more detail.
Hope everyone is having a great summer.

As always, thanks for listening,
Kirsten

Hello friends and music fans,
I have just begun rebuilding my webpage. Please bear with me as I slowly get this back up to speed.
As always, thanks for listening!