LARRY CAMPBELL & TERESA
WILLIAMS’ DEBUT
HONED
AT LEVON HELM’S MIDNIGHT RAMBLES
OUT
JUNE 23 ON RED HOUSE
Listen to "Surrender to
Love" at Wall Street Journal: http://on.wsj.com/1xyRU5a
In-demand
guitarist/producer and singer for Dylan, Simon, Lesh, Crow, Harris, Staples, and
more
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On
June 23, two of the most in-demand artists in roots music, Larry Campbell and
Teresa Williams, will take center stage with their self-titled debut album on
Red House Records. After decades of marriage and seven years working closely
with Levon Helm - Campbell as bandleader and producer (winning three Grammys for
his work) and wife Williams as singer - their first album together features
eight originals and three covers honed at Helm's legendary Midnight
Rambles.
"It
was the most pure musical experience I've ever had," Campbell says of their time
with Helm. "It gave me the template for how to make music for the rest of my
life: no egos, no agenda, no petty stuff. I got inspired to write more songs for
Teresa and me to sing."
After
Levon’s 2012 passing, they grieved, celebrated his life, and got to work
finishing "Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams." They had the tunes, and, with
drummer (and ace recording engineer) Justin Guip and Ramble Band member Byron
Isaacs on bass, they had an ass-kicking, road-worthy band. Additionally, the
lovefest of guests on Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sweetened the pot
considerably: Amy Helm’s voice melding with Larry and Teresa’s on the gorgeous
Grateful Dead hymn “Attics Of My Life,” Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne’s
rollicking touch on several tracks, and Levon himself appearing on “You’re
Running Wild,” a tune made famous by the Louvin Brothers, now given an Orbison
touch (originally recorded during Levon’s Dirt Farmer sessions). Finally, it all
dovetailed into place.
In
addition to Helm, Campbell and Williams have played with a Who's Who of Music
Icons: Bob Dylan (Rolling Stone called Larry's eight-year tenure "the greatest
period of the Never Ending Tour"), Paul Simon, Phil Lesh, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl
Crow, Keith Richards, Cyndi Lauper, Hot Tuna and Mavis Staples. In addition to
his Grammy wins with Helm, Campbell has won the Lifetime Achievement Award
(2008) and Instrumentalist of the Year Award (2013) from the Americana Music
Association.
With
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, this duo not only brings a lot to the table,
they bring the table itself – plus the house, the still, the church, the
marriage bed, the sawdust-covered floor, and abiding, unconditional love, all
carried in two voices harmonizing across hills, hollers, porches, and fire
escapes. Those close harmonies ride atop music made in a mountain refuge, far
from the madding crowd, connected to a spirit that lives on in song.
Campbell
and Williams will tour the country this spring and summer, including two New
York shows before album release (4/8 at Rockwood and 5/18 at City Winery) and a
two-day stand at Phil Lesh's Terrapin Crossroads in San Francisco (6/18-9). See
current dates below (more TBA).
01. Surrender to Love 02. Bad Luck Charm 03. Another One More Time 04. Down on My Knees 05. You're Running Wild 06. Everybody Loves You 07. Did You Love Me At All 08. Ain't Nobody For Me 09. Midnight Highway 10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 11. Attics of My Life Tour Dates: * w/ Phil Lesh ! w/ Hot Tuna 5/09 - Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios (Midnight Ramble) 5/18 - New York, NY @ City Winery 6/06-7 - Hunter, NY @ Mountain Jam Fest 6/12 - Marlboro, NY @ Falcon 6/13 - Amagansett, NY @ Stephen Talkhouse 6/18 - San Rafael, CA @ Terrapin Crossroads * 6/19 - San Rafael, CA @ Terrapin Crossroads 6/26 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Caffe Lena 6/27 - Katonah, NY @ Caramoor Roots Fest 7/10 - Plymouth, NH @ Flying Monkey ! 7/11 - Beverly, MA @ Cabot Theater ! 7/12 - Truro, MA @ Payomet PAC ! |
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