American Singer-Songwriter Dar Williams

Photo courtesy Dar Williams

Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. She will perform live in the Adirondacks on Friday, May 5th, at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts.

Dar Williams was always in the right place at the right time for the success she’s had over a 25+-year career. She rose out of the vibrant mid-90s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, like Patty Griffith, Melissa Ferrick, the Throwing Muses, Vance Gilbert, and Jonatha Brooke. After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour Europe and The United States.

Don’t miss what’s sure to be an outstanding evening of Dar’s unique and compelling blend of pop and folk.