New Jersey Stage 2015 - Issue 12 | Page 11

through and cast such beauty. For me, so much was revealed and so much light shed on many things; it fit perfectly. This album is about bringing my life and old friends back together; I missed my friends so I brought them back. Years ago, gosh, things were just different and now even with technology being as it is; it still doesn’t replace human contact and interaction.” Emerald was recorded in Nashville, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Beacon, NY and Weehawken, NJ; enlisting the help of past connections and logging many miles of travel. “I wanted to work with some of my past friends and collaborators, so I made some phone calls and reconnected through friends of friends and found the right combination of people,” said Williams. “Richard Thompson actually asked me to be part of it which just blew me away; he’s so talented. Eric Bazilian Watch Dar Williams Perform “Emerald” NewJerseyStage.com 2015 - ISSUE 12 ARTICLES 11