New Jersey Stage 2015 - Issue 12 | Page 12

and Rob Hyman. I’ve worked with and known those guys for years and everyone knows how successful The Hooters were as a band and still are. Jim Lauderdale and Suzzy and Lucy Wainwright Roche also contributed; I was truly blessed to have them all. The fun part was that I went to them. Do you know how hard it is to get that many plane tickets and travel arrangements coordinated? I was in L.A. with family so I snuck away and did part there, was in Nashville and did the same and then just did the rest around their schedules and it worked out great! It was much easier for me to go to them than to get them to all come to me.” Williams has been described by The New Yorker as “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” and has garnered multiple award nominations over her 20 plus years of touring and recording and with the release of Emerald things have come full circle as she has returned to releasing music on her own after parting ways with Razor & Tie. Williams recently came through New Jersey with a performance at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on December 17. To see where she’s playing next visit www.darwilliams. com. The Next Generation of Rock Radio Listen online at 90.5thenight.org