Tell me about the name Williams
Honor. We wanted a banner that
would describe that feeling, as
well as honor those in our lives
that have passed on. So in honor
of both of our dads who had extensive military backgrounds, we
decided on the name. Her dad’s
name was William. We loved the
idea of having that hanging over
our heads as we perform.
Do both of you write the music
together? How do the songs
come about? The process has
to come from a spark. Maybe it’s
a phrase that someone says, a
New Jersey Stage
riff, a melody, one thing that becomes a brick in the foundation.
Then you start to build …brick by
brick. In country music you want
to make sure that the lyric leads
and everything else follows. Most
of the time we’re both in a room
together hashing out lyrics and
melody all at once. Reagan has
also been a songwriter her whole
life so she loves bringing in an
idea and asking me what I think of
it. When we’re inspired we could
literally write the whole song right
there and start to think about arrangement. We love to creatively
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