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lemonade kid
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 Posted - 15/01/2012 : 21:02:02
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Baron Hollow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg
The Civil Wars are a two-time Grammy nominated duo composed of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White.[1] The two band members met during a Nashville, Tennessee songwriting session in 2008. After recording a live performance album and a four song EP, their full length album, Barton Hollow, was released in 2011 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart.[2]
History
Williams and White met during a song writing session at a music studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008.[3][4] [5]
According to the duo's web site, their performance at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia on April 8, 2009 was recorded and released as a free Internet download called Live at Eddie's Attic.[5] In November, the duo released a digital extended play album, produced by Charlie Peacock, called Poison & Wine [6] and the title song was featured on the TV show, Grey's Anatomy.[7]
In December 2010 the duo was featured in Paste Magazine's "Best of What's Next" column.
2011 to the present
In 2011, The Civil Wars performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[9] at the Sundance Film Festival and ASCAP's Music Cafe.[10] Their album Barton Hollow was released and sold 25,000 copies in its first week[11] and remained at No. 1 on the iTunes chart for 9 days.[12] The Civil Wars appeared on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and were featured in The Los Angeles Times.[13][14] They appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and their "Barton Hollow" video was played on VH1.[15][16] They were nominated for a CMT Award in the Duo Video of the Year category and featured on the cover of Pollstar Magazine.[17][18] The Civil Wars appeared a second time on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in May,[19] were the opening act for singer Adele's North American tour,[20] were nominated for Americana Music Awards in the Duo/Group of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year categories,[21] and headlined a benefit concert for victims of the 2011 Alabama tornado.[22] In June, The Guardian featured them as their 'New Band of the Day'.[23]
In the summer of 2011 the duo performed on the Los Angeles radio station KCRW, opened several shows for Emmylou Harris, and performed at Rhode Island's Newport Folk Festival.[24][25][26] In September they rejoined Adele UK Tour and were nominated for a Country Music Association Award in the Vocal Duo of the Year category.[27][28] They performed on the UK television show Later... Live in October [29] and their Barton Hollow album debuted at No. 22 on the UK Download Chart and No. 54 on the UK Albums Chart.[30][31]
In October the duo was featured in The New York Times, appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman[32][33] and was featured in Interview Magazine.[34] They received the Vanguard Award at the 49th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards in November. [35]
The duo appeared on the cover of the November issue of Nashville Scene [36] and were a topic of conversation on the radio talk show Sound Opinions. [37] The Civil Wars released their Holiday single Tracks in the Snow on 10" white vinyl and digital and iTunes featured the B-side "O Come O Come Emmanuel", as their Holiday Single of the Week.[38]
On November 30, 2011, Barton Hollow was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories. Numerous publications noted that The Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New Artist nomination by The Grammys.[39][40][41]
The Civil Wars made their Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium on December 17, 2011, where they were introduced by Emmylou Harris and also performed "The First Noel" a cappella with Harris. The duo received a standing ovation from the Opry audience and were asked to perform a third song for their debut.[42]
Barton Hollow was included on multiple Best Albums of 2011 lists, including NPR Music, Paste Magazine, American Songwriter, Rough Trade, Amazon.com, Time Magazine, iTunes, Huffington Post, Associated Press, The Tennesseean, AllMusic.com, The Wall Street Journal and more.
Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo Music and USA Today named The Civil Wars Best New Artists and Breakout Stars of 2011.[57][58]
To date in the US, The Civil Wars have sold over 265,000 copies of their debut album, Barton Hollow, along with over 350,000 digital tracks, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[59]
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Posted - 17/01/2012 : 18:25:07
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| One of my favorite releases of 2011, absolutely. They had no trouble at all in selling out their concert appearance here here in Santa Barbara just a couple of months back. Excellent stuff, well worth investigating, and highly recommended. |
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lemonade kid
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Posted - 17/01/2012 : 19:05:48
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Originally posted by Signed RW
One of my favorite releases of 2011, absolutely. They had no trouble at all in selling out their concert appearance here here in Santa Barbara just a couple of months back. Excellent stuff, well worth investigating, and highly recommended.
They are a fun couple to watch on stage too....they have a great rapport.
I've Got This Friend...funny incident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csWHEDKMttM&feature=related
Live on the radio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPSR2W_3gJQ&feature=related
Go to their site for a free live performance d/l that has been d/l'd over 200,000 times.
Click on "FREE LIVE ALBUM"--Live At Eddie's Attic
http://thecivilwars.com/music.php
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We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers & discoverers-
-thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses.
Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.
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Posted - 07/04/2012 : 19:41:37
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The Civil Wars-Live At Shepard's Bush Empire, London
An Eclectic Set
There’s something about The Civil Wars. Their debut album, ‘Barton Hollow’, was officially released at the beginning of March, and here they are on a sold out UK tour playing to a packed Shepherd’s Bush Empire. And it is packed. Joy Williams and John Paul White walk on to stage, the reception they receive seems to take them by surprise. They look around, they smile to each other, soak it in, and start doing what they do. There’s something about The Civil Wars.
They begin with ‘Tip of My Tongue’, a non-album track taken from their ‘Poison and Wine’ EP, which sets the scene. ‘Forget Me Not’ and a rousing version of ‘From The Valley’ follow, and everyone is smiling.
The relationship between Joy and John Paul intrigues. They have a stage persona that is part gothic, part southern bible-belt. Their relationship on stage is so natural that the songs are delivered as if they are messages between lovers. In reality, they’ve only been singing together for three years after a chance meeting at a ghost co-writing session in Nashville. On another day they may have just ended up writing songs for other people, and passing like ships in the night. Fate, or just pure good fortune, meant that they met, something sparked and everyone who watches and listens is grateful.
Playing the album title track ‘Barton Hollow’ increases the volume, and the confidence. It’s a bit swampy, a bit bluegrass, and not typical of the rest of the album. This is what makes it difficult to categorise the band, it’s part of their appeal.
The Civil Wars are known for their well-considered, beautifully crafted covers that draw from their many and broad influences. An almost unrecognizable version of the Jackson 5’s ‘I Want You Back’, and a haunting delivery of ‘Sour’ by Portishead provide a nod to their eclectic influences, and this would be added to in the encore.
A beautifully poignant moment in the gig comes when Joy dedicates a song to her growing baby bump. She’s six months pregnant, glowing, walking on ridiculously high heels, and John Paul introduces the song as being Iron Maiden’s ‘Number Of The Beast’. Of course he’s joking, but it’s a moment that makes you feel as if you’re among friends. Whilst that cover would have been intriguing, they instead play what was intended, being ‘To Whom It May Concern’. The beautiful lyrics clearly resonate with Joy, and the final lines are fitting for someone who is clearly excited about impending motherhood. “Dear whoever you might be, I’m still waiting patiently”.
The evening is finished off with two more covers. Michael Jacksons ‘Billie Jean’ is delivered in such a playful way that you can’t help but smile. Their version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love’ is delivered with such power and passion that you’d think they’re trying to convince you of their talent. They don’t have to, everyone knows. There’s just something about The Civil Wars.
Words and photo by David Curtis
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Posted - 24/01/2013 : 23:22:26
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The Civil Wars :: Full Session via Liveset
Great cover of Elliot Smithtune...Between The Bars. They have such a connection..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHLT5Ilvpho
full concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ad0AAtveWM
Adele might have put it best when she said, "The Civil Wars are the BEST live band I have EVER seen". We hope you enjoy this special New Orleans performance of folk-country-Americana with this Grammy winning duo - John Paul White and Joy Williams.
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THE CIVIL WARS-great dark Americana duo
